Free Fishing Day

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I did some nice fishing at Alvord Lake. Alvord Lake is in Caesar Chavez park. I was able to catch 3 large mouth bass. I used a grub spinner bait and worms. I also caught several bluegills. The boat dock did not yield much but more secluded areas had the most luck.

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Green Valley Lake is one of my favorite places to fish. It is beautiful and peaceful. I caught 2 rainbow trout using worms from the short. One was about 3 pounds and 20 inches. I also caught several bluegills with worms under a bobber. I did see a few catfish but was unable to catch any. It was a beautiful day.

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photo credit: luis echánove

I did a little fishing at Lake Meade. I used anchovies as my main bait. Starting at the South Cove I was able to catch about 20 fish. Most were about 3 pounds. I practiced catch and release. The bite was on the best in about 30 feet of watter. Check out Lake Meade if you have not recently fished there.

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Using a hot dog as bait I was able to catch a 4 pound channel catfish

I visited Lake Pleasant again. Using a hot dog as bait I was able to catch a 4 pound channel catfish. I was also able to catch 10 stripers using anchovies and worms as bait. Most of the stripers were in the 2 pound to 5 pound range. The best time to fish is the early morning. I focused on the cove near the boat launch.

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Tempe Town Lake Sees Some Improvement

The Tempe Town Lake has had poor fishing lately. I recently gave it another shot and had some success. I was able to catch a largemouth bass with drop shotting. As I continued fishing from shore I caught about 6 bass using worms. The bass are feeding and the fishing has greatly improved.

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Papago Park Pond

I was fishing in Papago Park Pond and was amazed at the number of catfish. I caught over ten catfish in a very short time. Some of them were up to 3 pounds. I was using shrimp bait. I was able to get a few bass as well using tubes and grubs. It was a beautiful day with warm weather. I highly recommend it.

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River View Park

photo credit: GRAND VIEWER

I had some good luck at River View Park. River View Park is located in Mesa so it is convenient to access. I caught a 12 inch bass fishing with night crawlers. Night Crawlers were also the ticket for three catfish include one five pound catfish. I was surprised that I also caught two perch. It was a great day.

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Roosevelt Lake has Great Fishing

photo credit: Great Beyond

The fishing at Roosevelt Lake continues to be great. i was able to catch 10 largemouth bass. I used spinnerbait and fished near the launch ramp. The lake was in great shape and the fish were jumping. I used my electric trolling motor and also tried out some fly fishing.

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Next weekend I will be heading to the Arizona Outdoor Expo. This event has a huge amount of vendors and tons to do. We will be able to shoot many types of guns, participate in OHV activities, practice fishing techniques, and much more. I may even go for multiple days. It should be a lot of fun.

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Mixed results at Apache Lake

photo credit: davidanthonyporter

I recently visited Apache Lake. I had mixed results there. For most of the day I was only able to catch minnows using live worms and crankbaits. I was able to catch only one trout in the early morning. Moving to the other side of the lake I caught a few trout using power eggs. I also landed a 7 lb yellow bass. I saw a few catfish as well.

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