Arizona Fishing Report: Willow Springs Lake

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Date	01-Jul-09
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Conditions : WILLOW SPRINGS LAKE: Will be stocked again this week with catchable size trout. Fishing has been good for boat anglers, and fair to good for shore anglers. The best bite has been at first and last light, or when the storm clouds start pilling up. Fishing is good, with many anglers catching limits, especially those fishing from boats. The lake is full. Willow Springs also has plenty of larger holdover trout, plus smallmouth and largemouth bass. There are even some crappies here. Fish the stickups using 4-inch worms or lizards. Drop-shotted Robo worms can sometimes produce a bonanza of bass, trout and crappie. The limits have been removed on bass, crappie and the other warmwater fish.

Anglers are catching trout on worms. Try worms, Power Bait, lures such as Z-Rays, spinners (Mepps, Rooster Tail, and Panther Martin), and flies such as wooly worms, wooly buggers, and peacock ladies

Bob Dickinson: Saturday, June 27, threw Panther Martins and topwater plugs. Caught 20 smallmouth and largemouth, nothing real big, a couple that went 1 pound. Caught 12 trout on worms and bobber. Took a break and got out of the boat and caught over 30 bluegill from shore with worms and bobbers. Good fishing - Bob Dickinson

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About: - Willows Springs Lake is located in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest along the Mogollon Rim. The 150 acre lake is the closest to State Route 260 of any lake on the Rim making it the most accessible. The road is paved to this lake. There is no marina or camping here, but there are restrooms and a boat launch for boats with small motors. Motors are restricted to 8hp or less. Recently and angler caught the Arizona State Record for a Rainbow Trout at Willow Springs Lake.

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