You don’t need a boat, a trailer, or a buddy with a truck to catch fish near Mesa. Arizona has some genuinely great shore fishing within a short drive of the city, and most people driving past these spots have no idea what’s swimming in them. Whether you’re brand new to fishing or just tryingContinue reading “Best Fishing Spots Near Mesa, Arizona You Can Reach Without a Boat”
Category Archives: Trout Fishing
Trout Fishing on Big Lake, Arizona
Big Lake is located in Northern Arizona just outside Greer, Arizona. Big Lake is known for it’s trout fishing, and every year they stock it in fall with nearly half a million Rainbow and Cutthroat trout fingerlings that grow up and behave like wild trout. Since these fish grow up in the lake they behaveContinue reading “Trout Fishing on Big Lake, Arizona”
How To Fly Fish for Trout on The Lower Salt River
If you’re like me every year you look forward to when they stock The Lower Salt River with trout every year. Each year around fall they lower the water level in The Lower Salt River in order to fill the reservoirs. The water flow goes from about 1100 cubic feet per second down to asContinue reading “How To Fly Fish for Trout on The Lower Salt River”
Trout Fishing on The Lower Salt River using Fishing Lures
If you’re like me you enjoy fishing with a lure much more than just casting bait out and waiting for a bite. To learn what bait to use check out my article on bait fishing the Salt River for trout or my article on fly fishing for trout on the Salt River. Using a lureContinue reading “Trout Fishing on The Lower Salt River using Fishing Lures”
Trout Fishing on The Lower Salt River
I grew up and have lived in Arizona’s East Valley my whole life. Anyone who lives here and loves to fish will have fishied the Lower Salt River. The fun thing about the Lower Salt River is it changes with the seasons every year. The Salt River is a tail water for Saguaro Lake, CanyonContinue reading “Trout Fishing on The Lower Salt River”