This first, Our audience is growing and we want to ensure we’re serving our diverse community. I did get a report of an angler catching decent-sized bluegill on the lake on worms under a bobber. Best timing was after dark when the weather was cooler. Need your fishing license or hunt/fish combo license? If you'd like your photo/report considered for publication here, please indicate the species, place, date, name (we only publish first name and last initial), and any other information you'd like to provide. 08/07/2020 Arizona Game & Fish Department . It’s easy to do online. The biggest bass we caught was a little over 3 pounds. Genevieve F. fished with her family and caught two bass at Granite Reef. Are you or someone you know interested in fishing but don’t know where to start? PHOENIX — The next meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel at 235 N. Grand Canyon Blvd. AZGFD has a video series for beginners. Many important topics related to Rim Country hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational activities will be addressed during this meeting. The proposed amendments went through a public comment period that ended Aug. 28. Nuestra audiencia está creciendo y queremos asegurarnos de servir a nuestra diversa comunidad; motivo por el que el Departamento de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Arizona está lanzando un programa piloto y ¡queremos escuchar de ti! in Williams. Commissioners’ Forum – Commission’s stance on various issues affecting wildlife conservation. Emiliano B. recently landed this huge cafish. They are running mostly in the 1- to 3-pound range, but now and again we get a nice surprise. For a meeting agenda, visit www.azgfd.gov/commission, select the Commission agenda link, then select the Sept. 25 agenda. Walleye are being caught by boat anglers and folks on the dam. They caught rainbows every day they fished. Those who wish to speak to the commission may submit “speaker cards” (blue cards) in person at the meeting or from a regional office. The campground is open. September 14, 2020 A public meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be held onSeptember 25, 2020 at theGreer Community Center, 74 Main Street, Greer, AZ 85927. Stocked with trout last week (has been stocked with 38,000 rainbow trout since March). We caught a lot of bluegill during our sampling along with quite a few bass. Trolling with an umbrella rig has been working the best. Under the provisions of the Arizona Revised Statutes 17-231, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission establishes policy for the management, preservation, and harvest of wildlife. Temperatures will warm again this week after last week's cooler, windy weather. I currently shoot a 4-pin slider set up for 20,30,40,50-100 I got a new bow and am getting a new site for it so I can keep my current set-up as a back-up. Monica shared the surprising news with the FishAZ Facebook community, saying “My dad would’ve been 24 years old when this article ran, so it was like a gift to him today!”. When they get over 5 pounds they can peel some line. Try anchoring in around 40 feet and put out your submersible lights. Poppers, Sammys, and Buzzbaits are working well for both smallmouth and largemouth over gravel flats and submerged weedbeds in the morning and late afternoon. The surface action was short, only a half hour or so, but very rewarding when they finally surfaced. Report courtesy of Wayne Gustaveson at www.wayneswords.com. We’re not sure where in Arizona Jenny T. took this photo, but that face shows pure happiness! It was created through the Dingell-Johnson Act of 1950 (Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act) and the Wallop-Breaux amendments of 1984. The standard plastic grubs and Ned rigs continued to entice bass. James E. Goughnour – Payson DAY TWO OF TWO: The Commission will attend the Annual Commission Awards Banquet, the Commission will socialize with its constituents and recognize the award winners. Pictured are (from left): AZGFD … Proud of his catch at Kaibab Lake, Tomy Jr. Yellowhair shared this picture with the FishAZ group. Trolling super spooks, sassy shads and white or chrome/blue Rat-L-Traps is currently your best bet. That means after Jan. 1 , the dealers will transmit to AZGFD the full value of the license for each sale and the dealers will retain the convenience fee, if any. During our sampling we caught a lot of nice-sized crappie and bluegill in the shallow area of the lake. MSA President Jake Swartwood accepted the award. The campground is open. If you’d like to see a section of our monthly Fishing Report in Spanish -- or if you have ideas about how we can better engage with our Spanish-speaking community -- please email, Nuestra audiencia está creciendo y queremos asegurarnos de servir a nuestra diversa comunidad; motivo por el que el Departamento de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Arizona está lanzando un programa piloto y ¡queremos escuchar de ti! The next meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be Dec. 1-2, 2017, at the AZGFD headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix. The Commission approved the 2021 elk and population management hunts and permit numbers in December 2019 as part of a two-year hunt recommendation package. According to the campground host, folks fishing off of the points and deeper areas of the lake are catching trout on garlic PowerBait on the bottom. For more photos (including new photos each day), visit the Fish AZ Facebook Group. Hopefully the temperatures will drop soon so we can begin stocking here. Need your fishing license or hunt/fish combo license? The AZGFD Commission presented the MSA with a Commission Commendation of Achievement during a meeting at Payson’s Quality Inn on Dec. 4. Nice job!. Santa Fe LakeClosed because of fire danger. Jim Strogen receives the AZGFD Commission Commendation on Friday morning during the AZGFD Commission meeting at Quality Inn in Payson. The pond is still too warm for trout, so this week’s trout stocking was canceled. Commission awards. The public can watch the meeting on the web at www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam or listen to the meeting by calling 404 397-1516, access code: 280 046 234##. Members of the public may view the meeting from any Department regional office or headquarters via video teleconference. This portion of the lower Colorado River in Bullhead City offers some of the best rainbow trout fishing in Arizona, as well as a chance to catch some hearty striped bass. The meetings will start each day at 8:00AM. Try throwing Smoke Sparkle or Green Pumpkin Hula grubs rigged on a 3/8-ounce football jig fished around rocky points and gravel shorelines in 6 to 15 feet of water. Live webcasts of commission meetings. Smallmouth bass were cooperative in 20-40 feet of water off rocky slopes and ledges next to deep water. Stocked with 53,000 trout so far this year. § 17-2010). For a meeting agenda, visit, The proposed amendments went through a public comment period that ended Aug. 28. Kurt R. Davis – Phoenix AZGFD hosted public meetings Jun 29, 2009 ... which will be presented to the commission for approval at its Sept. 11—12 meeting in Phoenix. Todd G. Geiler – Prescott. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will consider approval of proposed amendments to Commission Order 40 (sport fishing bag and possession limits, special regulations, and specific closures) for calendar years 2021 and 2022 at its Sept. 25 meeting. The law also eliminates the 5 percent commission that dealers currently deduct and keep from sales of licenses, tags or stamps. Smallmouth bass are keeping anglers busy! Electrofishing surveys will be conducted at San Juan, Good Hope, RIncon and Wahweap, so no new report for this week. Fishing jumps in popularity during pandemic. When the school went deep, more fish hit spoons when the school showed up on the graph. A. Anglers are doing well for stripers near the dam and telephone cove. Bass fishing has been slow, but a few anglers are picking up fish with small crankbaits fished near structure. We caught both rainbow trout and brown trout in that area, with one brown trout that weighed about 2 pounds. The striper bite along the shores of the Colorado River below the Davis Dam has been very productive. When they get over 5 pounds they can peel some line. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted to approve the proposed amendments to Commission Order 40 (sport fishing bag and possession limits, special regulations, and specific closures) for calendar years 2021 and 2022 at its Sept. 25 meeting in Greer, Ariz. Striped bass action is decent and observant anglers can find boils of stripers chasing shad in the morning and late afternoon. Colorado River - Below Davis DamThe striper bite along the shores of the Colorado River below the Davis Dam has been very productive. One of the crew caught a large bluegill fly-fishing while we were waiting for it to get dark enough to sample the lake. Most of the trout seemed to be concentrated near the dam. - East Fork of the Black River (stocked 9/3 with rainbow trout), - Bear Canyon Lake (stocked 8/26 with rainbow trout), - Canyon Creek (stocked 9/4 with rainbow trout), - East Verde River (stocked 8/27 with Gila trout), - Tonto Creek (stocked 9/10 with rainbow trout), - Willow Springs Lake (stocked 9/1 with tiger trout and rainbow trout; stocked 9/8 with rainbow trout), - Woods Canyon Lake (stocked 9/1 with tiger trout and rainbow trout), - Dogtown Lake (stocked 9/4 with rainbow trout), - Oak Creek (stocked 9/4 with rainbow trout), - Fain Lake (stocked 8/31 with rainbow trout), - Goldwater Lake (stocked 9/10 with rainbow trout), - Lynx Lake (stocked 8/31 with rainbow trout), Are you or someone you know interested in fishing but don’t know where to start? Several rim lakes and White Mountains lakes were stocked with trout in the last two weeks (see list further down). Good fishing reported last week for bluegill and catfish near camp. Upcoming AZGFD Commission meeting in Payson The monthly AZGFD Commission Meeting will be held in Payson at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino on June 8 & 9. Attend the AZGF Commission Appointment Recommendation Board Meeting on November 15, 2017 PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board will interview four candidates for the governor’s appointment to fill a 2018 vacancy on the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. That’s exactly what happened to FishAZ member Monica Horton’s father! The Department is recommending several amendments for the 2021 hunts to better manage elk in flexible management and minimal occurrence zones in Game Management Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 3B, 4A and 4B. A webcaston Aug. 6 discussed the changes (starts about 35 seconds into the video). We sampled Whitehorse in August. Commission agenda for upcoming meetings. Most of the trout seemed to be concentrated near the dam. The Commission appoints the Director of the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and the Director serves as secretary to the Commission. Simply visit https://www.azgfd.com/license/ to view the license options and fees, then select “Buy a License Online” (or directly visit https://license.azgfd.com/). Fishing is one of those activities. Members of the public may attend the meeting in person or view He released it, but not before weighing it - about 72 pounds! PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA REVISION #1 January 11, 2017 A public meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be held on January 13, 2017 at the Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 W. Carefree Hwy, Phoenix 85086, … Some pike are being caught in the shallows. Report courtesy of Arizona State Parks. September 2020Arizona Game and Fish Department, Fall 2020 fishing forecast is now available. Jim N. was at Kaibab Lake the week before last and said bass, crappie, catfish and trout are biting using worms on the bottom and on a bobber. They were not dependable each day but when it was about time to give up, they would surface again. The monthly AZGFD Commission Meeting will be held in Payson at the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino on June 8 & 9. Arizona fishing opportunities wouldn’t be possible without the Sport Fish Restoration Program. What are the chances of opening the daily newspaper and finding a photo of your father fishing 49 years ago? After public comments are reviewed and considered, the final draft Wildlife 20/20 plan is anticipated to be presented to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission for consideration at its Dec. 7-8 meeting in Phoenix. The next meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be at 8 a.m. Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8, at AZGFD headquarters. We also caught some nice-sized catfish in the shallow areas all around the lake. Search for boils from Black Rock & Calif. Bay north to the river entrance. Francis Short PondNo report. Many important topics related to Rim Country hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational activities will be addressed during this meeting. For a meeting agenda, visit www.azgfd.gov/commission, select the Commission agenda link, then select the Sept. 25 agenda. Ashurst was stocked with brown trout two weeks ago and rainbow trout last week. One little boy was very surprised when a huge largemouth bass ate the worm he was using to catch bluegill. Walleye are being caught by boat anglers and folks on the dam. It has been growing in popularity during the pandemic, and there are still many places to go where you can enjoy time with family and practice safe social distancing. The Covid pandemic has canceled or restricted many outdoor activities such as athletic events, festivals, and concerts, leading many people to turn to other outdoor recreational activities they can enjoy safely. You can fill your ice chest with small stripers. They are usually much smaller. For more information, visit http://www.azgfd.gov/inside_azgfd/strategic_plan.shtml. Standard catfish offerings like hot dogs, nightcrawlers, uncooked shrimp, and prepared dough baits were working well for fish on the bottom. The ability to speak to the commission is not available for those viewing the webcast. The channel catfish bite is excellent right now and numerous cats are being caught on cut mackerel or squid off deeper points and coves in 15 to 35 feet of water. Considering that the bass were stocked in 2018, that was a surprise. The meetings will start each day at 8:00AM. The campground is open. The channel catfish bite is excellent right now and numerous cats are being caught on cut mackerel or squid off deeper points and coves in 15 to 35 feet of water. The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, or disability in its programs and activities. Green garlic PowerBait has been working. Kaibab LakeThe lake is full. Lures and flies are working for folks fishing from boats. Worms were the best bait. A few boils randomly early and late. Ashurst was stocked with brown trout two weeks ago and rainbow trout last week. The proposed amendments went through a public comment period that ended Aug. 28. The AZGFD Commission meeting is being broadcast live today! Greer/White Mountains area- East Fork of the Black River (stocked 9/3 with rainbow trout), - West Fork Little Colorado River (Greer) (stocked 8/31 with rainbow trout), - West Fork Little Colorado River (Sheeps Crossing) (stocked 9/1 with rainbow trout), - Silver Creek (stocked 9/6 with rainbow trout), - Fool Hollow Lake (stocked 8/25 with rainbow trout), - Show Low Creek (stocked 9/9 with rainbow trout), Payson/Mogollon Rim area- Bear Canyon Lake (stocked 8/26 with rainbow trout), - Canyon Creek (stocked 9/4 with rainbow trout)- East Verde River (stocked 8/27 with Gila trout), - Haigler Creek (stocked 8/27 with rainbow trout), - Tonto Creek (stocked 9/10 with rainbow trout)- Willow Springs Lake (stocked 9/1 with tiger trout and rainbow trout; stocked 9/8 with rainbow trout)- Woods Canyon Lake (stocked 9/1 with tiger trout and rainbow trout), - Ashurst Lake (stocked 9/8 with rainbow trout, 9/3 with brown trout), Williams area- Dogtown Lake (stocked 9/4 with rainbow trout), - Kaibab Lake (stocked 9/10 with rainbow trout), Cottonwood/Verde Valley area- Oak Creek (stocked 9/4 with rainbow trout), - Mingus Lake (stocked 8/31 with rainbow trout), Prescott area- Fain Lake (stocked 8/31 with rainbow trout), - Goldwater Lake (stocked 9/10 with rainbow trout)- Lynx Lake (stocked 8/31 with rainbow trout), Catfish stockings in some Community Fishing Program waters to start in mid September. The Arizona Game and Fish Department is launching a pilot program, and we want to hear from you! According to the campground host, folks fishing off of the points and deeper areas of the lake are catching trout on garlic PowerBait on the bottom. The public may attend the meeting in person but the number of people allowed in the meeting facility will be limited based on social distancing requirements. Through a federal excise tax paid by manufacturers on fishing gear and motorboat fuels, it provides grant funds for fishery conservation, boating access, and aquatic education. Trout stockings, which resumed in the fall, will continue through March. Community Fishing Program core lakes in the Phoenix/Maricopa area, Tucson/Sahuarita area, and Yuma area are scheduled to resume biweekly catfish stockings in mid September. There was a big concentration of brown trout in the shallows near the county park on the opposite side of the lake from the Forest Service boat ramp. Cut anchovies usually work well. This gives them a chance to position the hook correctly for a good hook set. Commission to consider proposed amendments to fishing regulations at its Sept. 25 meeting. Kinnikinick LakeRoad is open. PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA January 10, 2020 A public meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be held on January 24, 2020 at the Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 W. Carefree Hwy, Phoenix, Arizona 85086, as authorized by A.R.S. Lake had gotten warm so some anglers recommended fishing on the bottom. The pond is still too warm for trout, so this week’s trout stocking was canceled. Don Martin recently caught a 32.8-pound striper using this technique. Trolling with an umbrella rig has been working the best. Commission on Service and Volunteerism- December Meeting (Virtual) Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism : Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 1:30pm: COVID-19 Task Force Meeting - 12.16.20 Arizona State Board of Pharmacy : Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 2:30pm: Arizona Industrial Development Authority Board Meeting A webcast on Aug. 6 discussed the changes (starts about 35 seconds into the video). Striped bass action is decent and observant anglers can find boils of stripers chasing shad in the morning and late afternoon. Lake had gotten warm so some anglers recommended fishing on the bottom. Schedule of commission meetings. View the commission meeting live A public meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be held on August 7, 2020 at the Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 W. Carefree Hwy, Phoenix, Arizona PHOENIX — The next meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 at AZGFD headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will consider approval of proposed amendments to Commission Order 40 (sport fishing bag and possession limits, special regulations, and specific closures) for calendar years 2021 and 2022 at its Sept. 25 meeting. The topwater bite is on too! The Commission is composed of five members appointed by the Governor pursuant to ARS 38-211. Commissioners customarily serve as chairman during their last year. Stocked with 53,000 trout so far this year. Lance S. caught this nice largemouth at Arivaca Lake a few weeks ago. Stocked 9/4 with rainbow trout. Members of the public may view the meeting from any Department regional office or headquarters via video teleconference. Hopefully the temperatures will drop soon so we can begin stocking here. Don’t get your hopes up, though. Remember, your purchase of a fishing or hunt/fish combo license helps conserve all species of fish and wildlife and provides funding that goes back into fishing opportunities. The campground is open. Each commissioner serves a five-year term, staggered. No more than three may be from the same political party. The Arizona Game and Fish Department is launching a pilot program, and we want to hear from you! Stocked with trout last week (has been stocked with 38,000 rainbow trout since March). Questions or comments on these recommendations, prior to the Commission meeting, may be submitted by email to azhuntguidelines@azgfd.gov, or by contacting … Striped bass can easily be caught under crappie lights at night. We’ll share more details soon. If anyone believes that they have been discriminated against in any of the AZGFD’s programs or activities, including its employment practices, the individual may file a complaint alleging discrimination directly with the Director’s Office, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000, (602) 942-3000, or with the U.S. Dave R. was at Dogtown Lake and proudly shows his catch - and dinner - with the FishAZ Facebook group. The largemouth and smallmouth bass are going after various plastics and some of the spinner baits. To see the fall 2020 fishing forecast for major public water bodies in the respective regions, visit https://www.azgfd.com/fishing/forecast/. Simply visit. Tom F. said fishing was awesome at Knoll Lake a few weeks ago. AZGFD has a video series for beginners. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: Civil Rights Coordinator for Public Access, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. In support of the Commission’s obligations, the Director, as chief administrative officer, provides general supervision and control of all Department functions and activities. Try using a swivel and barrel sinker so the fish don't feel resistance when they pick up the bait. Lower Lake MaryNot a lot of water left. The AZGFD Commission Appointment Recommendation Board forwarded the names of Goughnour and Headington to the … Location undisclosed. No report on fishing. Próximamente te proveeremos más detalles. Bluegills are biting on mealworms and earthworms fished about 18 to 24 inches under a bobber. Our local angler Isaias Gonzales was fishing from shore using anchovies near the end of Yale and landed a nice 7.16-pound striper, 27-3/8 inches. He started using chartreuse PowerBait, but was also catching fish on other colors. The meeting also can be viewed from any of the department’s regional offices statewide on streaming video. When the school went deep, more fish hit spoons when the school showed up on the graph. The topwater bite is on too! Try throwing Smoke Sparkle or Green Pumpkin Hula grubs rigged on a 3/8-ounce football jig fished around rocky points and gravel shorelines in 6 to 15 feet of water. The Department is recommending several amendments for the 2021 hunts to better manage elk in flexible management and minimal occurrence zones in Game Management Units 2A, 2B, 2C, 3B, 4A and 4B. Lake MohaveAnglers are doing well for stripers near the dam and telephone cove. Looks like the best place to catch trout right now is in the shallows in the evening. Ashurst LakeRoad is open. The standard plastic grubs and Ned rigs continued to entice bass. They are running mostly in the 1- to 3-pound range, but now and again we get a nice surprise. Last week stripers were feeding on the surface at dawn and dusk. Green garlic PowerBait has been working. This is "AZGFD Commission Meeting" by Arizona Game and Fish Department on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. I spoke to an angler last week that was fishing near the boat ramp. They were not dependable each day but when it was about time to give up, they would surface again. Search for boils from Black Rock & Calif. Bay north to the river entrance. It’s easy to do online. No report. See the Community Fishing Program stocking schedule. The Commission approved the 2021 elk and population management hunts and permit numbers in December 2019 as part of a two-year hunt recommendation package. Road is open. For each edition of the Fishing Report, we'll select some photos and reports submitted by members of the angling public either through the Fish AZ Facebook Group, or through the bfishing@azgfd.gov email address. The public can watch the meeting on the web at www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam or listen to the meeting by calling 404 397-1516, access code: 280 046 234##. This first video discusses fishing equipment for beginners. AZGFD . Poppers, Sammys, and Buzzbaits are working well for both smallmouth and largemouth over gravel flats and submerged weedbeds in the morning and late afternoon. Crappie jigs or worms work for crappie and bluegill in the shallow area on the east side. A few boils randomly early and late. Si gustas recibir parte de nuestro Reporte de Pesca en español - o si tienes ideas de cómo podríamos servir mejor a la comunidad hispanohablante - envíale un correo a. . Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation or this document in an alternative format by contacting the Director’s Office as listed above. The lake is full. You’ll learn about what you need to get started, including rods, reels, bait and more. Meeting minutes of previous meetings. This pattern is repeating lakewide. He estimated it was close to a 1-pound bluegill. Channel catfish were last stocked in August. We caught a lot of nice bluegill during our sampling. ABC 15 recently did a story on the growing popularity of fishing during the pandemic. This pattern is repeating lakewide. Our audience is growing and we want to ensure we’re serving our diverse community. During our sampling we caught a lot of nice-sized crappie and bluegill in the shallow area of the lake. Smallmouth bass are keeping anglers busy! No report. No more than one commissioner may be from any one county. The campground is open. The Commission makes rules and regulations for managing, conserving, and protecting wildlife and fisheries resources, and safe and regulated watercraft and off-highway vehicle operations for the benefit of the citizens of Arizona. The warm blanket of water was temporarily ripped off the surface by last week's cold blast from the north. Commission Meeting Notices/Agendas Archive 2018 Meeting Notices/Agendas-Dec. 7 agenda, Revision 2-Nov. 2-3 agenda, workshop-Sept. 21 agenda Revision 2-Aug. 3 agenda, Revision 1-June 21 agenda, Telephonic meeting-June 8 agenda Revision 2-May 5 agenda, workshop-May 4 agenda Revision 1-April 6-7 agenda Revision 1-March 9 agenda Revision 1 Leland S. “Bill” Brake – Elgin The surface action was short, only a half hour or so, but very rewarding when they finally surfaced. AZGFD has identified the best locations for anglers this winter: Colorado River below Davis Dam . Those viewing via video teleconference wanting to speak to the commission on specific agenda items can call 602 962-8790 and follow the prompts to say your name, where you are calling from, and the agenda item you wish to speak about. The proposed changes went through a public comment period in August. Lures and flies are working for folks fishing from boats. Both issues have been discussed extensively in the forum, but if you want to provide input to the commission directly, I suggest you attend the meeting this Saturday in Payson. Smallmouth bass were cooperative in 20-40 feet of water off rocky slopes and ledges next to deep water. Upper Lake MarySome pike are being caught in the shallows. Last week stripers were feeding on the surface at dawn and dusk. Crappie jigs or worms work for crappie and bluegill in the shallow area on the east side. Commissioners serve five-year terms. Daily air temperature before that had been in the 100s, with low air temperature in the 80s. During our sampling, the majority of the trout we caught were in the shallow areas near the inflow area of the lake. Report courtesy of John Galbraith of Bass Tackle Master via AZ State Parks. Tune in now here! If you’d like to see a section of our monthly Fishing Report in Spanish -- or if you have ideas about how we can better engage with our Spanish-speaking community -- please email dcaverohann@azgfd.gov. Si gustas recibir parte de nuestro Reporte de Pesca en español - o si tienes ideas de cómo podríamos servir mejor a la comunidad hispanohablante - envíale un correo a dcaverohann@azgfd.gov. The water temperature had been holding in the 80s but is now 76. Each year one of the five commissioners’ terms expires and a person is appointed to take that place. He said he was catching trout by fishing on the bottom with PowerBait. With the understanding that private lands, particularly working landscapes, are a vital The […] Im considering getting a 5-pin fixed sight and going 30,40,50,60,70. Report courtesy of John Galbraith of Bass Tackle Master via AZ State Parks. Próximamente te proveeremos más detalles. 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