02-20-2008, 01:07 PM
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[#0000ff]I lived in Chandler for several years and fished Saguaro a lot. Butcher Jones was my favorite spot. The protective buoy line to keep boats at wakeless speed made it a better place than around the main launch area nearer the dam.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is still too early for much good fishing. If you have a good sonar, you can kick out to the 40 - 50 foot depths...in the channel by the buoys...and sometimes find some deep largemouths or yellow bass right on the bottom. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Most of the fish stay out in deeper water (with the shad) until the water warms above the mid 60s mark. That is usually at least the middle of March or later. Some of the best fishing for all species is through the month of April. You can get largemouths shallow, all around the lake. Yellow bass and cats roam the area from 6' to 15' deep...with 12 feet being about the best depth to target.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Depending on the lake level, fishing out around the no boat buoy line is usually a good bet...both inside and outside. That is just past the weed line and the depths are usually just about right.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I lived in Chandler for several years and fished Saguaro a lot. Butcher Jones was my favorite spot. The protective buoy line to keep boats at wakeless speed made it a better place than around the main launch area nearer the dam.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is still too early for much good fishing. If you have a good sonar, you can kick out to the 40 - 50 foot depths...in the channel by the buoys...and sometimes find some deep largemouths or yellow bass right on the bottom. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Most of the fish stay out in deeper water (with the shad) until the water warms above the mid 60s mark. That is usually at least the middle of March or later. Some of the best fishing for all species is through the month of April. You can get largemouths shallow, all around the lake. Yellow bass and cats roam the area from 6' to 15' deep...with 12 feet being about the best depth to target.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Depending on the lake level, fishing out around the no boat buoy line is usually a good bet...both inside and outside. That is just past the weed line and the depths are usually just about right.[/#0000ff]
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