Arizona Fishing

Southeastern Arizona

Southeastern Arizona URBAN -- LAST STOCKING OF SPRING CATFISH SEASON was JUNE 23-28. No fish stockings are scheduled during July, August and the first half of September. Fall catfish stockings will resume in mid-September after lake and weather conditions improve enough to safely transport and stock catfish ...

White Mountains

White Mountains NOTE: State Highway 261 is open to Big Lake and Crescent Lake, as well as most main Forest roads, including the road to Reservation Lake on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. State Highway 273 on the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest is undergoing reconstruction and realignment ...

Mogollon Rim

Mogollon Rim CHEVELON LAKE - Fishing is poor to fair for fly and spin anglers. This is a hike-in lake via a steep slope. There is not a lot of shore access. It is best fished from a float tube, inflatable or canoe. The lake is open ...

North Central Region

North Central Region Note: Northern Pike have been illegally stocked in Francis Short. If you catch a Northern Pike at Francis Short Pond please REMOVE IT FROM THE POND. WILLIAMS LAKES: KAIBAB LAKE - Campground area is open. Fishing was good over the weekend. Stocked last week. CATARACT LAKE ...

Southwestern Arizona

Southwestern Arizona Alamo Lake: We analyzed some samples of bass from Alamo Lake at our Fisheries Health Lab in Pinetop, and were not able to make any conclusions on the "red spots" present on some of the fish. We're pretty certain that it is not one of the grubs ...

Colorado River Northwest

Colorado River Northwest LAKE POWELL - Lake Elevation: 3633 Water Temp: 79-85 F July 16, 2008 By Wayne Gustaveson Lake Powell is still rising, but just barely. It will peak very shortly and then start a slow decline. Stabilization will improve bass fishing success. Striped bass fishing success is ...

Central Arizona

Central Arizona URBAN LAKES - June 23-28 was the last week for catfish stockings at the urban lakes this summer. With the lake temperatures climbing rapidly towards 90 degrees and air temperatures well above 100, it becomes impractical to haul live fish into Arizona's urban lakes. Fall ...

Rory’s Tip

Rory's Tip I am on vacation, so the ever-able Jim Harken will be performing this report's editing duties while I am away refining the art of gallivanting (thanks Jim). If you want a superb wildlife and fishing adventure you'll be talking about for years, head for the Willow Beach ...

New interactive e-map shows where to fish in Arizona

New interactive e-map shows where to fish in ArizonaPHOENIX – Ever wish you could see a map of Arizona showing all the places to go fishing, along with what types of fish you can find and maybe even something about the facilities at each lake, river ...

Kids Fishing News

Kids Fishing NewsEssay: MY FIRST FISHING TRIPAbby Walker, age 10, Cave Creek, Arizona A couple of weeks ago, my grandma and grandpa took me fishing. It was my first real fishing trip, so I was very excited. I had good reasons, too. After long hours of driving, we ...