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#31

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

#32

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.

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#33

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?

#34

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 ;-)

#35

Bartlett / Re: Dec 20 Bartlett

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

Best captain ever.

#36

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.

#37

Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic / 2026 Bob Hirsch Crappie Classi...

Last post by OneBlade - December 18, 2025, 08:11 PM

The 2026 Arizona Crappie Association Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic will be on Saturday, October 24th at Roosevelt Lake. For more details, check out https://azcrappie.com/events-and-tournaments/bob-hirsch-crappie-classic/

#38

Alamo / Re: Fishing 12/11 and 12/12

Last post by OneBlade - December 17, 2025, 02:14 PM

Some great sized crappie there! Seems like that's how you have to fish Alamo these days is LS and cast right on them (several times).  I'm hoping to head out there in a couple weeks and try it out as well.

#39

Bartlett / Re: Bartlett 12/13

Last post by OneBlade - December 17, 2025, 02:13 PM

Thanks for the report. With water level up so much, it would be interesting to check out the lake and all the new areas.

#40

Bartlett / Bartlett 12/13

Last post by 85260man - December 14, 2025, 02:59 PM

Had to grind it out to get them.  Since the water release, Bartlett went from 45% full to over 80% and the "usual" spots are now 20 feet deeper.  As a result we spent most of the day hitting areas we haven't tried since 2023 and targeted brushpiles.  Both jigs and minnows worked but we really only had a handful of chances at them per bush before they would shut down.  Looks like Alamo is the place to go right now.