Arizona Reporter - Arizona Guide - 13/08
Arizona Fishing Report August 2010
It looks like the state is drying out this week -- so far. Should be a good time to fish at night and watch the Perseids meteor showers. If you don't have a boat, no sweat, go after the plentiful catfish and carp while fishing from the shoreline.
Keep in mind that catfish and carp will be cruising the shallows looking for food, so chum with corn to attract them, and other fish as well. Personally, I like using corn and hot dogs, and chumming with both. We like to take along a grill, burn some weenies, then use the leftovers as bait.
There is a new moon this week, so submersible lights should work well, especially at Pleasant for stripers. Not hearing much from crappie anglers, but this would be the time to go for summer crappie at night under lights. My favorite summer crappie location is Alamo near the dam, but Bartlett or Roosevelt can be good. For stripers, there are guys who fish Lake Mead who rack up impressive numbers of stripers at night under lights.
In the high country, you can also fish at night for trout. The key is having a light over the water to attract plenty of insects. We used to use an anchored inner tube with a lantern, or simply anchor a small boat just offshore with a light on it, then fish from the shoreline away for all the bugs. Still, be sure to wear plenty of bug repellent, with all the moisture this summer, there are flying insects galore. It's also a great mushroom season.
Speaking of rain, I was looking online at the rainfall totals in the state since July 1; WOW. The high country especially got drenched. There were even places that received 6 to 10 inches of rain this summer so far. The high country is green and lush. It's mushroom heaven. The berry crop should also be very good. Due to near-record snow pack last winter and good conditions this summer, the acorn and pine cone crops should be terrific. Great for deer, elk, bears, birds and squirrels. This should be the perfect fall for a cast-n-blast. Take your pick, grouse and trout, squirrels and trout, turkey (over-the-counter youth permits) and trout. Or maybe ducks and trout.
By the way, did you know that Hoppes now has a room freshener with the classic scent all of us hunters know so well? Blew me away. Think I'll hang it in the bedroom for sweet hunting dreams.
Also, the oak grasslands of southern Arizona are looking like Ireland right now. This would be a great time to fish Parker Canyon, Patagonia or Arivaca. Take along some binoculars, you might spot some really interesting birds that come here from Central and South America to breed. We will probably have a decent Mearns' quail hatch, but the population was at a low ebb going into this summer, so we will probably just have a "normal" year. That sure beats dismal, which is what we had this last quail season in Arizona's southland.
Read the full fishing report here.
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Rory's Tips
Keep in mind that catfish and carp will be cruising the shallows looking for food, so chum with corn to attract them, and other fish as well. Personally, I like using corn and hot dogs, and chumming with both. We like to take along a grill, burn some weenies, then use the leftovers as bait.
There is a new moon this week, so submersible lights should work well, especially at Pleasant for stripers. Not hearing much from crappie anglers, but this would be the time to go for summer crappie at night under lights. My favorite summer crappie location is Alamo near the dam, but Bartlett or Roosevelt can be good. For stripers, there are guys who fish Lake Mead who rack up impressive numbers of stripers at night under lights.
In the high country, you can also fish at night for trout. The key is having a light over the water to attract plenty of insects. We used to use an anchored inner tube with a lantern, or simply anchor a small boat just offshore with a light on it, then fish from the shoreline away for all the bugs. Still, be sure to wear plenty of bug repellent, with all the moisture this summer, there are flying insects galore. It's also a great mushroom season.
Speaking of rain, I was looking online at the rainfall totals in the state since July 1; WOW. The high country especially got drenched. There were even places that received 6 to 10 inches of rain this summer so far. The high country is green and lush. It's mushroom heaven. The berry crop should also be very good. Due to near-record snow pack last winter and good conditions this summer, the acorn and pine cone crops should be terrific. Great for deer, elk, bears, birds and squirrels. This should be the perfect fall for a cast-n-blast. Take your pick, grouse and trout, squirrels and trout, turkey (over-the-counter youth permits) and trout. Or maybe ducks and trout.
By the way, did you know that Hoppes now has a room freshener with the classic scent all of us hunters know so well? Blew me away. Think I'll hang it in the bedroom for sweet hunting dreams.
Also, the oak grasslands of southern Arizona are looking like Ireland right now. This would be a great time to fish Parker Canyon, Patagonia or Arivaca. Take along some binoculars, you might spot some really interesting birds that come here from Central and South America to breed. We will probably have a decent Mearns' quail hatch, but the population was at a low ebb going into this summer, so we will probably just have a "normal" year. That sure beats dismal, which is what we had this last quail season in Arizona's southland.
Read the full fishing report here.
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