Anyone involved with injecting these lakes with bass and walleye due to the fish kill has my admiration. I know the walleye do not reproduce in these desert lakes so a population of them is pretty much due to G&F and AzWalleye. Thanks to all of you. It's always a nice little bonus to nab a walleye or two when I hit Apache.
Jerry, just out of curiosity, I'm not catching the numbers of walleye at apache this year as I did a year ago. They seem smaller this year, too. Does that sound like normal for this year?
. . . . just out of curiosity, I'm not catching the numbers of walleye at apache this year as I did a year ago. They seem smaller this year, too. Does that sound like normal for this year?
Yeah. This time last year, they were all over crank baits. Haven't caught a single one this year. Now and again I see a school of fish on the esonar that I take to be walleyes.
I think putting them in Apache is cool, but why not bolster their populations in lakes where they do reproduce....places like Lake Mary or Ashurts...just a thought...
Never been to Apache. Wondering how the road is if I go all the way through Payson and over to Rosey then down? I hear that's the safest and fastest although longest! Any recommendations?
either that way or through globe youve got 5 miles of dirt , two hills to burnt corral launch. paved launch with dock. road not too bad last weekend, 20 minutes.
Just got back this morning, Fish Creeks not bad, but the dirt road to and from is a wash board nightmare, always has been. But a lot shorter than going around to Roosy. Fishing was good Saturday caught 15 on pumpkin seed power worms. Sunday caught a couple till the wind came up.
Marina was full of our south of the border buddies. Loud music and kids everywhere.
its a total of 7mi to burnt corral ramp about half of the trip is not paved. ive been in there with boat . its not bad but you have to watch for dipsticks at blind curves. great lake and bass have been good so far this yr. if you have 4wd you may be able to launch from 3 mi. cove road is great to water but not paved ramp
Will be fun when those dinks grow up to bad they dont reproduce...They sure do taste good also think i might even like them a little more than crappie....
How's the bass fishing these days on Apache? It's been a few years since fishing there, but I remember back in the day we used to kill using topwater on that lake. Anyone still pull nice bass out Apache?
apache is coming back! think the smallmouth to largemouth ratio isnt what it used to be though probaly closer to a 60-50 largemouth than the 75-25 smallmouth i loved and remember.
12-1 lm to sm for us this weekend..very small smallie up river..one 3 lb lm off the reef at burnt corral..classic catch..standing in 2 ft of water with a modelo under my arm reeling it in..don't get much better than that
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