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Where hiking meets history: Petroglyphs in Prescott Valley, Ariz.

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Where hiking meets history: Petroglyphs in Prescott Valley, Ariz.

Yavapai County, which encompasses Prescott, is known for its rich array of petroglyphs. Sometimes, hiking just isn’t enough for outdoors men and women. You need a side dish. Maybe that’s a side of rock hounding, fishing, or in this case, petroglyphs. What’s a petroglyph? The word “petroglyph” comes from the Greek works “petro”, meaning “stone,”…

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June Arizona fishing report: Central region – Bartlett a hot spot, Roosevelt now a trophy hole for bass

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June Arizona fishing report: Central region – Bartlett a hot spot, Roosevelt now a trophy hole for bass

The spot spots to hit right now, and perhaps through June, are: 1) Bartlett Lake, where the water temperature tops out at about 76 degrees, triggering a great top-water bite, and 2) Roosevelt Lake. All the central region lakes (Pleasant, Apache, Canyon, Saguaro) are free of golden algae and fishable for largemouth bass. Here’s a…

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Fish AZ blog wins National Award

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Fish AZ blog wins National Award

What started as a once-a-week blog turned into a content marketing machine. In 4 years of WordPress hustling, the Fish AZ blog, created and maintained by Walter Outdoors sole proprietor Nick Walter from 2014-2017 while working at The Arizona Game and Fish Department, had reached a half-million pageviews. Walter was humbled July 9-12, 2017 for…

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