Thursday night

[hydrospec2001]

I finally have some time off work and got the boat ready. Im planning on heading up toward the Phoenix area to try my luck out here for the first time crappie fishing in Az. I've been checking the reports but I'm still not quite.sure where to go. Any advice???

[Fishless]

stay home I think percentage wise the best possible place to catch a crappie right now would be roosevelt but that is not been very good lately all the local Phx. lakes seem realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll slow bartlett is putting out a few fish at night but not much during the day

[hydrospec2001]

I was thinking about going to Bartlett at night although I don't know the lake. I guess.it might just be a learning experience for me. Thanks!

[ArZFisher]

I would launch at yellow cliffs and head up river. You got echo cove crappie cove and jack cove. Also their are many other smaller cover along the way. Just be carful cruzing around shore with big motor. Last Friday right before dark I hit a big boulder with my motor. 20 ft from shore. Anyways all those coves if launch from yellow cliffs are to your left. And you always got cats bay. Just across the launch left of the cliffs. They all have been productive for me in past some more than others. Ill try and post a good pic of lake from launch to those coves

[Fishless]

I know where jacks and echo coves are where is what is called "crappie cove"?

[ArZFisher]

It's the cove in between the the two. It's a smaller cove than jack or echo but I was in their Friday night and loaded with bait fish and blues. Here is pic. Never caught a crappie out of thou.

[hydrospec2001]

Thanks so mch for the info and the picture. I'll let yall know how it turns out. Also thanks for letting me know about the rocks near shore. I just replaced my prop and am in no rush to do it again!