Arizona Lake Fishing

Fishing at Carnero Lake is good this summer as long as you can get out into open warter.

Anglers are reporting problems with the weeds saying that it’s difficult to get out into open water. Especially, those in a float tube are having difficulty. The weeds along the shoreline are thick and a challenge to maneuver. As the summer progresses, the weeds will become more and more of a problem for anglers.

Carnero Lake is an artificial lure and fly lake. It also requiring barbless hooks with a 2 trout limit. Carnero Lake is open to electric trolling motors only.

Spin anglers are using small lures like spinners and spoons with some success.

Fly anglers are using wooly worms, peacock ladies, and small nymphs to catch decent sized trout.

Fishing is fair but the lake is weedy.

Try small spinners, jigs, spoons and flies such as woolly worms, peacock ladies, prince nymphs and zug bugs.

There is a 2 trout limit.

You must use barbless hooks. No bait allowed.

There is no boat ramp and boats must be electric trolling motors only.