Archive for February, 2008

Southeastern Arizona

Southeastern Arizona

TUCSON URBAN — Trout were stocked last week.
RIGGS FLAT —Lake is closed for the season.
CLUFF RANCH — No recent reports of success. For lake information call (928) 485-9430.
ROPER LAKE — No recent reports of success. For lake information call (928) 428-6760.
DANKWORTH POND — No recent reports of success. [...]

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White Mountains

White Mountains

Note: Streams are flowing high. Many lakes are spilling, are very turbid, and are ice-covered to ice-free. Higher elevation lakes are still ice-covered. Lower elevation lake conditions can change from day to day and have unsafe ice. Forest roads are closed. State Highway 261 is closed to Big Lake [...]

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Mogollon Rim

Mogollon Rim

Note: The Mogollon Rim streams are flowing high and are ice-covered. The lakes are ice-covered. All Forest roads are closed and snow packed, but are open to snowmobilers. Contact the US Forest Service’s Black Mesa office at (928) 535-4481 for information.
CHEVELON CANYON LAKE — All Forest roads to [...]

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North Central Region

North Central Region

Note: Most higher elevation lakes are ice covered. There is lots of snow pack. Most lakes should fill and spill.
WILLIAMS LAKES:
KAIBAB LAKE — Campground area is closed. Main parking lot and boat launch open for day use only.
CATARACT LAKE — Campground is closed.
CITY RESERVOIR — [...]

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Southwestern Arizona

Southwestern Arizona

LAKE HAVASU – The striper bite is fair to moderate with the best times being pre-dawn and mid morning and reports of night time fishing are revealing larger catches of stripers in the 10-15-pound range. These after dark hour fish are being caught on white or glow in the dark 5-inch [...]

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Colorado River Northwest

Colorado River Northwest

LAKE POWELL – By Wayne Gustaveson. Fish are waiting for the days to lengthen and the water to warm just a bit. For now the best fishing is under the marinas with night fishing being better than in daylight.
Powell Outlook: in trying to predict future fishing results, I [...]

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Central Arizona

Central Arizona

URBAN LAKES – Trout will be stocked the week of March 3 at the Phoenix, Tucson and Green Valley Lakes in Payson. We stocked 500 additional trout at Red Mountain Park last week for a fishing clinic. Trout are hitting small spinners such as Rooster Tails and Panther [...]

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Experimental flow not expected to impact Lees’ Ferry fishery

Fishing news

Experimental flow not expected to impact Lees’ Ferry fishery
PHOENIX – An experimental release of up to 40,000 cfs for 60 hours from Glen Canyon Dam proposed for starting March 4 is not expected to negatively impact the world-renowned Lees Ferry trout fishery just downstream in picturesque Marble Canyon.
The U.S. [...]

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Go fishing for trash to help Alamo Lake

Fishing news
Go fishing for trash to help Alamo Lake
PHOENIX – It’s time to go fishing for trash to help one of the state’s most productive and popular fishing holes, Alamo Lake.
Arizona Game and Fish Department experts predict that Alamo Lake, about one hour and a half west of Wickenburg, will be one of [...]

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Rory’s Tip

Rory’s Tip

Those long-awaited sunny days are here this week (according to the weather folks), so you can expect fishing and wild flowers to both start their spring blooms and boons.
It looks like March coming our way like a flashy green parade you’d expect to see on St. Paddy’s Day. From [...]

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