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Alamo / Jan 9 and 10, 2026 Alamo

Last post by FishMan - January 13, 2026, 07:58 AM

Fished Alamo last weekend. Crazy wind and bitter cold. 2-3 foot rollers, crashing over the bow and making launching/retrieving fun. Put on the gortex and strapped the life jacket tight. Caught 10 fish Friday and 21 Saturday. Targeted single fish, with the ones wanting to eat in the 8-20 FOW range. All fish were released safely for next time. Nothing huge, most in 1.2-1.4 range, only 2 under 1 pond.

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Alamo / Re: Alamo Lake - Jan 9-11

Last post by OneBlade - January 12, 2026, 06:51 AM

OK, my wife and I headed up Friday afternoon and fished Alamo Saturday.  Weather was cold but no wind up until 10-11am-ish it picked up and got annoying. We fished around the buoy line and traveled from there to opposite the dam whatever direction that is and cast to 1s and 2s crappie that were 10-20 ft down (in 30 foot of water).  If we got boat positioned well, and got an accurate cast, and reeled in properly to get that jig in front of the fish, we caught 'em.  I'm still working on all of that but was good to see some moderate success on catching crappie that way.  Most of our fish were 1.5lbs or less but did hear of a few folks catching a couple 2lb-ers.  We released all of our fish as we have plenty in the freezer plus the crappie there are part of a low/no consumption warning for mercury so we tend to limit eating those to SCF/BHCC.  Fish caught on single and double jig setup with swivel weight above. I also had a couple long rods with double rig minnows off the back sides but they did nothing.

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All Other Lakes / January 2026 Crappie Fishing R...

Last post by OneBlade - January 07, 2026, 06:40 AM

January 2026 Crappie Fishing Report

The following up-to-date report was provided by AZ Crappie Sniper Guide Service. If you're interested in a guided trip for crappie contact Randy Howton at 623-640-9193 and randyhowton@yahoo.com.  Randy's guide service was mentioned in Crappie NOW, the biggest online crappie magazine publication in the US.

Alamo Lake
The lake is still on fire for crappie fishing and you can find lots of fish everywhere from 15ft to 60ft deep.  Most active fish are suspended in the 10-20ft depth. You can cast your jig to those active fish or also try an Aberdeen hook with a minnow and split shot as that is working also.

Bartlett Lake
Crappie are roaming in schools everywhere from Rattlesnake Cove all the way back to the river area.  You can find fish in structure but they may be more difficult to catch than the ones roaming in schools. Water level was is now at 73% full so there is more area open than in prior months.

Lake Pleasant
Crappie fishing is a bit tougher.  You will need to hit a lot of trees until you find the tree loaded with crappie where you should be able to catch a fair amount, and then move on to more trees looking for the ones holding crappie. Also remember, the Aqua Fria arm is currently closed so check the other arms/bays on the north end of the lake.

Roosevelt Lake
You'll find crappie on the structures so look for trees or fish the AZGFD habitats. Some reports have come in that crappie are being caught on the Tonto end in the trees so you can try that as well.

Notice
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And if you appreciate these fishing reports, please help this community and post your own crappie fishing report in our Lake Reports forum board: https://forum.azcrappie.com/index.php#c4

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Bartlett / Re: Dec 20 Bartlett

Last post by Tweeder - December 25, 2025, 08:36 AM

Nice job boys! How was the average size?

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Alamo / Re: Alamo Lake - Jan 9-11

Last post by Tweeder - December 24, 2025, 09:58 PM

That would be a first choice for me as a raffle winner

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Alamo / Re: Alamo Lake - Jan 9-11

Last post by Stevert - December 24, 2025, 09:15 AM

That is a coo painting.  Mom's got talent for sure.

SS

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Alamo / Alamo Lake - Jan 9-11

Last post by OneBlade - December 23, 2025, 06:56 AM

I had planned on camping/fishing Alamo Lake this coming weekend Dec 28-30, but a cold front has postponed those plans.  I updated my reservation to be Jan 9-11 and will be in site C7.  You can modify AZ State Park reservations to a new date with no fee charged even if the original reservation is just days away.  I'll confirm if the trip is really happening on the week of given weather conditions that week.  Book a site - hope to see you there: https://azstateparks.com/reserve/#alamo-lake/camping

Also, the picture I includes is of Roosevelt Lake my mom painted.  Pretty sweet huh?  I'm going to see if she can paint a few more crappie pictures - maybe a future raffle prize?

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Bartlett / Re: Dec 20 Bartlett

Last post by OneBlade - December 22, 2025, 07:06 AM

Nice job catching Tommy - I'm glad I was able to drive the boat and run LS while you caught all the fish ;-)

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Bartlett / Re: Dec 20 Bartlett

Last post by FishMan - December 20, 2025, 02:35 PM

Best captain ever.

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Bartlett / Dec 20 Bartlett

Last post by FishMan - December 20, 2025, 02:34 PM

On the water pre sunrise, fished out of Matty One Blades boat, launched a yellow Cliffs Ramp. Fished multiple locations from Alder to Yellow Clifs, to Cat Bay, The Island, and as far up river as we could get. Caught fish in multiple locations, from 20FOW to 50. Caught a few out of moving schools, but most in trees/brush. Never more than 1 fish per structure, so lots of moving around. Used heavier weights and jigs then normal due to the deeper water. Caught on jigs, night crawlers, and minnows.