Video: Native Gila trout stocked into restoration stream near Alpine
On Saturday, Nov. 9, Arizona Game and Fish Department staff in the Native Trout and Chub Program, Research Branch, and...
Category: Fisheries Management
Learn how Arizona Game and Fish biologist manage the sport fisheries throughout Arizona.
Video: Frye Creek fish stocking — Gila trout restoration in Mt. Graham area gets major boost
Gila trout, one of two trout species native to Arizona, are being restored to the Mt. Graham area. A major...
Video: Electro-fishing at Alamo Lake shows robust fish populations
The Arizona Game and Fish Department Oct. 15-17 conducted an electro-fishing survey of Alamo Lake in southwest Arizona. These annual...
Florida-strain bass at Bubbling Ponds spawn; fry stocked into Saguaro Lake
The Florida strain-largemouth bass at Bubbling Ponds Fish Hatchery in Cornville have spawned for the first time! As part of...
“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...
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...
How many fish were harvested from Lake Havasu in 2017-18? Most targeted species? See our creel survey results
Results of 2017-2018 Lake Havasu Creel Survey Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel conducted a creel survey on Lake Havasu...
AZGFD conducting $3.3 million major renovation at Sterling Springs Fish Hatchery
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is conducting a $3.3 million renovation of the Sterling Springs Fish...
New year, new quest: bass and catfish challenges begin
Arizona waters are home to some really large bass and catfish. Conservation of these special-sized fish is increasingly important as more anglers...
Alert: New Canyon Lake boat dock at Palo Verde complete
The new boat dock at the Palo Verde launch ramp at Canyon Lake is complete! This project was implemented by...
AZGFD Redondo Lake survey reveals lunker largemouth bass
Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel conducted a spot-check electrofishing survey on Redondo Lake near Yuma on Nov. 28. During...
Enemy of Arizona anglers: aquatic invasive species
Some have hitchhiked from the Black and Caspian Seas. They clog boat engines, kill fish, and wreck a once dynamic...
