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Anglers are encouraged to participate in the Arizona HAWG Bass and Fat Cat challenges. These incentive-based, citizen-science conservation rewards programs are designed to encourage anglers to learn about and pursue large bass or catfish while emphasizing immediate live release of individual fish that exceed a designated weight or length.

Goals of the program include conservation through catch-and-release of the largest, oldest fish; generation of excitement among anglers about Arizona fishing opportunities; collection of valuable information through citizen-science that can help inform bass and catfish conservation efforts; and sharing of information about fishing opportunities and destinations to make fishing more enjoyable.

For details on how to participate in either of these challenges, visit https://www.azgfd.com/fishing/challenge/.