Scotts Reservoir is nearly full and the fishing is fair. The boat ramp is accessible.
Anglers are catching rainbow trout on worms, Power Bait and salmon eggs.
Some nice sized (10-12 inches) largemouth bass are being caught on spinners, Super-Dupers and z-rays.
Channel catfish (20-25 inches) are biting on hot dogs and stink baits.
Scotts Reservoir is open to electric trolling motors only.
Nelson Reservoir is down almost a foot with the boat ramp by the dam still accessible. The fishing is fair since the last stocking of rainbow trout was in May.
Thick weeds surround the boat ramp at the upper end of the lake so it is best to use the ramp by the dam.
Anglers are using worms, Power Bait, and salmon eggs.
Spinn anglers prefer spinners, Super Dupers, and z-rays.
Fly anglers are using wooly worms, prince nymphs, and zug bugs.
The lake is open to electric motors and/or 10 hp gas motors.
For best results: Get out on the water in the early morning to beat the heat and catch the fish.
Fishing is poor out at Greer Lakes, even with rising water levels.
Anglers are catching rainbow trout on worms and green or yellow Power Bait but the trout are tiny.
Fishing is good to fair at Fool Hollow Lake.
This is a great lake to take your kids on their first fishing trip. Bluegill and crappie are biting along the piers. Use small bits of night crawlers in a small hook with little weight. Fish about 1-3 feet under the pier.
There are catfish for the adults to catch but they are only ranging in the 1 to 2 pound range. Channel cats are being caught on worms and stink baits. Try fishing around rocks, trees, stumps and piers.
Shore anglers are catching rainbows on worms and green Power Bait. Go out to the southwest area of the lake for your best odds.
Spin anglers have been catching bass and walleyes on crankbait, plastic jigs with attached worms. Get out to the dam along the east arm of the lake for best opportunities to catch these fish.
Big Lake is one of the most exciting trout fishing lakes in Arizona. The trout caught at Big Lake are the closest to wild as it gets in Arizona. The lake is stocked in the fall with a couple thousand fingerling trout. Big Lake also has the most divers trout population in the sate.
The fishing this summer is fair to good with anglers reporting catches around 12-15 inches.
Shore anglers have been catching rainbows and brookies on worms, yellow Power Bait, and salmon eggs.
Boat anglers are trolling cowbells with a worm.
Spin anglers are using spinners like Rooster Tails and Mepps, z-rays and spoons.
Fly anglers are using peacock ladies, wooly worms, semi-seal leeches, and prince nymphs.
For best results: Get out early and go to the coves. There you’ll find this time of year that the damselflies (dragon fly) are hatching in the coves. Use a damselfly pattern lure or fly. For example, if you see blue dragon flies flying around, use a blue lure. Same works for Power Bait and the shore angler.
Becker Lake is down about 5 feet, the fishing is fair and the boat launch is still accessible.
Becker Lake is open to artificial lures and flies only. You must also use barbless hooks and there is a 2 trout limit. It is open to electric trolling motors and/or up to 10 hp gas motors.
For spin anglers small lures work best; Super Dupers, spinners, and z-rays.
For fly fishing, use small nymphs like zebra midges, scuds and pheasant tails. Fly anglers have been hitting it big landing 10 - 18 inch rainbows.
For best results: Fish deep and slow.
Woods Canyon Lake is down about 2 feet and the fishing is fair to good. The boat ramp is still accessible even with the loss of water.
Night crawlers are what’s working out on the water this summer. You can expect to see 10-15 inch rainbows.
The trout have been active at about 10 feet at early morning and late evening.
For best results: Get out early and troll with a KastMaster or a PantherMartin. Trolling a cowbell with a worm is also working well.
Blue Ridge has very little shore fishing opportunities. If you don’t have a boat or floating device, I recommend not going to Blue Ridge. That said, it is a beautiful body of water with decent fishing.
Most anglers are using orange power bait, fished just 2 feet off the bottom. You can also try yellow/black rooster tails, black/red panther martins or neon yellow z-rays. Use the spinners in the afternoon and let sink about 10-12 feet and retrieve in a slow moderate pattern.
For best results: Get over near the dam with orange power bait. Fish 2 feet off the bottom between the outhouse and the dam.
The last stocking for urban lakes took place in June and have stopped for the summer from July 1 to September 15. During the fall when water temps begin to decrease, the catfish stocking will start up again.
There will be 4 scheduled stockings of catfish this coming season at 2 week intervals. Once the catfish stocking schedule has run they will begin stocking rainbow trout.
Due to the high pH levels no stocking will take place until the numbers come down.
12 inch rainbows are being caught at Riggs Flat.
Try using small spinners.
The water is very clear making it easy to see fish swimming around. There is a 10 foot ring of weeds around the shore making it difficult to use lures but the fish don’t seem interested in worms or baits.
