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#41

Alamo / Fishing 12/11 and 12/12

Last post by Big Bird - December 12, 2025, 05:08 PM

Fished from 9-2 then wind picked up. Landed 12 only found singles and doubles with the very occasional wolf pack. Tons of bait so you have to bonk them on the head with it.

Second day we fished from 7:30-11. Landed 9 they were anywhere from 5-20 feet. All of them good sized

We also saw Mr. Crappie Sniper out there doing well.

#42

General Discussion / Hello everyone!

Last post by Marsvinfails - December 10, 2025, 01:56 AM

I find this forum very interesting. There's a lot of useful information here.

#43

Upcoming Events / Re: Mudshark Marine Arizona Te...

Last post by OneBlade - December 07, 2025, 10:25 AM

The December Mudshark Marine Arizona Team Crappie Trail tournament is officially in the books! We had 8 boats out on the water with a total payout of $1,440 and a $160 big fish pot — not a bad haul for a beautiful day of crappie fishing!

🏆 1st Place: Florin & Andrew Nesiu — 8.72 lbs, earning $720
🥈 2nd Place: Randy Howton, Brock Howton & Gunner Bernard — 8.64 lbs, earning $432 + Big Fish at 2.05 lbs for an additional $160
🥉 3rd Place: Eric Minar & Richard Johnson — 7.50 lbs, earning $288

Next up: Bartlett Lake on January 17th!
The lake is sitting at 84% — basically a whole new body of water with tons of fresh areas to explore. The field is open to anyone who wants to join, so mark your calendars!

Full rules, results, points, and earnings are always available here:
https://azcrappie.com/events-and-tournaments/mudshark-marine-az-crappie-trail/

[For Roosevelt Lake]

#44

Roosevelt / Seasonal Restrictions at Roose...

Last post by OneBlade - December 03, 2025, 06:42 AM

From the Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD) on December 2, 2025: Seasonal restrictions in place as bald eagle breeding begins

For Roosevelt Lake: The closure area is quite small a circular area around the nest on the Tonto end and right now that area is out of water and only is really surrounded with water when the lake is near full. It is not a complete closure of the north/west Tonto end like previous years. At least that's what I gathered with help from Bruce (Fishless).

From the email from AZGFD: Tonto Creek inlet to Roosevelt Lake is closed to vehicle and foot entry within 1,000 feet of the nest on land and to watercraft within 300 feet on water from Dec. 1 to June 30. Contact the Tonto National Forest, Tonto Basin Ranger District, at 602-225-5395.

During the 2025 breeding season, 83 young hatched, and 71 reached the important milestone of their first flight, known as fledging.

Help conserve and protect bald eagles, and conservation research and recovery efforts, by reporting any harassment or shooting of bald eagles. Call AZGFD's Operation Game Thief hotline at 800-352-0700, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement at 480-967-7900.

[For Lake Pleasant]

#45

Pleasant / Seasonal Restrictions at Lake ...

Last post by OneBlade - December 03, 2025, 06:30 AM

From the Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD) on December 2, 2025: Seasonal restrictions in place as bald eagle breeding begins

For Lake Pleasant: No vehicle, watercraft or foot entry is allowed into a portion of the Lower Agua Fria Arm from Dec. 15 to June 15. Contact Maricopa County Parks and Recreation at 928-501-1710

During the 2025 breeding season, 83 young hatched, and 71 reached the important milestone of their first flight, known as fledging.

Help conserve and protect bald eagles, and conservation research and recovery efforts, by reporting any harassment or shooting of bald eagles. Call AZGFD's Operation Game Thief hotline at 800-352-0700, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement at 480-967-7900.

#46

Bartlett / Re: Incoming Water Flows to Ba...

Last post by OneBlade - December 01, 2025, 11:28 AM

It'll be really interesting to fish the lake in a few weeks when things settle down.  Not sure how long it'll take to clear up but imagine how far up river you can get....

#47

Bartlett / Re: Incoming Water Flows to Ba...

Last post by Stevert - December 01, 2025, 09:47 AM

I was there Saturday afternoon.  The lake looked to be about 10 feet from full.  I talked to one old boy who said he was there since Tuesday and the lake came up around 20 feet since then. Trash and debris floating everywhere north of the Yellow Cliffs landing.  Only fished 2 hours, did not catch a crappie.   

#48

For Sale/Want / 12 V Motor Guide Wireless TM $...

Last post by FishMan - November 29, 2025, 02:04 PM

12 V Motorguide Trolling Motor $200 OBO.

Came off a 2011 16 1/2 Lowe Deep V Fishing Machine boat. 30 speeds with Wireless foot pedal and key-fob. 55# thrust. When removed, everything worked as it should. Has custom made adaptor to add bow graph to motor head (if you want). From bottom of fin, to bottom of head unit is 60".  Prop in very good shape. $200 OBO.

#49

Bartlett / Re: Incoming Water Flows to Ba...

Last post by FishMan - November 26, 2025, 09:36 AM

It's up 7 feet in last 2 days.  Flows into Horshoe slowed down, but still way above normal. Hope-full for a great winter to restore all our waters...and then a stable spring for a successful spawn.

#50

Bartlett / Incoming Water Flows to Bartle...

Last post by OneBlade - November 25, 2025, 06:45 PM

From David "Desert Rat": CAUTION!! As reported, Horseshoe releasing at 4500 cfs .. Bartlett rising at a rate of 5 Ft / 24 hour period .. .. the River FULL of Debris .. Debris is at the mouth of Cat Bay and entering the Flatts .. DANGEROUS !!! I have never seen this much Debris ... washing out Verde River from months and months of no flow