Record number of boat decontaminations in Arizona helps fight spread of aquatic invasives in Western states
AZGFD launches online request form for free boat decontaminations We continue to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species...
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Access to C.C. Cragin Reservoir will be managed this weekend
According to the Coconino National Forest, due to the popularity of the C.C. Cragin Reservoir for fishing, canoeing and kayaking,...
“Mr. Fish” dedicated to AZ fishing, donates 10,000 tiger bass to Roosevelt Lake anglers
From Jan. 2012-today, “Mr. Fish” has hauled 1,411,588 pounds of fish (more than 1.6 million fish) to AZGFD, and stocked...
Get hooked on AZGFD’s enhanced online Fish & Boat AZ map
The adventurous Arizona angler, boater or paddler now has a tackle-box tool that can unlock about any fishing excursion in...
Available: Bartlett Lake habitat map
If you build it … the anglers will come. We’ve now built 140 Georgia cubes that are being installed into...
Alert: Woodbury Fire update — closures include Canyon, Apache lakes, some Roosevelt campgrounds
June 20 update: Forest Service campgrounds at Roosevelt Lake east of Roosevelt Dam were closed effective 6 a.m. Thursday, June...
Angler Report: Becker Lake ant hatch makes for rising rainbow trout
We received a report that the ant hatch at Becker and subsequent fishing was phenomenal today. John R. reported 16...
AZGFD to close Tonto Creek, Canyon Creek fish hatcheries during select dates
We’ll be closing the Page Springs, Canyon Creek and Tonto Creek fish hatcheries to the public during select dates for...
Alert: Woods Canyon Lake fishing is good, but boat ramp closed through weekend
The lake is getting stocked with rainbow trout and tiger trout during the next several days, so the fishing should...
Alert: Tiger muskies stocked into Horsethief Basin Lake — with stocking video
Arizona anglers can take the ‘lunge. We stocked 450 tiger muskies — a.k.a. Tiger Muskellunge — into Horsethief Basin Lake,...
New Native Trout Challenge Kicks Off in 12 Western States
Your love of catching trout in the West can now win you the adventure of a lifetime! The Western Native...
VIDEO: One million Florida-strain largemouth bass fry stocked into Apache, Canyon, Saguaro lakes
The Arizona Game and Fish Department stocked more than 1 million Florida-strain largemouth bass sack fry into Saguaro, Apache and...
