Here are my tips for where to take Dad for Father’s Day (hope my wife and boys read this).
Don’t forget that you can also get Dad out a week early on Saturday, June 13, which is  our second free fishing day, so it won’t cost you anything but a smile and some pocket [...]

Here are my tips for where to take Dad this weekend (hope my wife and boys read this).
I should mention that Saturday is also our second free fishing day, so it won’t cost you anything but a smile and some pocket change for bait.
Dad will grin from ear to ear after catching a toothy northern [...]

There is a full moon on Sunday, June 7 and it looks like there is a low pressure system moving into the state — the barometer is dropping and it is expected to get cooler. These are good conditions for a late spring bite. either day or night, high country or desert impoundment.
For night fishing, use dark [...]

As usual the storm from last week really slowed down the Crappie.
Early last week I heard great reports on night fishing from San Carlos, Bartlett and Alamo. I had a customer show me pictures of the 140 he and three friends caught in a night at Roosevelt. Then came the storm.
In my experience, it takes [...]

What a Memorial Day weekend – the fishing was great, and at least on Saturday, the expected rain kept the hordes away and the temperatures wonderfully mild. The parking lot at Lake Pleasant’s 10-lane was half empty Saturday morning. What a deal!
From the angler reports I have received so far, the long-awaited great post-spawn bite [...]

Night fishing for Crappie is the ticket right now. I’ve heard good reports from Bartlett, Alamo and Roosevelt. No reports from Pleasant or San Carlos in the last week. Roosevelt seems to be the best. Some guys from Tonto Basin reported catching close to 200 one night last week. If you [...]

My best tip for this holiday weekend is to arrive at the lake and be ready to fish during nautical twilight (4:30 a.m. or before) to hopefully hit the bite yet miss the crowds. You might be yawning a little, but you might just catch fish for breakfast or brunch by the time [...]

It was just a few weeks ago when I was writing about the roads finally opening to all the mountain lakes and streams, and now Memorial Day weekend is creeping up on us way too quickly. It feels like we are in a time accelerator.
Let’s start with the warmwater lakes. As [...]

All the mountain lakes are now open, accessible and imminently fishable, with lots of anglers experiencing the thrill of catching larger holdover trout. Plus there are plenty of stockers to catch as well.
It doesn’t get much better than this, does it?
Well, add in a full moon while camping and maybe it does. You [...]

There is always something – sorry for getting this to you late this week. My computer at work took a permanent holiday into the cyberspace twilight zone, so I am putting this together with the computer version of bailing wire and duct tape (my aging PC at home).
Here’s some terrific news for [...]