Arizona Urban Fishing Report
The scheduled date for the first trout delivery of the winter season is Thursday, Nov. 13 for all lakes in the Phoenix and Tucson areas. Trout averaging from 11-12 inches will be stocked at rates of 80-100 fish per lake surface acre for Urban Lakes and at lower rates for Urban Ponds. Fish deliveries will occur throughout the day starting from early morning well into the afternoon. Trout stockings will continue at two-week intervals throughout the next four months. A total of over 12,000 trout from two Colorado trout producers will be delivered to all 21 waters in one day.
With the colder temperatures at Payson’s Green Valley Lakes, trout stockings already started in October and will continue every other week. Remember, daily bag and possession limits for trout at Urban Lakes are four fish per person for licensed anglers and two fish for unlicensed juveniles under the age of 14. Trout limits at Urban Ponds are two fish for licensed anglers and one fish for youth.
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Here is a few carp fishing tips to wet your appetite.
The first thing you have to get clear is you cannot go into this with the thought of one bait and presentation. Be prepared with a few different hookbaits be they sweetcorn, maize, chickpeas, boilies, pellets, maggots etc based on carp preferences and circumstances at the time or venue. Do not be afraid to experiment. Be flexible, keep an open mind. Make every approach to the water be like the first and try to put aside any preconceived notions or expectations of the swim or venue or how the carp will behave or what baits they will go for. If fishing more than one rod, bait them differently and at different depth levels, then put both rods at the same distance/depth if you’ve determined that’s where the fish are located. There can be bait and presentation differences (as well as differences in the carp themselves) at each of these and being successful at them will lead to a well rounded carp fishing education.
Realize that catching a whopper carp is everybodys dream but becoming obsessed with whether or not you catch them each time out will lead to disappointment and cloud your fishing judgment. Enjoy the carp you catch and when you get a 20 or 30…fantastic. Don’t gauge your carp fishing success based on how other anglers do at different venues and swims. Now if they are right next to you, that may be another story……….
Even if you’ve never seen a knotless knot, a boilie or a bolt-rig before, you will be showing all your friends what they do very soon. YOU’LL be the one they come running to for carp fishing answers – YOU’LL have the edge over all the other carp anglers.
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Fishing in the Fall Fires Up in October and November!
For many Ohioans, the fall season provides an abundance of new outdoor activities. You have the amazing fall foliage and the start of the new hunting season as well as small community fall festivals,as well as the football season, which provide a variety of options available in Ohio during the fall.
One activity not to be missed is the tremendous fall fishing opportunities that are available across the state. The fish are feeding enthusiastically from Lake Erie to the Ohio River as they begin storing up fat reserves in preparation for winter, and this can make for some very successful fishing trips, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife.
RAINBOW TROUT
Thousands of rainbow trout, raised in Ohio’s state fish hatcheries, are released into local fishing holes and neighborhood lakes throughout Ohio in the fall. This annual stocking provides excellent opportunities for anglers to continue fishing into the cooler months- and it’s fun for the whole family.
STEELEHEAD
Steelhead start cruising the Lake Erie shoreline shortly after Labor Day, with rainfall and cooler temperatures triggering an increase in the upstream migrations. The Division of Wildlife annually stocks five Lake Erie tributary streams (Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin and Grand rivers, and Conneaut Creek) with steelhead.
These fish eventually migrate into Lake Erie and spend the summer in the cooler part of the lake before returning to streams during the fall through the spring. Stream-caught steelhead trout average 25 inches in length, weigh five to six pounds, and have usually spent two to three summers out in the lake. There are a good number of trophy fish available that are over 30 inches long and weigh more than 10 pounds.
BASS, CRAPPIE, AND SUNFISH
Fishing inland reservoirs for bass, crappie, or sunfish also can be very productive. Late-season crappie are likely to be found near good cover such as fallen trees, artificial structure, or other stick-ups near sloping points, outside bends of creek channels, or steep shorelines adjacent to creek channels. If you move offshore just a bit fall crappie will hold in schools near drop off areas. A less traditional area that also is worth a try is the spillway where moving water may attract and concentrate crappie. Spillways often can be easy to fish from shore and they can be surprisingly productive.
Bass feed heavily this time of year on the bait fish that are abundant in the reservoirs. This can lead to some frenzied fishing action! Anglers should target shallow bays and structure that are adjacent to deeper waters. But the easiest way to find feeding bass is to look for schools of bait fish breaking the surface when a bass is feeding on them. Cast a top-water plug or a twister tail into the commotion and it should lead to success.
Sunfish will be in deeper water this time of year , but they will still be abundant and the bite will be fantastic! Like other species sunfish are on the constant feed during the fall fattening up for the winter. If you fish the the deeper waters for these fish you will be pleasantly please with your catch.
YELLOW PERCH
The most famous and remarkable fall perch fishery is still lake Erie and large catches can still be had. Also there are some inland reservoirs around the state that hold good populations of perch. Most of these reservoirs are located in northwest Ohio and the best ones for yellow perch include: Findlay Reservoir No. 1 (Hancock County), Metzger and Ferguson reservoirs (Allen County), Wauseon Reservoir No. 2 (Fulton County), Shelby Reservoir No. 3 (Richland County), Upper Sandusky Reservoir No. 2 (Wyandot County), and Willard Reservoir (Huron County).
WALLEYE AND SAUGEYE
Movement is the key for catching trophy walleye or saugeye that can be found in waterways across Ohio. Some late fall November walleye anglers find that fishing for walleye when they’re on the move is highly effective. Best baits for walleye are floating jigs tipped with white, yellow or fluorescent colored plastic tails. Saugeye become highly active this time of year as well. With lakes being drawn down for flood control, saugeye school up near areas where the flow is funneled down, such as bridge abutments. Vertical jigging or casting with twister tails or crankbaits works well to catch these female walleye/male-sauger hybrids.
Check out these quick tips for excellent autumn fishing or visit wildohio.com and click on "Fishing" for more details about choosing the right bait, places to fish, fish identification, and even how to fillet and cook the fish you take home. Recipes are available at wildohiocookbook.com
Anglers age 16 and older are required to have a valid fishing license to take fish, frogs or turtles from Ohio waters. Fishing licenses are available at bait and tackle stores, outdoor outfitters, major department stores, and at wildohio.com. An Ohio fishing license is one of the best recreational bargains available, costing state residents only $19 a year. Fishing licenses do not expire until February 28, 2009, anglers can enjoy the "hard water" season as well!
Ohio residents born on or before December 31, 1937 can obtain a free fishing license at any license vendor. Residents age 66 and older born on or after January 1, 1938 are eligible to obtain a reduced-cost senior fishing license for $10. A one-day fishing license is also available for $11, an amount that can be applied toward the cost of an annual license.
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