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ARIZONA FISHING REPORT – JUNE 24TH to JULY 2ND, 2025

ARIZONA LAKE FISHING REPORTS

HOT–Day time temperatures have been in the 100’s.   Roosevelt Lake-water temperature in the mid 80’s.  Night fishing has been good.  A night tournament on June 28th was won with 5 fish for over 25 .  Deep crank baits, jigs, and Texas rig 10 inch power worms and creature baits working.  Lake is still dropping.

LAKE PLEASANT

Water temperature in mid 80’s.  Early morning striper bite on top water baits in the North end of the lake right at first light.  Look for stripers and bass boils chasing shad.  It slows down after the sun pops up.  Bass are hitting drop shots off of points, and islands in main lake.  They are releasing water, which will have bass moving deeper.

Remember to drink plenty of water or Gatorade.  The Sheriff deputies, water patrol, and Game and Fish will be out in full force on the lakes this weekend and will have DUI check points on the water and roads, so make this a fun weekend and use common sense.  Have a designated driver and play it safe.

BARTLETT LAKE

Water temperature in the mid 80’s.  Water level is still dropping.  Some top water fish in lower end of the lake until the sun comes up.  Drop shots, 5 inch grubs, half once jugs and small shad colored cranks are working.

ROOSEVELT LAKE

Water temperature in the mid 70’s.  Top water early, deep cranks, jigs, 10″ worms in 20 to 30 feet of water, with nice bass being caught.  If you can handle throwing large swim baits, a double-digit bass can be the ticket.  Several 10 pound plus bass have been caught in the past 2 months.  With a full moon approaching, night fishing will be getting underway.  Beat the heat.

HORSE LAKE

 

APACHE LAKE

 

ALAMO LAKE

 

MARY LAKE – NEAR FLAGSTAFF

 

ARIZONA FISHING REPORT – MAY 21ST to MAY 28TH, 2025

ARIZONA LAKE FISHING REPORTS

Fishing report for below listed lakes.  On the dates May 12th, 13th and 14th we had Red Flag warnings with winds exceeding 50 mph.   The following report is for the following 4 days.

LAKE PLEASANT

Water temperature mid 70’s.  A good top water bite at first light.  Everyone is anticipating the opening of the Agua Fria river on June 15th, which has been closed since December 15th.  You may have to take a number, as it falls on Fathers Day.

BARTLETT LAKE

Water temperature 75 degrees , lots of small bass.  The lake has been coming up, but they are releasing it now.  Cranks, swim baits, drop shot and Texas rig in 15 to 20 feet of water.

ROOSEVELT LAKE

Water temperature in the mid 70’s.  Top water early, deep cranks, jigs, 10″ worms in 20 to 30 feet of water, with nice bass being caught.  If you can handle throwing large swim baits, a double-digit bass can be the ticket.  Several 10 pound plus bass have been caught in the past 2 months.  With a full moon approaching, night fishing will be getting underway.  Beat the heat.

HORSE LAKE

 

APACHE LAKE

Water temperature in the mid 70’s.  Early top water bite, crank baits, Texas rig creature baits, swim baits, and drop shot working well.  They are releasing water out of Roosevelt Lake, which is adding nutrients into the lake.

ALAMO LAKE

Water temperature in the 70’s.  Some crappie biting, bass fishing is still going strong.  Early top water bite, creature baits, drop shots, shad colored cranks, working well.

MARY LAKE – NEAR FLAGSTAFF

 

ARIZONA FISHING REPORT – MAY 12TH to MAY 18TH, 2025

ARIZONA LAKE FISHING REPORTS

Fishing report for below listed lakes.  On the dates May 12th, 13th and 14th we had Red Flag warnings with winds exceeding 50 mph.   The following report is for the following 4 days.

LAKE PLEASANT

Water temperature in the low 70’s.  The lake level has been rising, but they are getting ready to start releasing water for irrigation.  The Agua Fria river will be opening up on June 15th.  Those fish haven’t been fished since December 15th.  Stripers are starting to his top water, with smaller ones hitting in 60 feet on anchovies.

BARTLETT LAKE

The lake has come up around 10 feet.  The lake was dropping during the spawn, and it probably will not be the best spawn this year.  The rise in the lake came a little too late.  Water temperature in the low 70’s.  Numbers of bass caught is good.  Crank baits, drop shots, Texas rig creature baits, spinner baits all work well.

ROOSEVELT LAKE

Another 10 pound plus bass taken over the weekend.  Water temperature in low 70’s.  Fishing is good for numbers and nice fish being taken on Glide baits, deep cranks, drop shots, swimbaits, creature baits and Senkos.

HORSE LAKE

 

SAGUARO LAKE

Not a lot of bass being caught, but the ones that you do catch are 3 to 6 pounders.  Water temperature in the low 70’s, water color is really tainted.  Deep cranks, big swim baits, and creature baits and drop shots are working.

ALAMO LAKE

 

MARY LAKE – NEAR FLAGSTAFF

 

ARIZONA FISHING REPORT – MAY 5, 2025

ARIZONA LAKE FISHING REPORTS

The weather conditions have been strange this Spring.  The past week has been in the upper 80’s and ended the week with rain and temperatures in the 60’s.

LAKE PLEASANT

Lake Pleasant has been mostly Post Spawn with a lot of bass just following the baits back to the boat, but not aggressive.  Some stripers in 60 feet of water hitting big spoons.  The water level has been coming up, but the CAP is getting ready to start releasing water soon.  Water temperature in the upper 60’s to low 70’s.

BARTLETT LAKE

Bartlett lake is coming up some with the release of water from Horseshoe.  Bass have been hitting cranks, spinnerbaits, drop shots, and Texas rig creature baits.  Water temperature in the upper 60’s to low 70’s.  Some crappie hitting minnows around the yellow cliffs on small jigs tipped with minnows.

ROOSEVELT LAKE

Roosevelt Lake has been on fire.  The last few tournaments have been won with a 4 plus pound per fish limit.  Big cranks, chatterbaits, topwater, buzzbaits, dropshot, flipping and Texas rigs.  They have bee releasing water into Apache lake.  Water temperature in upper 60’s and low 70’s.

HORSE LAKE

Horseshoe Lake, if you can brave the road going in, has been real good for flipping in the upper end, with reports of 3 to 5 pounders.  They are draining the lake into Bartlett, so this bite will not last long

SAGUARO LAKE

 

ALAMO LAKE

Alamo Lake has been real good.  Some good reports on crappie.  Bass are hitting Senkos wacky rigged or Texas rigged.  Cranks, spinnerbaits, topwater, drop shot Robo worms and Texas rigged baby brush hogs.  Water temperature in upper 60’s and low 70’s.

MARY LAKE – NEAR FLAGSTAFF