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 and the following closures are in [...]

Mogollon Rim

Note: Access roads are open to all the Mogollon Rim lakes. There is a Bald Eagle closure located in the northwest shore area of Woods Canyon Lake. The Bald Eagle closure area is marked by red signs. Access to the shore and parking a boat on the shoreline area [...]

North Central Region

WILLIAMS LAKES:
KAIBAB LAKE — Campground area is open. Main parking lot and boat launch open for day use only. Some trout are being caught. Scheduled to be stocked this week. Free Fishing Day Clinic June 14 9-12
Where: Kaibab Lake
When: 05/03/08
Caught: Rainbow Trout
Technique: Multi Colored Power Bait [...]

Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU – The following report courtesy Debbie Blanchard, Anglers Pro Shop – Lake Havasu, 5/20/2008): Average surface water temperature is 75 degrees. The striper bite is good to excellent as they are in full spawn mode, and are feeding on spawning shad as well.
The early morning bite with hard [...]

Colorado River Northwest

LAKE POWELL –
Where: Lake Powell
When:05/03/08
Caught: Walleye (one week, 5 boats, 137 Walleye)
Technique: Jigging/grubs and crawler harnesses, no spinner, just beads and a float.
Comments: Walleye seem to be in “post spawn” bite is very light. Catching Smallmouth, Crappie, and Bluegill all day long. Additional info in our newsletter [...]

Central Arizona

URBAN LAKES — The next catfish stocking will occur the week of June 9 as long as pH levels are below 9.5. Fishing for catfish is good to excellent with a variety of baits working well on the bottom. Cats are biting best mid morning and in the evenings. [...]

Win a possible trip to Disneyland by taking someone fishing
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Taking someone fishing can pay off, in more ways than one.
The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and BASS is sponsoring an Anglers’ Legacy sweepstakes to help encourage anglers to take the pledge to take someone fishing.
As the [...]

Unlicensed anglers:
Scheduling error in your favor, get 2 free fishing days
PHOENIX – Unlicensed anglers in Arizona are getting an unexpected late spring windfall – you can fish state waters without a valid fishing license on both June 7 and June 14 this year, said Arizona Game and Fish Department officials.
“Since there [...]

Rory’s Tip

Grab a thermos of hot coffee, a submarine sandwich and your submersible crappie lights – it’s the Dark of the Moon in June – June 3 that is. Time to enjoy some nocturnal fish catching in the desert lakes.
Here’s a tip – take along your binoculars to sample the star-studded [...]

Scheduling error in your favor, get 2 free fishing days

PHOENIX – Unlicensed anglers in Arizona are getting an unexpected late spring windfall – you can fish state waters without a valid fishing license on both June 7 and June 14 this year, said Arizona Game and Fish Department officials.
“Since there [...]