September & October, 2014, Valley of the Sun. With many things on our personal agenda, including an upcoming relocation to New Jersey, we fished when we could and not as often as we would have liked. As of this writing, one of our team members has already relocated to New Jersey. Here’s a photo of her last bass in Arizona, a beauty caught at the Lower Salt River on October 3rd.
PLEASE NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, all fish were safely released after being photographed.
LOWER SALT RIVER, Tonto National Forest, AZ
With seriously decreased water flows, the key to success is finding deep, moving, well oxygenated water.
Areas that previously had water may now be dry
Depending on the area you desire to fish, this can involve some degree of hiking. The results; however, are worth the hike.
Notwithstanding the consistent low flows, I always consult the flow chart for the river before heading out the door. WWW.Watershedmonitor.Com.
CANYON LAKE, Tonto National Forest, AZ
Our last visit to Canyon Lake was on September 30th. At the time, the fishing bridge at Boulder Recreation Area was still closed. We will attempt to verify the status of the bridge by the time of our next report.
URBAN LAKE FISHING:
Arizona Game and Fish will start stocking rainbow trout in mid-November.
Riverview Lake, Mesa
On Sunday, October 12th, 2014 saw major blooms of green algae in various locations on the lake.
From talking with other fisherman, it seems this phenomenon was relatively new. Our experience that day was that the algae seems to have hampered the bite. One small largemouth bass was caught.
In the photos I’m wearing an uv protection shirt I purchased from Wicked Catch gear. You can visit their website at http://www.wickedcatchgear.com/fishing-shirts/
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Until the next submission, I remain,
Sensei John
Please feel free to view my weblog dedicated to exploring martial arts ideology and concepts at http://senseijohn.me
FISHING DOJO 
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