Arizona Fishing News and Events

On Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the agencies will host a grand opening for the Lake Pleasant Regional Park Discovery Center to showcase all that the new facility has to offer. The event will kick-off with short speeches from key partners in the project, followed by a Native American blessing on the building, and ribbon-cutting. "For us, this is not just a celebration of the...

Tour Lake Pleasant on kayak with Parks and Recs. Full details.

Saturday, January 21, 2017 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Lake Pleasant Regional Park Lake Pleasant Access Road - Discovery Center Peoria, AZ 85383 1(928) 501-1703 Find out where and how they bite at Lake Pleasant! Not having any success fishing at Lake Pleasant? Well Frank may have some tips that just might help your odds of catching that fish. Stop by the Discovery Center and talk with him. Frank...

Friday, January 20, 2017 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Lake Pleasant Regional Park Lake Pleasant Access Road - Discovery Center Peoria, AZ 85383 1(928) 501-1703 What's in and on Lake Pleasant? Lake Pleasant is home to a number of fish, aquatic animals, and birds. The ranger will talk about them and has many stories to tell. This program is inside the Lake Pleasant Discovery Center.

Free fishing clinics, loaner rods are provided, bait is free, and no license is required to those who register during event hours. Unplug kids and get them hooked on fishing! For more information on the following events, please contact the Sport Fishing Education Program at (623) 236-7240. Saturday, Jan. 14 — City of Maricopa Youth Fishing Day, 8 a.m. — noon, Copper Sky Lake (45345 W....

70+ tickets available. It is $20 per ticket, and when the 100th ticket is sold, one person will win both rod and reels. 2, 6ft Okuma Kamaira rods with Avet single speed, lever drag reels spooled with 130lb Tuff Line XP. Go to catfishaz.com and click on the donate tab, tickets are $20 and make sure you include your contact info and how many tickets you want.

This article by an ex branch chief is an interesting insight on how AZGFD raised license fees for their budget, and the challenges of working in public service. Intro: Twelve years ago I went to work as a branch chief for the Arizona Game & Fish Department. In Arizona, like in most states, wildlife conservation is wholly funded by people who hunt and fish. And nationwide, hunting and fishing...

AZGFD is looking for a volunteer group, organization or business to adopt Rainbow Lake in Lakeside. This popular local recreational area would greatly benefit from regular trash cleanup of the parking and dam areas. The parking area, dock and boat launch area are owned by the department for the purposes of maintaining public access to Rainbow Lake, which is mostly private and has limited...

AZGFD sponsored family fishing day at Red Mountain Lake. Free fishing clinics, loaner rods are provided, bait is free, and no license is required to those who register during event hours. Saturday, Jan. 28 — Family Fishing Day, 8 a.m. – noon, Red Mountain Lake (7745 E. Brown Rd., Mesa). The lake will be stocked prior to the event with 420 pounds of trout.

The biggest benefactor of several powerful winter storms that have hit Arizona recently is the state’s water supply, a Salt River Project spokesman said. Charlie Ester, the manager of surface water collections for SRP, said the storms that dropped feet of snow in Flagstaff increased the snowpack in the Verde River system to 200 percent above normal, while the Salt River system is 120 percent...

From 3tv. Shows a waterfall from the floods and tons of water going over Horseshoe Dam. [MEDIA]

ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR is defined as any individual that has engaged in political advocacy for the betterment of wildlife conservation and in the support of the mission of the AZ Game & Fish Department. Don regularly promotes the efforts of the Arizona Game & Fish Department on his radio show, website and newsletter promoting conservation topics that includes Operation Game Thief, AZGFD...

Nature enthusiasts say there’s a myriad of possibilities for the now-defunct city-owned Palo Duro Golf Course in the Meadow Hills neighborhood. But with little funding and no clear direction from the city, nothing has been done to move a project forward. “We’re just in the very preliminary stages right now, exploring the options,” said Tim Wade of the AZGFD. “We’re just looking at options of...

For the first time in three years, Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery will release 1,000 rainbow trout into the Colorado River near Willow Beach Marina at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona every Friday, starting February 3. A new pump and conveyance system were installed to deliver cold water to the federal fisheries facility, providing for proper trout growth. The stocked fish...

Keep it wild co. is hosting this event to clean up the lower salt river. Equipment is limited, so remaining volunteers will be asked to help out on foot. Phon D Recreation Site Saturday, February 18th at 8AM more details: keepitwildco.com/blogs/cleanups/cleanup-salt-river

Ben Avery Shooting Facility 4044 W. Black Canyon Blvd., Phoenix Exit I-17 at Carefree Highway Saturday, March 25, 2017 9 am - 5 pm & Sunday, March 26, 2017 9 am - 4 pm [MEDIA] The Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo dates are set for Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26, at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix. Admission and parking are free! Once again, there will be...

Families will have the opportunity to spend some time together fishing Feb. 11 at La Paz County Park. The 38th annual Take a Kid Fishing event has been set for Feb. 11 at La Paz County Park. Registrations will begin at 10 a.m. and the event will run through 3 p.m. Fishing itself will start at 10:30 and run through 2:30 p.m. There will be drawings for prizes at the end of the program. Fishing...

Native & Wild Trout Conference April 27, 2017 Western Regional Rendezvous April 28 - 29, 2017 Saguaro Hotel, Scottsdale Meeting follows the 8th Annual Native and Wild Trout Conference Native and Wild Trout Conference (April 27, 2017) Hosted Fishing Day featuring native and wild trout and a Southwest Bone Fish Experience (aka Grass Carp) Companion / Spouse activities offered Unique...

Bass Pro Shops seminar will be Tuesday February 14th at Bass Pro Shops in Mesa. We are going to try something different this month. Marty Lawrence, Johnny Johnson, Danny Hallock, Scooter Griffith, and I will be all up front together answering questions and talking as a group. So bring your questions! And of course, we will have some pre spawn fishing tips and fishing reports as always. See you...

[ATTACH] Sue Nowak caught this 6.28 lb, 21 inches long and 17.25 inches wide bronzback fishing at Lake Havasu on Thursday. It's the new AZ state record smallmouth bass. The previous was also caught at Havasu. It was recorded at Havasu’s Bass Tackle Master Shop, at 260 London Bridge Road. Proof of the catch sent to AZGFD Friday morning.