Game & Fish to stock lakes and streams for winter trout fishing

Just because you may be heading south soon for the winter to the Southwest, don't leave your trout fishing gear behind in a closet. Arizona Game & Fish has already stocked and will soon be stocking many more locations, from mid-elevation habitats to metropolitan areas.

The Prescott area and streams flowing into the Verde Valley have already been stocked with trout and as the chilly November nights arrive southern Arizona lakes will see stocked trout also.

The canyons, too, like Willow Beach in Black Canyon below Hoover Dam and Topock Gorge at the north end of Lake Havasu will again be good spots to catch fat rainbows. Even Casino Row in the Laughlin-Bullhead area will see stockings.

Wherever you spend the Arizona snowbird season you will likely be near a great fishing hole. Go to the Game & Fish website for a complete list of the winter trout stocking schedule.