The water level is low and weed growth is dense in 2025, making shore fishing often difficult. Getting out on the water on a small watercraft will allow you to fish over the top of the weeds. The vegetation will start to die off in October and November and access will improve. Catchable-sized (10-inch) rainbow and tiger trout were stocked in early summer and should provide fair to good fishing through the fall. Some of those fish may have grown up to 14 inches by now. Splake are gaining in size and getting more active as the water cools in the fall. Tiger muskies have survived well in Navajo Lake and seem to be reducing the chub density. You actually have a decent chance of catching tiger muskies measuring between 15 and 30 inches. Try casting large spoons, spinners and even topwater lures over the weeds. Large streamers are a good option for fly fishing. Just make sure to add a steel leader to any of your tackle. If you catch a tiger muskie, remember that the harvest limit is just one fish and it must be over 40 inches in length. It is very unlikely that any of the tiger muskies have reached that length yet, so make sure you handle the fish carefully and release them as quickly as possible. Note: A new management plan for Navajo Lake was developed during early 2022 with the help of local anglers and officials. The plan intends to provide fishing opportunities for both family and trophy fishing interests, while also addressing the issues of chub competition and overwinter survival. Fish species that will be stocked in the future will include rainbow trout, tiger trout, cutthroat trout, splake, Arctic grayling and tiger muskie. It is hoped that multiple predators (tiger trout, splake, cutthroat trout and tiger muskie) will help keep chubs from becoming too abundant. Arctic grayling generally show better overwinter survival in low oxygen conditions and may compete with chubs. Rainbow trout are intended to provide high catch rates, along with tiger trout and grayling. Splake, large tiger trout and tiger muskie should provide trophy fishing opportunities, with lower catch rates. All of these fish species have been stocked since 2022, except Arctic grayling because we lost our previous source for grayling production and have been working to develop a new one.