Fishing Organizations in Arizona

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American Sportfishing Association
The American Sportfishing Association is the sportfishing industry s trade association. We safeguard and promote the enduring social, economic, and conservation values of sportfishing in America

Arizona Anglers Family Fishing Club
The Arizona Anglers Family Fishing Club has been in existence since 1974. It is one of the oldest fishing clubs in the state. We hold 11 derbies per year and a yearly 'Fish Off' in December. We cater to families and to the enjoyment of fishing. Our club derbies are held at many lakes here in Arizona such as: Bartlett Lake, Apache Lake, Lake Pleasant, Alamo Lake, Lake Mary and many more ..... Children are always FREE!!!!.

Arizona B.A.S.S. Federation
The B.A.S.S. Charter Program began in 1968 with the affiliation of the first B.A.S.S. chapter, Chattanooga Bass Club and in 1972, 19 state federations were registered and so began the B.A.S.S. National Federation program. There are currently 51 federations in the United States and over 2,800 clubs with approximately 50,000 members.

B.A.S.S. chapter members are our grass-roots fishermen dedicated to the future of bass fishing. They furnish manpower, money and equipment for lake clean-ups, promote catch-and-release, encourage community involvement, lobby for and against proposed legislation, introduce youth to fishing and even conduct tournament creel census reports.Our federation members also have another common interest, tournament fishing.

Arizona Central Division of American Bass

Arizona Fly Casters
The Arizona Flycasters Club is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, preservation and improvement of fly-fishing. The Club conducts classes in fly-casting, fly tying, rod building, net building and fishing tactics.

The Arizona Flycasters Club provides college scholarships and financial and logistical support to conservation and education projects. The club s activities encourage sportsmanship, skill development and good citizenship.

The Club is affiliated with the Federation of Flyfishers, an international organization for fly fishers.

Dame Juliana Anglers
The Dame Juliana Anglers is Phoenix's first women's angling club. The Dame Juliana Anglers is named after the First Lady of fly fishing, Dame Juliana Berners, who, in 1496, authored what is known to be the first fishing treatise, the Second Book of Albans.

The goal of this informal group is to bring women anglers together to fish, socialize, learn about other women's fly fishing groups in other areas, organize fly fishing and fly tying classes and trips and have a generally enjoyable time. As Dame Juliana stated in her treatise, angling is the best of all sports because it is a "merry occupation, without care, anxiety or trouble...."

Dame Juliana Anglers is a club that promotes conservation, environmental issues, habitat improvement, and catch & release.

Desert Fly Casters
An Arizona Angling Club

Federation of Fly Fishers
Welcome to the web site of the Federation of Fly Fishers, an international service organization dedicated to the betterment of the sport of fly fishing through Conservation and Education. The FFF and its Councils are the only organized advocate for fly fishers on the national and regional level in the United States.

International Game Fish Association
IGFA's objectives are founded on the beliefs that game fish species, related food fish, and their habitats are economic, social, recreational, and aesthetic assets which must be maintained, wisely used and perpetuated; and that the sport of angling is an important recreational, economic, and social activity which the public must be educated to pursue in a manner consistent with sound sporting and conservation practices.

Recreational Fishing Alliance
As a salt water angler, you probably get as frustrated as we do when the federal government the state legislatures and even the courts impose unreasonable restrictions on your ability to enjoy recreational fishing.

Until recently, recreational anglers could not get a fair hearing.

But, now we have an organization that can fight back! RFA Members already have a lot to celebrate over. Our membership is growing stronger every day and, as our membership grows, so does the political clout. As individuals, our complaints will simply not be heard, but as a united group, we can and do stand up to anyone who threatens the sport we enjoy so much - fishing! I hope you will take a moment to read through our website and learn more about what you can do to help save our fish and protect our rights as recreational anglers.

Red Rock Fly Casters
The Preservation of Oak Creek through project and education.

South of Flagstaff Arizona
Arizona fishing waters offer huge contrasts. Warm desert lakes and cold high country waters are less than two hours apart.

Southwest Walleye Anglers Club
 We are a non-profit corporation dedicated to the advancement of the walleye
fishery in the state of Arizona and the future fishing for our youth, since 1994

Our Club
We have two chapters in Arizona. Our new club meets at the American Legion Hall, 10625 N. Cave Creek Rd. in Phoenix, every third Tuesday of the month.

Our original club meets at Arizona Game & Fish, 7200 E. University Drive in Mesa, every third Thursday of the month.

The meetings start at 7:30 PM.
Individual memberships are $20.00 per year or $30.00 per family.

Trout Unlimited
Trout Unlimited s mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.

TU accomplishes this mission on local, state and national levels with an extensive and dedicated volunteer network. TU s national office, based just outside of Washington, D.C., and its regional offices employ professionals who testify before Congress, publish a quarterly magazine, intervene in federal legal proceedings, and work with the organization s 142,000 volunteers in 450 chapters nationwide to keep them active and involved in conservation issues.

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