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Saguaro Lake Thu. Feb 26, 2009
Rating: 5 out of 10

Thu. Feb 26, 2009

slow fishing, tried plastic worms and cranks. not even a bite.

From: steve

Saguaro Lake Sun. Dec 14, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 10

Sun. Dec 14, 2008

Fished off the first dock available in the Marina area. Fishing was tough caught two bass the biggest being about 8inch. Used RoBo worms and drop shot weight. Fellow fishermen caught around 8 smaller sized bass with NightCrawlers. They dont make it easy to park in that you can buy a pass an the lake area but must go in to town. Other than that it was a great day!

From: ron dunway

Saguaro Lake Wed. Nov 12, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 10

Wed. Nov 12, 2008

Got to back cove behind Butcher Jones right after sunrise was unable to have any luck till around 10 am when we got two 1.5 to 1 lb bass. good looking fish from rubber worms about 5 to ten feet of water. great weather and relaxing time.. nice quiet little cove.

From: Tyler/Tara

Saguaro Lake Fri. Mar 14, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 10

Fri. Mar 14, 2008

Bass are being caught off of the points back by Butcher Jones. I saw some boats out there pulling them in. I had some strikes with Spinner Baits and some good chases with crankbaits (could see the fish going after it) The fish are there just need to make sure your patience is as well.

BTW: The dead fish were caused from the cold front that came through last month. All of the dead fish were tilapia that could not handle the cold.

From: Mark

Saguaro Lake Thu. Mar 6, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 10

Thu. Mar 6, 2008

Great day for fishing, a little windy but no one was on the lake or the beaches. I headed down to the docks at Butcher Jones about 08:30 for a few hours of fishing. I didn't catch anything, but I had a few nibbles. I noticed that someone had caught 4 Yellow Bass, but had left them on their stringer. I saw it when I walked in and left it alone because I thought someone may have just excused themselves for a sec, but they were still there when I got back, so I let them go. Bad news is that Two were already dead and as I was releasing the the one of the two live ones, the last one died. Only one survivor because someone just left them there. The fishing seems to have picked up, from what others have said it was. Overall, Good Trip.

From: Erik

Saguaro Lake Wed. Feb 13, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 10

Wed. Feb 13, 2008

dead fish everywhere. where is all the trout they stocked. very disappointing!

From: eddie

Saguaro Lake Wed. Feb 13, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 10

Wed. Feb 13, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of dead fish!, No exageration. I don't know why but the fish are either dead or on thier way to being dead.

From: harry imus

Saguaro Lake Sat. May 26, 2007
Rating: 5 out of 10

Sat. May 26, 2007

your lake sucks!!! i caught nothing but a few stupid leaves that got stuck to my fishing pole.

From: shelby lawson

Saguaro Lake Thu May 4 2006
Rating: 5 out of 10

Thu May 4 2006

Lots of bass, plenty of good weather too I rewally like Saguaro Lake this time of year

From: matt

Saguaro Lake
Rating: 5 out of 10

QUESTION: im looking for a booklet or pamphlet on fishing describing the different ways to tie jigs, rigs and knots and how to work them, is there such a thing?
ryan@rycoplumbing.com
thanks

From: Ryco

Saguaro Lake 4/17/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

4/17/2005

Sorry for the LONG post, all my spelling mistakes and typos.

From: Rather B. Fishn

Saguaro Lake 4/17/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

4/17/2005

A few of us went out to Saguaro real late Saturday night, took the boat out to Butcher Jones and dropped a couple lines hoping to catch a cat, caught a snooze instead. Decided to get a head start on the bass fishermen and head back into one of the coves before dawn. Fish were real active, turned on the spotlight and watched a heck of a show. Just after dawn caught a couple 1+ pounders on a blue/silver kastmaster and the bite was on. The others were using crankbaits... when all was said and done we had netted 30+ LMs most of wich were caught within a one hour period on the cranks. With the one lure no sooner than we would get one out of the net someone had another one hooked.(gave the net a workout as well as us, can't forget to buy another before the next trip out since it now has a hole in it big enough for most fish to fall through..lol)The fish caught were from just under 1 lb to just over three... the majority being in the 1 1/2 - 2 lb range. Three fish over 3 lbs, the largest being 3 lbs, 7oz. With just the 20 we actually weighed we had caught 36+ lbs of fish. Lost two lures, one taking by a BIG carp, who broke the line just as we got him to the boat.. another was lost when this HUGE LM (I swear I have never seen a largemouth that big in my lifetime) broke my 15lb testline and stole my "magic lure" (it got hit everytime it touched the water (smaller size rattling crank, with a dark back and white belly) just as one of my partners was trying to get him in the net. Another surprise was what appeared to be a quite large channel cat that actually broke the hook off one of our new lures just as we were trying to net him. I am fairly new to this fishing stuff but was pretty surprised by the carp and cat biting on the lures. We had a blast, even though I wore a hole in the carpet by my seat on the boat from spinning around so many times to grab the net..lol. Though others in the same vacinity didn't seem to be doing as well. Right place, right time right bait and a whole lotta luck I guess, sure made up for all the bad days lately.

From: Rather B. Fishn

Saguaro Lake 4/14/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

4/14/2005

Everyone be sure to drain your live wells and rinse your boats well before moving to and from different bodies of water.

From: VIVIsecti

Saguaro Lake 4/8/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

4/8/2005

Saguaro lake received nutrient inflows from side tributaries during the major rainstorms. These added nutrients should equate to increased fish health this year, and hopefully, to some decent reproduction as well.

Canyon has been producing the behemoth bass so far this year, but Saguaro is typically a close second for the lunkers.

From: AZGF - Wildlife News - April 8, 2005

Saguaro Lake 3/28/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

3/28/2005

Fished at night for cats one bite and one fish 7 pound cat on worms in about 4 hours

From: Roy Chaidez

Saguaro Lake 3/16/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

3/16/2005

We have been on Saguaro several times a week for the last month, and our bite has remained somewhat consistent for the most part. We were out again today and only caught 8 bass which surprised me, but we had several big fish today. There are several good patterns on this lake right now. You can catch numbers of average bass in the backs of coves and pockets, there is also a decent reaction bite on the outside edge of grass, and there are a lot of bass still relating to outside rock. We did catch several big jig fish on a wall in the river about 6 weeks ago, but we are working other areas more recently. You can also catch quality fish in the ditches and edges of flats on a Carolina rig right now, and these fish are seemingly less pressured. If you like catching catfish, we have accidently hooked several 10-20 pound fish this month in 5-15' of water on various flats. Good luck....Joe azod.com

From: Joe

Saguaro Lake 3/11/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

3/11/2005

Lake level is 1,530 feet (99-percent full). Bass fishing is getting good. Fish are being caught are by drop shotting (tight lines) or with Senkos in 20-50 foot depths. Some anglers are trying imitation rainbow trout swim baits to hook a monster. Jigs are also working. Many anglers in the last week are reporting five to 15 fish days. Rainbow trout will be stocked for the last time this season next. Use Power Bait, corn, salmon eggs, and inline spinners like a Vibrex or Rooster Tail. Yellow bass can be caught jigging spoons (quarter-ounce KastMaster) or cut bait. Recent reports of yellows are being caught in the Butcher Jones Cove area. Another good area for yellows is near Ship Rock and the no wake buoys in the channel. Try to locate shad in 40-60 feet of water and jig through them. Catfishing is slow. Try stink baits, hotdogs or shrimp. There is a certified scale at the marina to get an official weight and still release your catch. Two witnesses are needed for the weight to be official.

From: AZGF Fishing Report March 11, 2005

Saguaro Lake 12/30/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

12/30/2005

Arrived at 12, fished until 6. We threw spinnerbaits and had 3 strikes. The first was a yellow bass that my brother landed. The other 2 we lost, mine jumped twice before the hook fell out. It was about 2-3 lbs.

From: JaMeZ

Saguaro Lake 2/26/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/26/2005

Fishing the Salt River below Stewart Mountain dam. There is a island cut between two arms of the river, fished the point where the two arms of the river converge and pulled up 8 bullheads. Not very big but a consistant bite. Frickin beavers sent me home though, swiming in front of my fishing spot slapping there tails. Didn't know there was beavers in the salt.

From: VIVIsectI

Saguaro Lake 2/23/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/23/2005

thanks VIVIsectI im glad i didnt waste my time putting the traps out there. looks like im gonna have to plan a night catfishing and crayfishing day at canyon.

From: J the Fisher

Saguaro Lake 2/23/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/23/2005

Never caught a single crawdad at saguaro. Have caught a lot at Canyon and Apache, but never even seen one at Saguaro. Thats heavily trafficed water. Lots of habitat for um, just don't know if they can handle that much smog in the water.

From: VIVIsectI

Saguaro Lake 2/22/2005
Rating: 210 out of 10

2/22/2005

is there cradads in this water?? want to set out traps to make appetizers :)

From: j the fisher

Saguaro Lake 2/21/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/21/2005

Only stayed for an hour. I hate fishing this lake from shore/fishing dock. If I ever post another report from this lake someone please kick me in the nads. I'm sick and tired of wasting tackle on the rocks.

From: VIVIsectI

Saguaro Lake 2/20/2006
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/20/2006

Headed out late Friday night, was raining like mad by the time we got there. Used a variety of baits off the dock, not so much as a nibble. Went home wet and cold. Since Sunday was nice and sunny we tried a couple Urban lakes, Desert Breeze and Water Ranch with nightcrawlers, corn and various lures... again not a thing. So we went back to Saguaro from around 8pm - 12pm. Tried a little of everything, corn, worms, hotdogs, shrimp, powerbait, lures, etc. Hoping to catch something, anything. Three people, six poles, four hours.... boyfriend said he got a bite over by the boat dock, but that's it. Didn't have so much as a noticable nibble myself. :( I know we need the rain and in the end it will benefit us all, but I am really looking forward to nicer weather and catching some fish.

From: Rather B. Fishn

Saguaro Lake 2/8/2010
Rating: 15 out of 10

2/8/2010

both under 3 pounds, caught during warmest water of day. water temp 55-60F

From: RTF

Saguaro Lake 2/13/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/13/2005

Water behind Saguaro is flowing to fast to fish unless you're using *real* big gear. Fished Saguaro for a few hours but didn't come up with anything. Check message board for info on Salt River fishing.

From: VIVIsectI

Saguaro Lake 2/12/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/12/2005

whent to the lower salt river see if we could follow up on VIVIsectI report. got there close to 7pm and granite reef was closed :( it was raining tough not sure if that was the case or if they opened the dam again? hey VIVIsectI what point did you hike if you dont mind me asking i would love to do some cat catching :)

From: j the fisher - lower salt river

Saguaro Lake 2/12/2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/12/2004

Saw some guys pull up a beautiful 8 lb channel by the dock. They said it was in the making, last 5 or so trips had been empty handed. I didn't catch so much as a minnow.

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Saguaro Lake 2/10/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/10/2005

Caught just under a dozen channel cats last night from about 10 to 3 in the morning. They were biting on everything I took, shrimp, worms and stink bait. I wasn't fishing saguaro, I was fishing the salt river below saguaro. Quite a hike to get to the holes that I fished, but well worth it for some little cat action.

From: VIVIsectI

Saguaro Lake 2/8/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/8/2005

Congrats J! Now you will become addicted to bass fishing before no time.

From: Jamez

Saguaro Lake 2/6/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/6/2005

Got there around 8am I had quite a hike to a cove. My arms were killing me with my massive tackle box (great work out). Fished a cove just got 1 but it was MY FIRST LARGE MOUTH!!! Thing weighed close to 3lbs!! it was awesome. Met a really cool guy on a nice fishing boat and he invited me to fish with him on his boat. Even though we didn’t catch anything it was awesome (THANKS MAX!) awesome day. Good fishing :)

From: J the Fisher

Saguaro Lake 3/3/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

3/3/2005

Came back the next day again with my brother. Started fishing at 1 and ended at 6. I threw crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and drop shotted during the last hour. I landed a 1lb. 11oz. largemouth dropshotting. My brother threw a swimbait the entire time and landed a 6lb largemouth. Had a great time except for the wind condtions making it difficult to control the boat.

From: Jamez

Saguaro Lake 2/2/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

2/2/2005

Got on the water around 1:30 and fished until approximatley 6:30. My brother caught a 3lb largemouth using a swimbait. We threw swimbaits primarily and crankbaits for a little bit. One person claimed he had caught a 7lb earlier using a swimbait and later on another person showed us a 11lb channel cat and said he caught it on a swimbait as well in the channel.

From: Jamez

Saguaro Lake 1/28/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

1/28/2005

No fishies, used shrimp. Also put the dad traps out, still too cold for crawdads though.

From: VIVIsectI

Saguaro Lake 1/26/2006
Rating: 5 out of 10

1/26/2006

Midnight fishing trip to saguaro. Spent about 4 hours on the water fishing live worms on the bottom, and on a bobber, flipping w/ carolina rig and floating rig. Fish seemed active, could hear and see them jumping from time to time, but they didn't want to eat. The ducks were really active over the night, I'da shot me a couple if it were legal. :) Fishing has just gone to the pooper this winter.

From: VIVIsectI

Saguaro Lake 1/25/2005
Rating: 5 out of 10

1/25/2005

Last week tried Canyon lake. This week tried Saguaro lake. It was a nice day,but did not catch anything. I used spinner, crank baits, worms and even a lizard with no results. Will try again next week.

From: Ric.

Saguaro Lake 12/27/2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

12/27/2004

Started fishing around 11am and ended at 5pm with my brother, we threw swim baits primarily looking for a monster and also threw a spinnerbait for quite some time. No one was having much luck around us except for one who claimed had caught one earlier. Nonetheless we had a good time with nice weather and alot of excercise throwing those big swimbaits.

From: Jamez

Saguaro Lake 11/27/2006
Rating: 5 out of 10

11/27/2006

tried plenty of lures, powerbait, and worms nothing was biting. I saw a person catch a 5 in bass and thats all. We were at Phon D Sutton and upstream from the dam. It was my first time there.

From: Actually the lower salt river not saguaro lake

Saguaro Lake Sept. 17, 2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

Sept. 17, 2004

Lake level is 1,525 feet (94-percent full). Bass fishing has picked up. Look for topwater eruptions of shad being chased in the evenings. Target these boils with topwater plugs and crankbaits. Most fish are being caught drop shotting (tight lines) or with Senkos in 10-25 foot depths during the day. Spinnerbaits were very effective last week also. Yellow bass can be caught jigging spoons or cut bait. Try to locate shad in 40-60 feet of water and jig through them. Catfishing is good at night. Try stink baits, hotdogs or shrimp. There are reports of large channel catfish 5-15 pounds being caught in the Mesquite and Bagley Flats areas. There is a certified scale at the marina to get an official weight and still release your catch. Two witnesses are needed for the weight to be official.

From: Arizona Game and Fish Department

Saguaro Lake 7/27/2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

7/27/2004

Lake level is 1,525 feet (93-percent full). Bass fishing was very slow last week. High winds and rough waters prevailed most afternoons and nights last week. Fish have moved into the summer transition, going deeper during the day and feeding at dusk and dawn and at night. Look for topwater eruptions of shad being chased. Target these boils with topwater plugs and crankbaits. Some fish are also being caught drop shotting (tight lines) or with Senkos in 10-25 foot depths. Fishing off points and shelves in 20-30 feet of water can also be productive. Bass will move into the shallows at night to feed. Yellow bass can be caught jigging spoons or cut bait. Try to locate shad in 40-60 feet of water and jig through them. They are often found near Shiprock and where the “no wake” zone buoys area in the upper end of the lake. Catfishing is good at night. Try stink baits, hotdogs or shrimp. Reports of large channel catfish 5-15 pounds are being caught in Mesquite and Bagley Flats areas. There is a certified scale at the marina to get an official weight and still release your catch. Two witnesses are needed for the weight to be official.

From: Arizona Game and Fish Department

Saguaro Lake 06/12/2004 - 06/13/2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

06/12/2004 - 06/13/2004

100's maybe even 1000's of dead fish. The worst fish die off I have ever seen.

From: Michael Raasch

Saguaro Lake 6/8/2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

6/8/2004

Lake level is 1,527 feet (92-percent full). Another small fish die-off was reported. Bass fishing was slow last week. Fish are starting to move into the summer transition, going deeper during the day and feeding at dusk and dawn and at night. Look for topwater eruptions of shad being chased. Target these boils with topwater plugs and crankbaits. Some fish are also being caught drop-shotting (tight lines) or with Senkos in 10-25 foot depths. Fishing off points and shelves in 20-30 feet of water can also be productive. Yellow bass can be caught jigging spoons or cut bait. Try to locate shad in 40-60 feet of water and jig through them. They are often found near Shiprock and where the “no wake” zone buoys area in the upper end of the lake. Catfishing is good at night. Try stink baits, hotdogs or shrimp. Reports of large channel catfish 5-15 pounds are being caught in Mesquite and Bagley Flats areas.

From: Arizona Game and Fish Department

Saguaro Lake 5/27/2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

5/27/2004

Bass fishing is good. One angler caught an eight pounder jigging near the grass at about sunset.

From: Arizona Game and Fish Department

Saguaro Lake 5/18/2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

5/18/2004

Lake level is 1,527 feet (97-percent full). Bass fishing is good. Fish are starting to move into the summer transition, going deeper during the day and feeding at dusk and dawn and at night. Look for topwater eruptions of shad being chased. Target these boils with topwater plugs and crankbaits. Fish are also being caught drop shotting (tight lines) or with Senkos in 10-25 foot depths. A good place to try right now is the Snags area. Fishing off points and shelves in 20-30 feet of water can also be productive. Yellow bass can be caught jigging spoons or cut bait. Try to locate shad in 40-60 feet of water and jig through them. They are often found near Shiprock and where the “no wake” zone buoys area in the upper end of the lake. Catfishing is improving. Try stink baits, hotdogs or shrimp. Reports of large channel catfish 5-15 pounds are being caught in Mesquite and Bagley Flats area. There is a certified scale at the marina to get an official weight and still release your catch. Two witnesses are needed for the weight to be official.

From: Arizona Game and Fish Department

Saguaro Lake 5/12/2004
Rating: 5 out of 10

5/12/2004

Lake level is 1,527 feet (97-percent full). Fishing has slowed down some: there was a partial fish kill here, mostly shad. However, two anglers report still finding large bedding bass: they caught one eight and one seven pounder on May 10, along with lots of three and four pounders. They added that during the pump-back times, it is possible to catch one bass after another near the dam. Two other anglers on May 1 reported catching 77 yellow bass in four hours in 25 feet of water in the middle of a cove using night crawlers. Fish are starting to move into the summer transition, going deeper during the day and feeding at dusk and dawn and at night. Look for topwater eruptions of shad being chased. Target these boils with topwater plugs and crankbaits. Fish are also being caught drop shotting (tight lines) or with Senkos in 10-25 foot depths. Fishing off points and shelves in 20-30 feet of water can also be productive. Yellow bass can be caught jigging spoons or cut bait. Try to locate shad in 40-60 feet of water and jig through them. They are often found near Shiprock and where the “no wake” zone buoys area in the upper end of the lake. Catfishing is improving. Try stink baits, hotdogs or shrimp. Reports of large channel catfish 5-15 pounds are being caught in Mesquite and Bagley Flats area. There is a certified scale at the marina to get an official weight and still release your catch. Two witnesses are needed for the weight to be official.

From: Arizona Game and Fish Department

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