Willow Springs Lake Fishing Report

Willow Springs Lake - Payson, AZ (Coconino County)

Photo Credit: Courtesy of AZFW

by Arizona Game & Fish Department
9-16-2019
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Rating: Hot

As daytime temperatures cool, water stratification breaks up and trout disperse throughout all depths. Willow Springs is stocked with catchable rainbow trout weekly until mid-September and tiger trout were stocked in May. Large numbers of trout remain uncaught into the fall and continue to provide excellent opportunity for anglers. Try Kastmasters, small Rapalas or Panther Martins for either species. Shore anglers fishing for trout can try nightcrawlers or PowerBait. Green sunfish and smallmouth bass were illegally introduced to this lake. Try a small hook with a worm under a bobber, even during the hotter parts of the day. Check out the dock repairs that happened during the summer and new improved attachment point on the cement abutment.

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Arizona Game & Fish Department Reports
for Thursday, September 12th, 2019
: Fishing Report: North Central region
Lake Powell: Lake Powell Fishing Report