As the “dog days” of summer approach us here in Phoenix, the fishing is showing no signs on slowing down. Some of the best action we have seen all year is taking place right now at Lake Pleasant. The surface action continues to stay hot, with lots of Largemouth, Stripers, and White bass falling for topwater baits. Chasing the surface boils has been the most productive technique for these fish. Small swimbaits like the Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper rigged on a Revenge Jighead have been very effective. Topwater baits such as a Rio Rico or Paycheck Baits Repo Man are also fooling some big bass. The boils have been lasting late into the morning and starting up again between late afternoon and dark.

The night bite at Lake Pleasant is also worth mentioning. 6″ and 7″ Roboworms in “Aarons Magic” or “After Dark” are catching plenty of largemouth after the sun goes down. These bass are gorging themselves on Crawfish at night, so try to fish the type of rock that will be holding these craws.

 Roosevelt Lake has shown signs of breaking wide open, although it hasn’t happened quite yet. The best action we’ve had out here has been in the evenings and again after dark. 7″ “Aarons Magic” roboworms and 10″ Berkeley Power Worms have been doing the trick out here. We have also seen short bursts of schooling activity with the largemouth right before dark. If you are lucky enough to be around some fish chasing on the surface, make sure to have a topwater bait ready to fire at them.

 The fly fishing action up north has been solid as usual for this time of year. Oak Creek Canyon continues to produce lots of rainbows and some browns. We were able to catch some early morning hatches this week and take advantage of the dry fly bite. Most of our fish have been coming on #14 and #16 Parachute Adams early in the morning, with some fish falling for nymphs later in the day as well.

 The White Mountains have also been pumping out some big fish over the past couple of weeks. The sight fishing the big Rainbows, Browns, and Apache’s on Earl Park Lake has been effective. Most of these fish are falling for big dry fly’s. Big streamers are producing some big bites up here as well.

This report was written by Hook Up Outfitters Guide Josh Bertrand

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