Bartlett Lake Fishing Report

Bartlett Lake - Carefree, AZ (Maricopa County)


by Arizona Game & Fish Department
10-31-2024
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At Bartlett Lake, pro angler Gary Senft did a demonstration of a "Neko Rig." It's a way of catching fish if you're not catching them on other methods. He used a watermelon candy trick worm with a little bit of yellow stain on the back and a piece of nail weight in the front. You want the hook towards the tail. The worm goes down head first and then bounces on the bottom. Fishing near the little rock piles along the shore was productive. As the water temperature has been dropping, fish are starting to move toward the backs of the coves. As the sun came up higher, he was catching bigger fish in 15-20 feet of water. To see the video of Gary demonstrating the Neko Rig, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNMBeqDiO-E.