standman Report post Posted June 5, 2010 My dad and I decided to go hit Black Canyon this morning. We had never been there so this was a new experience for us. Left home at 4:30am and got on the water around 6:30. We did not know what to expect but we were pleasantly suprised at what happened. We ended up catching 39 bass. Largest was 3lbs with most being between 3/4lb to 2lbs. I ended up catching 28 on a Rapala suspending jerk bait and my dad caught 11 on 4" Senkos rigged wacky. Fish were in 5-12ft of water. Water temps ranged from 61-64. We will definately go back as we had a great time. Here are a few pics. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Coues Report post Posted June 5, 2010 Nice i was there for the first couple of hours today... I caught a couple trout! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Traveler Report post Posted June 5, 2010 Sounds like a great first time trip there! Glad you had a good day and thanks for the report! Dan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr.smith Report post Posted June 6, 2010 Wow, sweet bassin for a trout lake. Nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted June 11, 2010 That brings back a lot of memories, one of my favorite lakes! Great job on the bass! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHALE Report post Posted June 23, 2010 After reading this post I got to thinking and decided to try willow springs today and try to beet the weekend crowd to some smallmouth. It was a blast 17 smallies and 1 largemouth from 6 to 14". This was my first time bass fishing at what is supposed to be a trout lake. I like them rim lakes, thanks for posting this topic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted June 25, 2010 Nice bass! And it looks like you had the place practically to yourselves... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
standman Report post Posted June 27, 2010 After reading this post I got to thinking and decided to try willow springs today and try to beet the weekend crowd to some smallmouth. It was a blast 17 smallies and 1 largemouth from 6 to 14". This was my first time bass fishing at what is supposed to be a trout lake. I like them rim lakes, thanks for posting this topic That is a good mess of smallies! I have only been to Willow Springs once, may have to go back. I have been back to Black Canyon two more times since. Although the fishing wasn't as hot as the first time there, it still has been pretty good. Including yesterday with one that went 3.5 lbs. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted June 27, 2010 I took the girls up to Willow Springs yesterday, mainly just to get out of the heat and have a good time. We ended up missing a few pretty good ones and landed five smallies all little. We had a small osprey circling us for quite a while before he swooped down for lunch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted July 26, 2010 any more recent reports?? Where is the closest place to camp to Black Canyon Lake? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackal Report post Posted July 26, 2010 Lots of areas to set up camp. I might need to go try some bass fishing there now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
