AZ Lakes, AZ Pros: Daniel Pecotte At Roosevelt Lake
Daniel Pecotte of Holbrook has been fishing for bass Roosevelt for many years, and he says that winter is the trickiest time – it’s harder to get them to eat.
Lake Mead RV Parks
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is twice the size of the state of Rhode Island, and even with the water level down, there is still plenty of room for boating and fishing. It is also a great RV destination, with many RV parks.
Arizona Lakes, Arizona Pros: Tony Gaillombardo At Bartlett Lake
An old friend of ours, Tony Gaillombardo, has been fishing since he was five years old. He hosted Fishing Arizona, a local television show, for a year, and pro-staffer for Mepps and Mister Twister for many years.
AZGFD’s Enhanced Online Fish & Boat AZ Map
The adventurous Arizona angler, boater or paddler now has a tackle-box tool that can unlock about any fishing excursion in the state.
With destinations ranging from high-elevation lakes in pine forests to waters in grasslands and desert areas, how does someone decide where to go?
Arizona Lakes, Arizona Pros: Jerry Weston At Bartlett Lake
If you go to the Mesa Bass Pro Shops bass seminars, you’ve probably seen Jerry Weston. If not, get out there and meet a bunch of Arizona bass pros! Jerry was kind enough to take us out to Bartlett Lake one morning and show us how he puts fish in the boat during these dog days.
AZ Lakes AZ Pros Gregg Warne At Roosevelt
Years ago, pro bass angler Gregg Warne took us out to Roosevelt for some night fishing one August and taught us how to fish a football head jig at night. A football head jig is just what it sounds like – the lead is shaped like a football and they are usually pretty heavy.
AZ Lakes AZ Pros Rich Jones At Pleasant
Giant worms are ideal baits for big fish at Lake Pleasant, especially at night. The man who introduced us to giant baits was Rich Jones, an Arizona fisherman who loved the Wednesday night tournaments and often took home a wad of cash. He actually used to pour his own giant baits – the Bullwhip was super big heavy worm.
Arizona Lakes Arizona Pros Roosevelt With Clifford Pirch
You may be familiar with Clifford Pirch if you follow the big tournament circuits like Bassmaster and the like, but Clifford is a Payson boy, and we fished with him quite a bit back in the day. He used to fish All Star Bass and he must have a couple dozen trophies from that circuit tucked away somewhere.
Women: Just Do It!
I never fished much as a kid — my dad would take us to the canal once in a while and we’d fish with hotdogs or baloney, but I don’t remember catching anything. Dad mostly took us camping, hiking, and hunting. His theory was to stay away from water, because that was where the crowds were.
Arizona Lakes Arizona Pros Bob Mallory At Alamo
Alamo Lake can be dynamite in April. The average high temperature is 79 degrees and the average low is 44 degrees.