Fishing near Mesa in Maricopa County, AZ

4 Rating based on 1 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 13
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 5
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Canyon Lake Campground near Mesa

Canyon Lake Campground

bassorbass with channel cat
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The Point Campground near Mesa

The Point Campground

Caught from the dock at The Point campground.
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Campground near Mesa

Campground

Fished at the campground mid way up the lake. Caught 2 largemouth, 1 smallmouth, 2 yellow bass, 7 channel cats from 4 to 8 pounds, and at least 75 bluegills.
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Top Fishing Spots near Mesa

Salt River (blue Point Bridge)
Salt River (blue Point Bridge)

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Stewart Mountain Dam
Stewart Mountain Dam

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Southern Canal
Southern Canal

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Saguaro Lake
Saguaro Lake

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Mormon Flat Dam
Mormon Flat Dam

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Tortilla Creek
Tortilla Creek

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Mesa Area Fish Species

Recent Mesa Fishing Reports

Bartlett Lake and Apache Lake ,Az 2/22/14 and 2/23/14 Fishing Report Feb 24, 2014

Bartlett Lake and Apache Lake ,Az 2/22/14 and 2/23/14

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Went on vacation fishing in Arizona to escape the cold New England weather and get an early start to the 2014 season. Hired "The Arizona Fishing ...

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Canyon Lake 9-23/24-11 Fishing Report Sep 25, 2011

Canyon Lake 9-23/24-11

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Fished mainly at The Point campground. Quite crowded. While fishing for sunfish for flathead cat bait I caught a 6 pound channel cat on my 5/6 weight ...

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Canyon Lake 6-6/7-12 Fishing Report Jun 02, 2012

Canyon Lake 6-6/7-12

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Another fun trip, though not much for numbers of fish. Total of 7 channel cats and several sunfish....

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Canyon Lake 4-6/7-12 Fishing Report Apr 08, 2012

Canyon Lake 4-6/7-12

Canyon Lake -

My annual birthday trip....

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Canyon Lake 4-1/2-11 Fishing Report Apr 11, 2011

Canyon Lake 4-1/2-11

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My birthday fishing trip...

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Baits and Tackle used near Mesa

Squid Check Prices

  • Caught the 6 pound channel on a red wet fly with a piece of squid tentacle as a trailer.
  • Hot Dogs and squid.
  • We used live and cut bluegill, and frozen squid for catfish, nightcrawlers for bass and bluegills. I also used a foam beatle on a 5/6 weight fly rod for bluegills.

Saltwater Fly Check Prices

  • Enrico Puglisi Pin Fish saltwater fly

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