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" Great news for trout anglers – the gate is open into Willow Springs Lake on the Mogollon Rim and it may be a coin toss on whether the U.S. Forest Service opens up the FS 300 Road, aka the Rim Road, into Woods Canyon Lake by this weekend.
By the way, Willow Springs does have some huge brown trout besides its terrific population of feisty holdover rainbows.
It looks like the high country trout season is underway.
This is the time of year when anglers often catch those larger hold-over trout that often have the deep pink-colored flesh like salmon. You might even catch a wall hanger. But keep in mind that if you take a picture of the fish and measure it, there are lots of places that can make life-like reproductions of your prize catch. That makes it even easier for you to practice catch-and-release so some other angler can experience the thrill of a big fish on the end of the line.
The lakes in the Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside area are full and already overflowing. Turbidity could be a bit of an issue. The Greer Lakes are reportedly ice-free and accessible, although the Little Colorado River is a little turbid from runoff. Becker Lake near Springerville is coming on strong, as usual. Nelson Reservoir is an option. Luna Lake near Alpine is worth a visit. As of this writing, the road into Big Lake and Crescent Lake wasn’t open – yet. Maybe soon.
Ashurst Lake near Flagstaff should be good for both trout and pike. Upper Lake Mary should be good for northern pike (Lower Lake Mary is too low to stock). We have no reports from Long Lake, but it is accessible. The small trout lakes around Williams are open, ice free, and most of them have recently been stocked.
Lynx, Fain and Goldwater Lake near Prescott have all been stocked with trout recently and should provide some decent fishing opportunities as well.
A close-to-home trout fishing opportunity for many is the Lower Salt River near Phoenix. We are currently stocking trout at the Water Users and Blue Point areas. If you don’t have time to travel, this is a fun option close to home.
Even though there are mixed reports from Lees Ferry in northern Arizona, it is an awesome place to fish in spring.
High winds again this week slowed down the fishing in the warmwater lakes, and probably moved bass and crappie off beds; typical March weather. Just give it a day or two of good weather and the action should pick right back up again. The urge to spawn is extremely compelling. The windy weather does provide an opportunity to target smallmouth bass at Roosevelt, Havasu and the Parker Strip, especially along rocky shorelines with good wave action.
Roosevelt, Bartlett and Alamo have all been fire at times for largemouth bass and crappie. Pleasant is coming on strong. Down south, it looks like Patagonia Lake is a good bet for some lunkers and Arivaca Lake is certainly worth a visit.
Some anglers have reported good crappie action at night, especially at Roosevelt, but the full moon is approaching (April 2). It can be difficult for crappie lights to out shine the full moon to attract plankton, shad, crappie and bass. Once the moon hits its waning cycle, the night crappie bite should be super.
It looks like the great striper bite at Lake Powell is starting, especially near the dam and possibly the power plant intakes as well. The winds likely slowed things down, but a day or two of mild weather should get the action going again. Please catch and keep all the stripers you can to help the resource. Expect the striper bite to crescendo the next several weeks as the stripers congregate in their spawning behavior, but the bite will slacken significantly once the fish disperse. Don’t miss out.
Also, don’t miss out on the Game and Fish Department’s Outdoor Expo at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility this weekend. We’ll have lots of activities, booths and information on hunting, fishing, shooting, boating and OHV use. It’s shaping up to be our greatest show ever. Come on out and have some fun.
Good luck. Maybe I will see you out there.
"
Rory's Tip , Fri Mar 29, 2007
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