06-23-2003, 01:16 AM
[cool]Been too busy to get back down to Patagonia. I hear they are still catching a few crappies, but the best fishing of the year is from late October through about mid December. The big crappies move back in near shore and over sunken trees. That's when I have taken several up to 19".
Just give me some advance notice (two hours is about right) and I can be ready to go.
Showlow Lake is also prime in the fall. The Arizona state record walleye (16 pounds) was taken during the first week of November last year...and they get some five to ten pound trout during that time too.
We will keep a water watch going. If we don't get some summer monsoon rains, you will have to cross any of the high country streams off your list this year. Although, that will be a good time to try for a big Apache trout from Hawley or Christmas Tree lakes. That would be a good new species for you. They love big jigs and wooly buggers. Also some big brookies in Sunrise Lake...not too far from Show Low. And fall is when they come in close for spawning. Some of those big males hurt your eyes they are so pretty.
Stay in touch.
TubeDude
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Just give me some advance notice (two hours is about right) and I can be ready to go.
Showlow Lake is also prime in the fall. The Arizona state record walleye (16 pounds) was taken during the first week of November last year...and they get some five to ten pound trout during that time too.
We will keep a water watch going. If we don't get some summer monsoon rains, you will have to cross any of the high country streams off your list this year. Although, that will be a good time to try for a big Apache trout from Hawley or Christmas Tree lakes. That would be a good new species for you. They love big jigs and wooly buggers. Also some big brookies in Sunrise Lake...not too far from Show Low. And fall is when they come in close for spawning. Some of those big males hurt your eyes they are so pretty.
Stay in touch.
TubeDude
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