Arizona Fishing News and Events

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...

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.

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...

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.

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....

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.

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...

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

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...