Arizona Fishing News

PHOENIX — A public meeting of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission will be held Tuesday, March 9 at the Arizona Game and Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix.
The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with an executive session, followed by the public session. Members of the commission will attend either in person or by telephone conference call.

They’re back: Arizona hunting and fishing licenses are available online once again.
It’s simple and easy: just visit the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Web site at www.azgfd.gov to decide what license or license package suits you or your family best, and make the online purchase using your Visa or MasterCard from the convenience of your own home or office.

Meeting will be webcast at www.azgfd.gov/webcast
If you haven’t had a chance to learn about or provide input into the review of Arizona’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), the last of a series of public meetings will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. at the Arizona Game and Fish Department Headquarters, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix.

“Did you see that one?"
"Whoa, that’s a monster!"
"That one has my name on it!"
"That’s the biggest trout I’ve ever seen!”
These were just a few of the many excited comments heard by urban fishing biologists as the extra-large incentive trout were delivered to all 21 of the Urban Fishing Program lakes on January 12. The special loads of bigger fish, and more fish, captured the attention of anglers and other park visitors, and sent them scrambling for their cameras, cell phones and fishing poles.

PHOENIX -- The winter storms and accompanying deep snows that impacted Arizona this week may make it challenging for wildlife in the short term, but wildlife biologists do not expect significant impacts to most species, especially large animals such as elk, deer and antelope.

PHOENIX - Want to start the New Year off right by catching a whopping 2- to 5-pound pound rainbow trout close to home?

If so, grab your favorite fishing pole and make sure you have a 2010 Urban Fishing license, because the "incentive" trout stocking is slated for the week of Jan. 11-16 at all Urban Program lakes.

PHOENIX – Want to start the New Year off right by catching a whopping 2- to 5-pound pound rainbow trout close to home?
If so, grab your favorite fishing pole and make sure you have a 2010 Urban Fishing license, because the “incentive” trout stocking is slated for the week of Jan. 11-16 at all Urban Program lakes.

PHOENIX - The Arizona Game and Fish Department will be seeking the public's input on proposed regulations to fight the spread of quagga mussels and other aquatic invasive species in Arizona waters.

Citing statistics showing that less than one-quarter of off-highway vehicles in Arizona have the required OHV Decal, Arizona Game and Fish Department Director Larry Voyles announced that the agency’s officers would be stepping up compliance enforcement efforts in the field.

You can still participate in the review of Arizona’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and attend one of the remaining public meetings in January and February. The meetings are scheduled from 3-7 p.m. on these dates: