Canyon and Apache

up to 30-plus fish to a boat, depending on the number of anglers. Information: (480) 986-2515. Roosevelt On a recent morning 25,000 Florida strain largemouth bass and 12,000 black crappie were planted in the lake. This is the third consecutive year Arizona Game and Fish has stocked Florida bass into the lake and the first time for crappie stocking. Bass fishing has been reported as excellent with bass staging before and after spawning. Information: (480) 986-2515. Saguaro A group of anglers hit it big recently, reporting a five-fish stringer weighing 27 pounds. One angler reported catching a 9-pounder on his first cast. The group caught no fish weighing under 4 pounds. Other reports indicate bass are eating Texas-rigged lizards and gizzard shad swimbaits. Anglers using wacky-rigged 5-inch watermelon red flake Flick’m Shimmy worms in 4 to 10 feet of water are doing well. Information: (480) 9862515. Some anglers are doing well using dropshotrigged Roboworms in morning dawn colors around cattails in 10 to 20 feet of water. At Apache, spinners are said to be working on smallmouth bass. Also try crankbaits and jigs have also been working and reaction baits in the mornings are said to be working. Information: (480) 986-2515.

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