I’m sorry for lag in reporting.  Spring break, 80 degree temperatures, and great fishing have had us hopping!  What a time to be in Arizona fishing.  Everything is starting to break loose!

In the Phoenix / Scottsdale Area, Lake Pleasant and Saguaro Lake have been great options.  We are starting to see large numbers of stripers moving in to the traditional pre spawn areas at Lake Pleasant.  On the good days we’re catching fish every cast at times.  Cut bait is the ticket for spin fisherman, and heavy sinking lines with shad pattern flies have been the go-to for fly guys.  Some stripers are starting to show shallow early and late in the day, and are biting well on jerkbaits and clousers.  Because we’re still having fronts come through here and there, the fishing can be a little inconsistant, but the good days are really good!  There is also a new wave of largemouth moving up in the shallows, which should provide us another month or so of good sight fishing.

Just a little outside the Phoenix area, Roosevelt Lake and Alamo Lake have been fishing excellent!  We have had several giant largemouth this week out of Roosevelt flippin heavy cover.  Alamo has been kicking out a ton of fish on swimbaits and flippin.

In the Sedona area, Oak Creek Canyon has opened up and is now finished with runoff.  Fishing has been good, with some decent browns coming out last week, and a good numbers of rainbows.  nymphs are still the ticket for now, but there are signs of hatches starting to come off, so a mix of dry flies and nymphs are the ticket.  Waters high in the canyon seem to be the most productive stretches for now.

Other trout waters: Ice is starting to melt, and more and more waters are opening up throughout the high country.  Most of our lakes and streams are full of water this year, so expect to see some fantastic fishing!

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