http://www.azgfd.net/fish The Official Blog of the Arizona Game and Fish Department Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:24:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en URBAN LAKES – URBAN LAKES – Catfishing at Urban lakes has been good to excellent now that the fall stocking season has begun. Anglers are catching 2-pound channel cats on shrimp, stink baits and hot dogs.  Activity is best in the evening and early morning, but action is ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/southeastern-arizona/southeastern-arizona-45/2008/10/06/ ACCESS 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 ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/white-mountains/white-mountains-44/2008/10/06/ CHEVELON LAKE – Fishing has really started to turn on lately for rainbows, but still not hearing much about browns. This lake was stocked with 20,000 sub-catchable rainbow trout three weeks ago. Even though anglers may hook into some of those now, those smaller stockers are really aimed ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/mogollon-rim/mogollon-rim-45/2008/10/06/ 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 AREA LAKES: CATARACT LAKE — Campground is open.  Some larger catfish are being caught on worms and Power Bait. Fly-fishing for ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/north-central-region/north-central-region-44/2008/10/06/ ALAMO LAKE – Well folks, here's something really cool that happened out here this weekend.   On Saturday Sept. 27, Kendra Homsher and Bill Kelly decided to 'tie the knot" at our group use campground.  This was not your everyday traditional wedding.  In fact it was far from it!  ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/southwestern-arizona/southwestern-arizona-46/2008/10/06/ LAKE POWELL – Report Courtesy Wayne Gustaveson, Utah Division of Wildlife. September 19, 2008  By Wayne Gustaveson  Lake Elevation: 3627  Water Temp: 77-79 F. Darn old full moon really put the fish down early week. Fish are fat after chowing-down all summer on a surplus supply of ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/colorado-river-northwest/colorado-river-northwest-45/2008/10/06/ URBAN LAKES – Catfishing at Urban lakes has been good to excellent now that the fall stocking season has begun. Anglers are catching 2-pound channel cats on shrimp, stink baits and hot dogs.  Activity is best in the evening and early morning, but action is starting to pick ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/central-arizona/central-arizona-45/2008/10/06/ Flashes of valuable Apache gold have returned to Silver Creek near Show Low in the White Mountains to delight anglers again this fall and winter. The Oct. 1 opening of the Apache trout catch-and-release (barbless hook only) section of Silver Creek has turned into an angler-pleasing annual event ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/fishing-news/flashes-of-valuable-gold-return-to-silver-creek/2008/10/06/ Autumn is in the air and if the weather folks are right, maybe even a few snow flakes in higher elevations this weekend. An unfailing sign of autumn is the first native Apache trout stocking of the year in Silver Creek near Show Low, courtesy the ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/rorys-tip/rorys-tip-43/2008/10/06/ Catfishing at Urban lakes has been good to excellent now that the fall stocking season has begun.  Anglers are catching two pound channel cats on shrimp, stink baits and hot dogs.  Activity is best in the evening and early morning, but action is starting to pick up during mid-day periods ... http://www.azgfd.net/fish/urban-fishing/urban-fishing-report-2/2008/10/01/