Nice sized catfish (1-4 pounds) are being caught at Tempe Town Lake along with some small bass.
For best results: For catfish try chicken liver on a bobber, worms and/or corn. if you’re going for the bass, try a spinner bait in the evening. White, in particluar, seems to be working well.
The last stocking of rainbow trout took place on May 12 so fishing should pick up. Some areas are doing better than others so if you’re not having any luck try another spot. Look for clear water and use spinners or bright colored power bait.
Brook trout was also stocked in February.
Trout fishing is good to excellent at Green Valley Lakes in Payson. Reports are saying there are some nice 1 - 3 pound rainbows available.
For trout try Power Bait, worms and salmon eggs.
Go for the largemouth bass with spinner bait, spoons or try plastics with a drop shot. The bass are actively in their spring spawn period and are aggressive and biting. AZ Game and Fish are asking that we practice catch and release during the spawn.
Bluegills are also in their spring spawn.
This is a great lake for kids and beginning anglers.
Trout stockings will take place through mid May.
Tempe Town Lake fishing is good.
Largemouth bass are in spring spawn and are hitting on spinner bait.
For best results: Go to the east side of the lake and fish by structure. Look for shad boils. Use spinner bait, white/white trailer or green or plastics on drop shot.
Catfish are also biting. Use worms for best results.
Reports say that one angler brought in 17 largemouth bass using Senkos and spinner baits.
The largemouths aren’t the only fish biting right now. The catfish and bluegills are also excellent.
For channel catfish try shrimp, hot dogs, or worms and fish off the bottom.
The latest stocking included 15 - 20 inch catfish and are restocked every 2 weeks.
November 15, trout season officially begins.
To get ready AZ Game and Fish will be stocking all urban fishing areas in Phoenix and Tucson with 11 to 12 inch trout. Each area will get 80 to 100 trout per lake acre. Fish will be stocked every 2 weeks for the next 4 months.
Prepare your tackle for the up coming trout season:
Daily bag limits for urban fishing lakes is 4 per licensed person and 2 for unlicensed kids under age 14. At urban fishing ponds the limit is 2 per licensed person and 1 for unlicensed kids under 14.
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.
Fishing is fair to good. Woods Canyon was stocked heavily this summer with rainbow trout.
The lake is nearly full and will be stocked again this week.
Try worms, salmon eggs, Power Bait, lures such as spinners and Rapalas, and flies such as peacock ladies, prince nymphs, and zug bugs. For trolling try cowbells, lures or flies with worms.
The lake is open to trolling motors only. The lake store is open and boat rentals are available.
Fishing is fair to good and the lake is nearly full, down only 1 - 1.5 feet.
Walk-in lake. There is a short but very steep hike down to the lake.
But plenty of shoreline for fishing. Try worms, salmon eggs, Power Bait, and spinners. Flies such as wooly worms or buggers are also working.
This lake is open only to electric motors. For a moderate hike go to the north and south side trail. For a difficult hike to the west side trail.
The lake is full but fishing is only fair. This is a steep trail hike-in lake and is best fished with float tubes or other inflatable water craft.
Artificail lures and flies only with a 6 trout bag limit. Size restriction of trout between 10 and 14 inches may not be possessed and any trout kept outside this slot must be killed immediately and retained as part of the bag limit.
A few rainbow trout can be caught on lures and flies. Try spinners such as Z-rays, Super Dupers, and Rapalas. Try flies such as wooly worms or buggers, semi-seal leeches, peacock ladies, prince nymphs, and zug bugs.
Fly fishing - try dry flies such as Adams, parachute Adams, humpies, and royal wulff.
