I am dying here...

[panolo]

I have the fever so bad. I need to fall asleep and wake up in the end of May. I have already gone through all of my equipment. Hopefully the ice out won't be too late so I can get into some spring crappies to tide me over until I can start bassin'. Although I am going to Phoenix in April for a few days. Has anybody fished any Bass within a couple hours of Phoenix? I know Lake Pleasant and Lake Roosevelt are not too far away.

[Clay.P]

You should try fishing the Mississippi River. Usually by the end of March the fish are catchable. Once the water gets over 40 degrees you should be able to get them. The fishing is not super fast but you can catch them. I would start in the main channel around ledges in front of the creek mouths and the deep ledges behind islands. Then work your way back into the backs of the sloughs. Jerkbaits, tubes and crankbaits will produce.

[SluggoMaster]

Arizona fishing can be great in April, but I would recommend getting out there pretty early. The fishing usually shuts down around 10:30 or so, and picks back up around 6:30 and later. The sun is so bright, you have to fish pretty deep, such as 60-70 feet. A dropshot rig will usually get the job done during the day. I prefer jerkbaits in the morning there.

Pleasant, Bartlett, and Canyon lakes are pretty good and are within an hour or so of Phoenix. Roosevelt is about two hours away, but the fishing can be great!

[panolo]

Thanks for the info! I have a guide lined up for Pleasant lake. Hopefully the fishing is as good as he says it is. But I have never fished AZ so it will be intresting. I have been watching Jimmy Houstan and Roland
Martin so the excitement is tough to control!