By AZGFD
Rosie Gets Monster Bass
Roosevelt Lake fishery could receive monster boost with Florida-strain largemouth bass stockings.
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April 15, 2014
Anglers who love to fish Roosevelt Lake located in central Arizona's Tonto National Forest have a future hope for the fishery -- monster bass.
To help boost fishing opportunities at the 13,000-acre lake, the Arizona Game and Fish Department is partnering with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) through April to stock up to 500,000 fry of Florida-strain largemouth bass, which have been known to eventually attain sizes up to 20 pounds.
The FWC will be donating the bass fry in cooler-contained sacks via FedEx. The first shipment arrived April 8 at the Arizona Game and Fish...
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