LAKE POWELL – Note: There are now mandatory boat inspections at Lake Powell to ensure you are not Moving A Mussel or other invasive species. Mostly, the inspection stations are open dawn to dusk, but you cannot launch without one.
Best bet is to make sure your boat is quagga free to begin with. Clean, drain [...]

URBAN FISHING REPORT – All 20 of the Phoenix and Tucson area Urban Fishing Program lakes are scheduled for stockings of 1 to 3 pound catfish the week of June 8-13.  Water conditions and pH levels are good at all lakes and golden alga is currently under control.
Arizona’s annual free fishing days are celebrated on [...]

Well it was a slow week for me. I missed 3 days of work with the flu and didn’t get to go fishing. Plus the full moon made night fishing tough. I did hear some good reports though.
Jason from the east valley took his dad to Roosevelt over the weekend and did pretty good at [...]

Most of my tips are incorporated into the Father’s Day story below. Here are a few more from anglers.

Try Fool Hollow and Show Low lakes for smallmouth bass and even walleye (see the pics). These two wonderful mountain lakes also have trout and largemouth bass. Both are within the City limits of Show Low, but scenically, [...]

TUCSON URBAN — Channel catfish are being stocked this week.
RIGGS FLAT —.  Due to poor water quality this lake will not be stocked until conditions improve.  Fishing has been fair despite the poor water quality.
CLUFF RANCH —No recent reports of success.  A new fishing pier has been installed which should provide [...]

Angler report:
Dennis and Carol Johnson: I read that you hadn’t received much information from the White Mountains, and we had some possitive feedback.
We were over the weekend before Memorial Day.  The West Fork of the Black River was still quite a bit above normal and flowing pretty strong. We tried lots [...]

RIM LAKES Most roads are now open and accessible.  Contact the US Forest Service’s Black Mesa Ranger District office at (928) 535-7300 for up to date information about forest and road conditions.
CHEVELON LAKE — Fishing is fair. The lake is full.  All access roads are open.
Try lures such as spinners (Mepps, [...]

WILLIAMS LAKES:
KAIBAB LAKE — Campground is open.  Fishing was fair-good on Power Bait and worms while we conducted a free fishing day clinic on the lakes on Saturday. Scheduled to be stocked this week.
Angler reports:
Robert Bonnewell: 05-23-09, Fished from 9 a.m. till noon from the bank.  Caught 10 trout, 4 bluegills, [...]

LAKE HAVASU – Striped bass bite improving during the morning hours using blue/white 3/8 to 3/4 Stump jumpers with 4″ hyper tails cast or trolled in the early twilight hours. After sunup switch to
trolled anchovies with fish seekers or 2 oz. banana sinkers. Still fishing cut sardines or anchovies producing numbers [...]

LAKE POWELL – Note: There are now mandatory boat inspections at Lake Powell to ensure you are not Moving A Mussel or other invasive species. Mostly, the inspection stations are open dawn to dusk, but you cannot launch without one.
Best bet is to make sure your boat is quagga free to [...]