Bartlette 3/11-3/13

[Rocko]

I fished Bartlett for the last 3 days with my dad.  Monday we boated one crappie and had several bites, then water turned to cold chocolate milk. The water is comming up 3' / day so I wouldn't recomend camping too close to the water line.  I fished everywhere crappie have been known to be, and they are in shock mode.   Hopefully the water settles down soon.  I met DessertRat out there, he had about the same luck we did. The water temp was 55 in the AM and 65 in the PM.  No stagers at all, most fish were graphed at 14-20'. 

[Fishless]

yup lake is coming up about 2+' per day as SRP releases water from horseshoe to fill bartett, should be complete by the weekend. Heard Desert rat had a nice spot to camp on the shore and had to pick up and move quick came back into camp after fishing and his campfire wood was floating and the water near his trailer? lake should pick up quick fishing wise once the lake is full and stable but SRP will probably run water through bartlett for sometime to keep horseshoe lake at a safe level since there is still a bunch of water coming down the verde.

[whaler]

i enjoyed meeting you and your dad i am sure i will see you up there again, was real sorry to hear about John when your dad sees him again tell him Jack Sweeney in the whaler tells him hello maybe he will remember.

[Rocko]

i enjoyed meeting you and your dad i am sure i will see you up there again, was real sorry to hear about John when your dad sees him again tell him Jack Sweeney in the whaler tells him hello maybe he will remember.

Sure thing Jack.  It was good to meet you as well, I'll tell him you said hi.  I'm thinking of taking my nephew up to Roosevelt for the spring crappy derby, maybe I'll see ya there.