URBAN FISHING REPORT
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Fishing is excellent for both channel catfish and sunfish at Urban waters in the Phoenix and Tucson areas. Top baits for catfish are worms, shrimp, and dough/stink baits fished off the bottom. Evenings are best, but patient anglers are finding success throughout the day. Some of the cats are in the 4-6 pound range. The recently stocked bluegill and hybrid sunfish continue to provide good action for anglers using worms and meal worms 3-4 feet below a small bobber. Most bass are in the post-spawn period now, so activity has slowed down for awhile. At Green Valley lakes (Payson) fishing is excellent for trout and good for crappie, bluegill and bass. Reports of two pound rainbows keep coming in from excited anglers. Try Power Bait in orange color, worms, or streamer flies such as Wooly Buggers and Simi Seal leaches.
Red Mountain was a dud! Wetn fishing out there from sun up to sun down not a single bite using a variety of bait from hot dogs to salmon eggs. Spoke to another angler that had been fishing there for the past 5 days and he states the first day was good second and third not a bite like me, the fourth he noticed a large amount of carp floating in the water. A black substance kept getting on my line smelled like gear oil for a truck. First Urban experience not good. Will try Gilbert.