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Article: FISHING IN TOWN: Arizona Game & Fish Department's urban lakes program means you don't have to go too far to be an angler in the Tucson area.
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- AZ Daily Star
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- November 30, 2006
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Byline: Brian J. Pedersen
Nov. 30--Lakes in the desert in most cases are a mirage. But for local recreational fishermen they are a reality, thanks to a long-running program through the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Since 1984, Arizona Game and Fish has operated its urban fishing program, which has turned 20 man-made lakes in the Phoenix and Tucson areas into in-town fishing havens. "The program is all about providing an enjoyable fishing experience to people in town in their own neighborhoods," said Eric Swanson, urban-fishing program manager for Game and Fish. "If people can't get to the fish, we bring the fish to the people." Swanson said the ...