Popular fishing in the Southwestern states?

[Joe Link]

I don't know much about fishing down south. I imagine you guys have trout and other popular species, but what else do you guys mostly fish for?

 

[Mrjenkins]

Looks like nobody answered you. Az has trout up north. As close as 80 miles from the valley starting in payson. Woods canyon lake, bear canyon lake has tons of trout and crawfish. Big lake as well. Lots of creeks up there as well. In the valley places like Tempe town lake and some Indian reservations have lots of cat fish as well

 

[curtmini14]

we have walleyes ,pike,crappies ,bullgills,catfish.and some of the best strippers over by bullhead.ya we have fish up north.

 

[Mrjenkins]

Lol. That's alot more specific then I was. Don't listen to me. Listen to curt.

 

[curtmini14]

just do a lot of fishing thats all.

 

[Flymph]

What's your guy's native trout species? Anything interesting like Dorado or a Westslope Cutthroat? Can you fish for them?
Up here we have Bull Trout, or Dolly Varden, and they can get to be about 40" in length. However most that people catch are about 30"... They are commonly targeted on the Metolius, as that's the only place they still allow catch and release in Oregon, as far as I know. We also have a coastal cutthroats and Lahontan Cutthroats (or something very similar but unique).

 

[Caveman Jim]

I'd be willing to bet that water is in short supply in the desert although I have fished Lake Havasu many years ago & love strippers!!!

 

[curtmini14]

hey caveman we have lots of water now.the only trout ive caught are rainbows,goldens.and brown.here in az

 

[Ridgeback]

Arizona is the fishing central of the world.
500 miles in any direction there is good fishing.

 

[Caveman Jim]

hey caveman we have lots of water now.the only trout ive caught are rainbows,goldens.and brown.here in az

Is that due to global warming???

 

[11Charlie]

What's your guy's native trout species? Anything interesting like Dorado or a Westslope Cutthroat? Can you fish for them?
Up here we have Bull Trout, or Dolly Varden, and they can get to be about 40" in length. However most that people catch are about 30"... They are commonly targeted on the Metolius, as that's the only place they still allow catch and release in Oregon, as far as I know. We also have a coastal cutthroats and Lahontan Cutthroats (or something very similar but unique).

I love hooking into a good Dolly Varden! Used to go fishing all the time up by Trinity which is a old mining town over by Fish lake in Eastern Washington.

 

[old4570guy]

I love hooking into a good Dolly Varden! Used to go fishing all the time up by Trinity which is a old mining town over by Fish lake in Eastern Washington.

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