White Mountains

WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKES – Streams are flowing high. Higher elevation lakes are still ice-covered. Lower elevation lake’s are ice–free and are slightly turbid to turbid. State Highway 261 is closed to Big Lake and Crescent Lake, as well as most interior Forest roads. State Highway 273 [...]

Mogollon Rim

Note: Mogollon Rim streams are flowing high. Some Rim lakes are still ice-covered, except for Black Canyon, Willow Springs, and Chevelon Canyon Lake. Many Forest roads are closed and snow packed. Contact the U.S. Forest Service’s Black Mesa Ranger District office at (928) 535-4481 for information.
CHEVELON LAKE [...]

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 closed. Main parking lot and boat launch open [...]

Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU – The striped bass are now beginning to feed on large shallow topwater baits such as the Vixen in bone white, chartreuse shad, and shad shiner. These colors have been and continue to be the best producers on Havasu for striped bass.
Consider the elements when choosing your presentation [...]

Colorado River Northwest

LAKE POWELL – By Wayne Gustaveson. Lake elevation: 3,590. Water temp: 52-62 F.
Stripers show up at dam.Those anglers that have been diligently paying their dues fishing in the main channel for striped bass were rewarded in a big way this week. While catches have been steady recently the numbers [...]

Central Arizona

URBAN LAKES – Angler report nice stringers of catfish, aggressive bluegill and hybrid sunfish along with some nice bass, plus some remaining trout. Fish were stocked three weeks in a row, with channel catfish stockings starting March 21, followed by hybrid sunfish March 27-28 and more catfish coming [...]

Rory’s Tip

The long-awaited early spring trout fishing is busting loose in the high country, but some of the higher elevation lakes, such as Big Lake, Crescent, Woods Canyon, Knoll and Bear Canyon are still not accessible due to deep snow drifts.
However, Ashurst, Long Lake, Chevelon (via Winslow or the FS [...]

GOLDEN ALGA HITS LAKES, OTHER LAKES LOSE FISH TOOThese have been difficult times for fish and fishermen alike at five Urban Fishing Program Lakes in the Phoenix area over the past few weeks.  Golden alga blooms came on suddenly at Cortez and Water Ranch Lakes resulting in the loss of over [...]

SPRING FISHING HOT, HOT, HOT!
Don’t wait another day to go fishing.  Fishing activity at Urban Fishing Program lakes and ponds is excellent with anglers reporting nice stringers of catfish, aggressive bluegill and hybrid sunfish, some nice bass and a few remaining trout. Fish have been stocked three weeks in a row, [...]

Southeastern Arizona

TUCSON URBAN — Spring fishing is HOT! HOT! HOT! Fishing activity at Urban Fishing Program lakes is excellent with anglers reporting nice stringers of catfish, aggressive bluegill and hybrid sunfish, some nice bass and a few remaining trout. Fish have been stocked three weeks in a row, with channel catfish stockings starting March 21, [...]