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AZ Game and Fish Weekly Fishing Report - Jun 20, 2007
BARTLETT โ Lake level is at 1,753 feet (43 -percent full). This is a hot spot for bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. Horseshoe reservoir has been emptied into Bartlett, which has risen a few feet. There is a good bass bite at first and last light. If the breeze is blowing, try spinnerbaits. If not, try topwater lures and crankbaits along the points, islands, reefs and rock strings along the main body of the lake. You might even find bass ambushing shad in the coves early and late. During a recent survey, crappie representing five different year classes were found. Big crappies are almost 3 pounds! Crappies are being caught in about 15-20 feet on minnows over structure. Night fishing is a great way to catch crappies and bass right now using Kalin 1/16-ounce black/blue/chartreuse jigs, but overall, crappie fishing is good on the east side coves. An angler reported a 70-fish day last week. Bass fishing is fantastic. We had some of the highest catch rates many of us biologists have ever seen electro-fishing this spring. We caught and netted over 60 largemouth bass in 250 meters of shoreline at one site. Bass averaged 1- 2/12 pounds. We found largemouth bass of this size all over the lake. Crawdad imitations and worming rigs (drop shots and Texas-rigs) are producing. Catfishing is picking up. We found quite a few flathead catfish in the 10-20 pound range up lake where the Verde comes in. They will take live sunfish, carp or water dogs. Remember the live bait most come from the lake itself (excluding minnows, water dogs or worms) not transported from another body of water!
nate wrote:I'm now down for a ? I just got word that I might be on a flight out to LA to visit a BW hotel.
