Archive for October, 2007
Southeastern Arizona
TUCSON URBAN — Channel catfish are being stocked this week.
RIGGS FLAT —The road to the lake will be closed for the season on Nov. 15. The lake has been stocked recently and fishing has been good. Be prepared for cold temperatures though!
CLUFF RANCH — Fishing for warmwater species slow with a few reports [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in Southeastern Arizona | No Comments
White Mountains
ACCESS (with some recent changes): State Highway 261 is open to Big Lake and Crescent Lake.
State Highway 273 on the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest is undergoing reconstruction and realignment and the following closures are in effect.
State Highway 273 from the Forest and Fort Apache Indian Reservation boundary to Gabaldon Campground is closed 24 hours [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in White Mountains | No Comments
Mogollon Rim
CHEVELON CANYON LAKE — The lake is full but not spilling. Fishing is fair. Anglers are catching a few rainbow trout on lures and flies. Keep in mind that brown trout spawn in the fall, so this may set the stage for good fishing in a month or two for the big bruisers. Some [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in Mogollon Rim | No Comments
North Central Region
KAIBAB LAKE — Campground area is closed. Main parking lot and boat launch open for day use only. Fishing was good to excellent using any color Power Bait. CATARACT LAKE — Campground is closed. Lake is open for walk in fishing. Fishing was good to excellent using any color Power Bait. The water [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in North Central Region | No Comments
Southwestern Arizona
LAKE HAVASU – Striped bass boils continue to be sighted in the middle of coves, scattered in the basin of the lake and the shorelines near Windsor Beach. These fish are primarily staying in the main lake basin and down south as far as Skiers Island. Quantities of small bass can be caught on cut anchovies and [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in Southwestern Arizona | No Comments
Colorado River Northwest
LAKE POWELL – By Wayne Gustaveson. Details of this report will include general concepts that will work through mid October. I will be on vacation for two weeks so there will be no new fish reports until I return.
Water temperature continues to fall as nights are cool and days short. In springtime temperatures [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in Colorado River Northwest | No Comments
Central Arizona
URBAN LAKES – The 2007 urban fishing license goes on sale for half price in November and December. This week, the urban program lakes will be stocked with hybrid sunfish. Grab some meal worms or night crawlers and a bobber – they are fun to cast. All the urban lakes have also been stocked with [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in Central Arizona | No Comments
Fishing News
Newly-formed angler group raises $10,000
To aid recovery for Salt River chain of lakes
PHOENIX – An off-the-cuff remark at an Arizona Game and Fish Commission meeting last spring resulted in a new angler group being formed and then raising $10,000 in just a few months to help biologists improve fishing conditions at the lower three [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in Fishing News | No Comments
Rory’s Tip
It looks like we are having another mild autumn – an angler who fished Chevelon Lake hoping to find brown trout in the spawning mode reports that the spawning activity isn’t underway yet. In fact, he said the egg sacs of the brownies caught were not fully developed.
It looks like the browns may end [...]
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October 24th, 2007 | Posted in Rory's Tip | No Comments
Southeastern Arizona
Note: The boat ramp at Pena Blanco Lake is closed due to undercutting.
TUCSON URBAN — Channel catfish are being stocked this week. Fishing should be good. Try corn, hot dogs, chicken liver or any stink bait.
RIGGS FLAT —The road to the lake will be closed for the season on Nov. 15. The lake has [...]
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October 18th, 2007 | Posted in Southeastern Arizona | No Comments