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We’ve teamed up with the town of Prescott Valley to expand fishing opportunities in that community. A new site, Yavapai Lakes, consisting of two ponds in the Urban Forest Park, has been added to AZGFD’s Community Fishing Program. The ponds are located at 8700 E. Lakeshore Drive in Prescott Valley...
The bald eagle closure in the Agua Fria arm of Lake Pleasant will lift Friday, June 15. That means boaters will be able to boat from the main body of the lake into this area of the Agua Fria arm. See the closure area. This seasonal closure is typically Dec....
The Laguna boat ramp at Canyon Lake is closed through Saturday. We are planning to use the ramp to build a floating boat house for our law enforcement. The Palo Verde ramp remains open, and we plan to open the Laguna ramp Sunday.
David Worsham wasn’t at Prescott’s Goldwater Lake on Saturday, June 2 for the family fishing event or even the stocked rainbow trout. He was there to catch big bass. Yet the Avondale, Ariz. resident left with a potential state and world record Gila trout. Worsham caught a 23-inch, 5.12-pound Gila trout...
Fish stockings at Tempe Kiwanis Lake will be suspended until remodeling of the park is complete. The City of Tempe has begun remodeling Kiwanis Lake, and as of Wednesday had fenced off several spots around the lake. Tempe will be working on improvements to the sidewalks, rebuilding the fishing ramadas,...
Alerts / Fishing Waters / North Central
by Nick Walter · Published May 14, 2018 · Last modified May 15, 2018
That Kaibab National Forest announced that due to drier weather conditions and increased fire danger, it has issued a temporary closure for the Bill Williams Mountain watershed area until it receives significant precipitation. The watershed includes City and Santa Fe reservoirs. The city of Williams has closed all gates to...
Our Page Springs Hatchery will not be stocking Knoll Lake, located northeast of Payson along the Mogollon Rim, until the Tinder Fire is out. The fire originated on April 27 about 1.5 miles northeast of the Blue Ridge Reservoir in Coconino County. Blue Ridge has very low water levels and we are...
Water levels on the Lower Salt River below Stuart Mountain Dam could fluctuate between 800 cubic feet per second to as much as 3,000 cubic feet per second today and tomorrow, the Tonto National Forest announced. The Salt River Project will be conducting equipment testing causing the water level...
This past winter, more Arizona lakes tested positive for golden algae than any year since 2005, when we first confirmed golden algae. But the end is in sight. Phoenix-area Community waters such as Riverview, Cortez and Alvord lakes have been successfully treated and are receiving their regularly scheduled fish stockings...
Here are some of the latest updates to roads, ramps and fire restrictions: Too hot and dry for camp fires in Tonto National Forest. Drought conditions, warm temperatures, and increasing fire danger have prompted the Tonto National Forest to implement fire restrictions. Since 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2018, fire-causing activities...
Alerts / Fishing Waters / Southeast
by Fish AZ · Published January 23, 2018 · Last modified May 15, 2018
Good news for anglers in Southern Arizona! Recent water quality surveys at Pena Blanca Lake show that conditions have improved and the Department will begin stocking rainbow trout again this week. The next scheduled delivery will be Wednesday January 24th. For future stocking dates check here: 2018 Winter Stocking Schedule.
Water quality issues at Pena Blanca have returned once again and the Department is forced to suspend winter trout stockings until conditions improve. Rainbow Trout originally scheduled to be stocked at Pena Blanca Lake will now be redirected to Parker Canyon Lake. The lack of dissolved oxygen that has afflicted...
