General Fishing Discussions

I'd like to catch some walleye. I have a few days to camp out. I've tried Long Lake before, and Powell. Anywhere this time of year an option?

Link: BY NICK WALTER · MAY 21, 2019 "Arizona anglers can take the ‘lunge. We stocked 450 tiger muskies — a.k.a. Tiger Muskellunge — into Horsethief Basin Lake, located near Crown King in central Arizona, to provide a featured species opportunity for recreational fishing. This will establish a catch-and-release only designation on tiger muskie at Horsethief Basin Lake for the calendar year...

Where can the public fish around Snowflake ?

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Hey my name is dillon robinson Im interested in finding a fishing buddy I live in Phoenix

Howdy y'all, I'm moving from Texas to the Phoenix area for 8 months. I mostly catfished back in Texas, but I am down to try new things fishing wise. What lakes are the most well known for big catfish? Is shore fishing viable for these catfish? What bait should I use here? In Texas we'd hook the biggest live shad we could find and you'd be able to catch decently big(25-35lb) catfish from the...

Hoping to get some advice for fishing from a boat in the Mogollon Rim Lakes (Willow Springs, Woods Canyon). I can't catch anything between June and August! I have had good success catching trout in Woods Canyon and Willow Springs Lakes during the late Spring season when trolling from my boat. I've used cowbells, spinners, and crickhoppers, sometimes with a worm or some powerbait on the end....

Hello. Has anyone been to Lee Valley Reservoir yet for 2018? What are conditions there? It was supposedly stocked in April with trout. Did it actually occur? Don

If I'm not supposed to advertise here, sorry in advance! I recently bought a new Tracker from Bass Pro and upgraded the trolling motor and fish finders. I have the following for sale, all BRAND NEW and never near water! Minn Kota Maxxum 70lb; 24 volt; 48" ($750) Lowrance Hook 5 fish finders with CHIRP - I have two of these ($220 each) I live in Chandler, AZ

Hi, last weekend leaving Parker, the seat back rest from my Ranger boat blew out from Running Man gas station to I-10 on 95 or 72. I think it probably came out on 95 but Im not sure. If someone finds it I would sure like to get it back and would pay a reward/finders fee and shipping to get it back to Tucson. It is light silver with red and grey trim. If someone needs a photo I can text or...

Anyone know any good spots to fish bass in the Show low and Greer area?

Any useful mobile apps for Arizona fishermen?

Good article from azgfd about possibly using the native Sonora sucker for bait fishing on a large scale. I personally only ever used minnows for crappie fishing, other than that, I took the bait fish from the lake, mostly bluegills for flatheads. "In recent decades, using live baitfish was the best way to catch your dinner. But with more and more people practicing catch and release,...

This trip at Lake Pleasant we got into a better school of 2 - 4 pound stripers and also got one nice crappie. These stripers are super fun to catch and will put and bend in your rod and make your drag sing on light line. [MEDIA]

Old pic I took of horseshoe lake I took when it was empty then full. It's full again. Just wanted to share this pic I came across. [ATTACH]

Saw this post on the az striper fishing fb page. "Just a reminder that some of these ARIZONA lakes like lake Pleasant are no joke. Lake Pleasant had 45 - 50 mph winds today. This poor guy had to leave his boat behind with 5 foot wipe caps. Be careful be smart. "

More pushing of the trout. Similar thread here about why so much effort is going into Trout vs any other species of fishing in AZ lakes and rivers. New Article from Mohave Valley News below. A few hardy anglers have braved the cold (well, cold for Bullhead City, anyway) weather in their quest for rainbow trout. “The rainbow trout are in,” said Rusty Braun, proprietor of Riviera Marina in...

Maybe I'm the only one that thinks this but it seems like the game and fish department is pushing trout fishing too much. Was just reading this article that says "According to the state Game and Fish Department (AZGF), Colorado River stakeholders have expressed interest in reducing bag limits for the region’s trout because of an increase in the fish’s popularity among Arizona and Nevada...

Saw these cool fishing traps for sale in Thailand. Looks like a good diy project if you have some old nets and water bottles. Basically you cut the tops off the water bottles, glue them to each side of the trap, and leave enough net at the top to close it off and reopen it when you catch some shad. [ATTACH]

Anyone fished out in the town of Ruby? Just found they have some private pounds with largemouth you can pay to fish. Looks like a cool place to visit either way. Here's a video of some bats out there, I didn't find of of fish. [MEDIA]