This MICRO Canal is Actually Loaded w/ Fish? (Insane)

Today we explore a micro canal in the urban area of phoenix AZ. These tiny canals usually hold a ton if fish! Let us see what we can find!
Never pass up a small roadside area to fish, you really never know what you are bound to run into. These little drainage ditches, and tiny canals run all over the place.
Drop a good ole worm in there next time you pass by and you may be surprised!
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[@DonGilbertoGuruledeNuevoMejico]

When you can hook a fish and say "he's goin straight for the shopping cart" YOUR HOOD FISHIN!!!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

indeed hahaha

[@stevennewcomb2564]

I caught a steelhead in the Los Angeles River lol talk about hood Compton is right there and a shopping cart was the least of my worries.the weapons and dead bodys I tryed to avoid

[@schmoedawg]

How'd fish get in there?

[@schmoedawg]

Did you feed all the fish the worms and bread before you left

[@valerieneal2747]

​@@schmoedawg cuz..there's water...🙄

[@rogerdudra178]

Back in 1959 I was wandering the irrigation canals of Phoenix for catfish and frogs.

[@williamwatson4625]

Since then a whole lot has changed, undoubtedly. You still reside in Phoenix?

[@rogerdudra178]

@@williamwatson4625 Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana.

[@johnanderson3859]

Wow

[@AdamsOlympia]

@@rogerdudra178 moved to greener pastures, aye? I've only traveled through MT a few times on the way to WA State but it was epic and unforgettable. Wish I lived there.

[@rogerdudra178]

@@AdamsOlympia Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana. Big critters, few people.

[@sebastianrios3133]

Nothing like a fishin magician video after a long high school graduation ceremony and dinner party. Class of 2024 baby! 🧑‍🎓🎉

[@hustonwitt9425]

Congratulations

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Hey congrats! Welcome to your next step of life!

[@dom3724]

hell yeah same thing going on for me rn

[@Yoitstone408]

Same bro bro

[@VHGbham]

Grats, bro!

[@cathysmith9026]

When i was a teenager my brother and i used to do this alot. Brought back alot of memories. Thank you

[@TheFishinMagician20]

No prob! Thanks for watching

[@bigdansplan9262]

I spent a day in Northern Mesa with a gentleman who was fishing the canals to feed his family of 12. None of the fish he caught looked even remotely healthy, but he said they were so much better than the fish he would catch in Mexico City.

[@Pauldad1692]

Kinda side note here but Never will I understand why the poorest ppl always have the most kids!

[@General_Snozzie]

​@Pauldad1692 historically it's because they expect some to die early on. Gotta hope enough make it till your old and can take care of you.

[@ericconrad8854]

@@Pauldad1692 religion, lack of sex education, and lack of access to contraception.

[@BigBoaby-sg1yo]

@@Pauldad1692coz they can’t afford a TV 😂

[@markrouse2416]

Children in a poor country is the only retirement plan available.

[@unityndpeace1637]

80k views in less than 24 hrs im super happy to see you getting traction you deserve it 💪

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Appreciate it! I’m trying my best 🔥

[@williamrod1870]

We’re spoiled in Florida, I’ll never complain about our fishing spots again .Glade to see fishing everywhere and anywhere. Fish on!

[@brand_alle]

To be fair there are so many lakes and rivers around the city where he is

[@adamcox6960]

Same! From Oklahoma

[@timothyortega5608]

You missed the queue. You caught a channel catfish in the channel. Urban fishing is great gotta love it!❤😂

[@Danni696]

I didn’t think I’d Watch the whole video… But I did. Good stuff… Good energy… Thank you for sharing

[@TheFishinMagician20]

I’m happy to hear that thank you a ton 👍🏼

[@SammyGDude]

honestly man, this is dope.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thanks! AZ has some awesome areas loaded with fish

[@MovewithGina]

Worms, so simple 😊 great video!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thank you maaaa

[@SteveCraig-y6i]

Great job displaying our canals! You have a fun style, show how ya do it, and catch ‘em.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thanks!

[@SteveCraig-y6i]

Do you ever get over to Mesa? I hit a couple canals. Bass, pan fish, cats, and some good size carp, 3-9 pounds.

[@paulsingleton5181]

Very cool video. Thanks for sharing

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thanks for watching!

[@desert-walker]

I used to do a night watch on some of the areas that they were maintaining and fixing, but I did not know they had a lot of these areas that were right out in the open. I thought they were all fenced off, but I did see a lot of big fish in there, and when they overflow, they leave a lot from sea urchins I guess or whatever you call them snails , but there are tons of shells, laying all over the place

[@shaunvergara4992]

Too many people ignore the SRP canals. I've caught tons of nice bass all over the valley. Aarons Magic roboworms are killer!

[@MikeYurbasovich]

I fish pike, specifically targeting large fish, but I also have fun fishing Carp with my little girl using bread and corn. A very intelligent and elusive fish at times, and they put up a great fight.

[@peterbaillif4607]

@@MikeYurbasovich anywhere in Phoenix where I can fish for pike? I wanna go for them more but don’t always want to drive up to lake Mary

[@MikeYurbasovich]

@peterbaillif4607 I live in Wisconsin, which is farther than Lake Mary, I'll bet. We have a lot of pike here, and Musky. I'm going this weekend looking for those.

[@desertknight1363]

@@peterbaillif4607I did some searching not too long ago since I want to do some pike fishing out here. It seems like lake Mary is the best bet, water is too warm in the phoenix area during the summer and they don’t stock pike out here like they do with trout and other species

[@JasonChristy-k7e]

@@MikeYurbasovich THAT IS A FUNNY COMMENT@!?

[@JasonChristy-k7e]

@@MikeYurbasovich EFF ING WOW ! DUDE ? LIKE WOW

[@yvrman1964]

A Nightcrawler sandwich is my favorite!

[@deletebilderberg]

Good doggo.

[@brendanashby6624]

I think it might be wishful thinking about you being able to jump across that Canal😂

[@JoeHazlet]

Great fishing in a small canal. At least you don't have to fight through brush and trees like us in missouri to fish a small creek, but dodging traffic could be exciting. Thanks for taking us along. Be blessed. My friend.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

lolll next time ill jump it just for you

[@TheFishinMagician20]

thanks for the support as always!

[@jessewilson8676]

Pole vault pretty easy

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

@@TheFishinMagician20double dog dare you, make sure you’re live when it happens….

[@wildturkey8752]

That’s cool. Hope you and your wife are doing well. Waiting for your next adventure.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

you know it man we are doing great!

[@Therealchester]

The fishingmagician2.0 is the goat 🔥

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thanks!

[@Therealchester]

@@TheFishinMagician20 love your videos man 🔥 😎

[@soldierplayer]

@@TheFishinMagician20you are your the one who inspired me to taxidermy fish thank you man!

[@revolution2405]

Right

[@leebrandt2631]

Little circle hooks cut down on the gut hooks significantly. Great video though! Reminds me of fishing the river in San Antonio, never quite knew what you'd pull outta the water.

[@dianadeller7579]

I love that he has a dog with him.. there’s a good human 🥰🥰🥰👍

[@TheFishinMagician20]

hes my fishing buddy !

[@dianadeller7579]

@@TheFishinMagician20 that is simply awesome 👍👍🥰

[@mkiwiet]

Two ideas for bait to try there. One is simple - Green Giant niblet corn. Niblets are harder than normal canned corn. Easy to stack on a hook. - Wheaties. Take a box of Wheaties cereal. Open the box and crush the cereal to a rough powder. Pour the powder into an old sock. Soke the sock in the river water. Squeeze the water out of the sock. Invert the sock and pull out the ball of Wheaties dough. Press the dough into a pancake like object on a flat surface in the sun and let it dry out for 15 minutes. Break off chunks of the pancake and ball up onto a hook. Dough should be sticky like playdough. Carp and catfish go nuts for that.

[@EdTex7643]

Tubular wound bandage/dressing for fingers and toes works great to keep different bait on the hook, with multiple cast. I use fresh liver.

[@charlesross1682]

trout too

[@guitardoug12]

Love your fishing spirit! Even in the middle of town, we must fish! I just hope they keep water in that canal all year? I would hate to see those fish suffer needlessly. Awesome video!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

They do for the most part! Sometimes they drain it to clean tho. Thanks man!

[@jamiegranillo9813]

That Mountain Valley Express tractor trailer that drove past after you caught the 1st cat fish I drive for that company,,,,

[@raynewalker3842]

That’s cool! My uncle lives in Marana which is in between Tucson and Phoenix. I’ll have to tell him about this. That was a good day!!

[@girlfinfishing]

It’s always those little canals that hold some solid fish. Great video! SUBBED! 😎

[@TheFishinMagician20]

you know it! Thanks! That helps me out a ton

[@nrainfidelforlife]

These 'coming soon' teasers make my head explode 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Lol

[@bstrange6236]

Used to go all the time with my mom behind the hospital on Southern & Dobson. We've caught all kinds of bass, sunfish, blue gill out of there, plenty of cats and I actually landed a walleye once as well. My kiddos loved canal fishing with my mom.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

thats awesome!

[@aefoaanemone4731]

Great fishing skills and what a beautiful canal. Wish i had something alike at my location.

[@roypublic3269]

I used to have that sense of good fishing before I retired last year. Now? I've found myself again. I'm a-gunna do some Fishin' in some cleaner waters!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Please do!

[@ryanreedgibson]

Arizona actually has quite a bit of water [Saguaro, Canyon, Apache, Roosevelt, Powell, Havasu too many to list]. We even have more boat registrations, per capita, than Florida. I have only caught channel cat and carp in the SRP canals.

[@keelidavenport1245]

Always fun watching your videos.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thanks! I love making them

[@simienp3984]

Beautiful dog. Is that a English Springer Spaniel? We had a black and white female. We got her back in the summer of 97. Her named was Sissy she was with us for 16 years. I miss her some much

[@TheFishinMagician20]

thats awesome! He is a brittany. Very well behaved and loves being outside. He just turned 2 !

[@ToschiReelLifeMedia]

Cat fish survive anywhere

[@slowstang88]

Fishing is always better when you have your best friend!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

You got that right!

[@luisalatorre2480]

I went to a middle school called Barcelona in Glendale Arizona, and every once and a while they would flood the playground fields through the irrigation systems, peculiar enough, after the water subsided I Kidd you not there would be FISH remains around the field! After watching your videos, I now understand how they got there.😅😂

[@davo8802]

I would get a sample of that water and send it off to get tested.

[@majorronaldmandell7835]

Agreed!

[@JasonChristy-k7e]

@@davo8802 YALL TRIPPIN ? THAT WATER IS GOOD 👍

[@petercatchescarp]

Jump it, I dare you! LOL

[@nuggies7884]

lol that would be hilarious

[@TheFishinMagician20]

next vid here i got you

[@fairfield781]

That first catfish would've been fried up

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Gotta preserve these small populations of fish. If I wanna keep I’ll go to a stocked pond

[@hommynieves4448]

Yes but you should eat some ​@@TheFishinMagician20

[@Mrhsheh]

I just started fishing and you where my inspiration to start

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Great to hear it!

[@martinmallasch2814]

Just a heads up, casting a shadow on the water spooks fish.

[@davidroman7015]

Ii can't get enough of this guy videos these are such good all around video keep up the work nice video here I'm share on fb

[@borumfishing]

Nice fishing spots, little advice, have a small bucket of water on the bank for wetting your hands before handing the fish. They have a protective slime coating that prevents bacteria and parasites from getting into the fish. Also a unhook mat is good ethics. 👌

[@TheFishinMagician20]

yea i usually have a small net on hand or the fish are usually small enough i can just pick up and lip them. Wasn't expecting the cats here this day lol

[@matthewh117]

If they ain't got parasites from swimming in that shit, wetting your hands ain't gonna matter

[@yd-plowk]

I want to see you make it across the other side of the channel by jumping it. 100 likes and bro should do it 😂

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Challenge accepted

[@yd-plowk]

@@TheFishinMagician20 think I might be the only one that wants to see it from the look of things 😄

[@tonyfetz8308]

I fished the east valley canals when I lived in AZ. It was a lot of fun

[@Turbo4Joe363]

I can hear the ubiquitous LOUD leaf blower! Even in Arizona...SMH

[@Johnson13210]

Ain't gonna lie. Wouldn't have thought you would have caught anything out of that ditch.

[@aonetruthr]

I’ve seen tilapia in the canals here in Phoenix before. It’s amazing what is down there

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Oh yea tilapia all over

[@guywellbaum9530]

Bacon, fried skin from chicken, chicken livers with power cinnamon. Size 8 to 09 . I've caught fish to 20 lbs and had my line snap 15lb to 30lb test line. Monster's

[@MrJ-520]

You need to come up to Prescott and fish the lakes this summer

[@TheFishinMagician20]

ill be up there soon

[@davehenson3588]

I live in AJ. Never would have thought. Fish in the canals

[@tomkarau]

Only one word to describe.. crazy!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Agreed!

[@ThatTeamOutWest]

Will there be any catch and cook.

[@miless544]

15:33 reminds me of sight fishing for bonefish at Christmas island!

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great video mate!

[@JohnJackson-e9z]

I used to fish irrigation canals out in Calexico, CA near the CA AZ border. Always caught a lot of catfish and the odd bass.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

heck yea! the ones down there do good!

[@randallthomas5207]

When I was a young child of eight we lived on a farm outside of Boise, Idaho. At the bottom of our property, was a small ditch, narrow enough that eight year old boys could jump across it. It was fed by a scalping weir on an irrigation canal and returned water to the Boise River. My Dad took my younger Brother who was six, my buddy who was nine and I upto a creek in the mountains and taught us how to fish streams. So, the next week we asked if we could go fish the drainage ditch. And he let us take off with our gear and a bunch of night crawlers. Over the next four hours, between lunch, and when Mom called us up to the house for dinner, we caught sixty some trout in the ten to twelve inch range. Dad was shocked. Mom was concerned, because the catch limit was four fish.

[@roberthutter74]

We have some cool urban fishing here in Maine, anytime you want to come up, let me know! Great video and great channel!

[@T----7x]

I couldn't imagine being surprised with catching fish after the first one.

[@camaroboi13]

Who would’ve guessed a channel catfish in a channel 😂

[@ieangler]

71k in 17 hrs? You are wildin bro 😭🔥 good day when FM2.0 drops

[@TheFishinMagician20]

You already know! Thanks for supporting my bro

[@williamwatson4625]

It must be well over 100 degrees there already, and summer hasn't officially begun yet.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

i know it suckkkkkks

[@logannewman4532]

Welp. I work a block away and have wondered about that canal every day for years. Been crossing that exact spot every day for a decade.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

I’m surprised you haven’t tried! Looks like some fun UL fishing for you

[@logannewman4532]

@@TheFishinMagician20 Ultralight is tricky in canals. Boat flipping isn't an option. I should get a longer reach net and give it a shot.

[@richardstone5241]

Nice channel, I like it, thank you, subscribed!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thanks and welcome!

[@cody.chambers.9421]

Going to Michigan on the 8th to go visit two of my grandparents and one of my grandparents has a cottage right next to a beautiful lake so I will be trying to make some videos fishing there

[@TheFishinMagician20]

heck yea good luck man

[@KevinRapkochFishing]

This is the spot I fished in my vid a few weeks ago. Lot of fun and a challenge getting after em on the fly rod with artificials.

[@nancyhibbert73]

That vid was 🔥

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Heck yea I saw that one! I have fished up the road from there also a few times but figured id venture this day. worked out! I wanna see a channel on the fly next time!

[@kyklain86]

Literally fishing right outside my work haha. Never seen anyone fish there before.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Awesome! Trying to keep it that way lol 😂

[@frezzfishing]

The place is clean and has many fish; I like it

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Yea the walking trail is nice forsure

[@994pt4]

carp are SMART!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

they sure are

[@timmontano8792]

I love it when the stretches of canal I fish have alot of shrubbery growing out of the concrete walls. It's some of the closest things to "Structure" that the fish can relate to. In most areas I've fished, shopping carts and lawn furniture make up that structure, and an occasional sunken tractor tire. Question of the day: Have you ever cast your line and it goes a bit farther than you intended, it hits the far concrete bank and the hook gets snagged on a some king of burr in the concrete and you end up having to break it off and start from scratch? I hate that $h_t.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

oh yea the bushes are awesome. Ton of hiding areas for those fish. Oh yea plenty of times lol

[@felipenunez2058]

I live in Tennessee everytime i feel like cooking up some fried catfish or make catfish soup. I go fishing at pond behing an fbi building catfish are huge there and i catch one everytime.

[@SlimAdventures]

That poor skinny bass😢 he needed that meal even if it came with a hook in the gut. First time viewer, fun video!

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thanks for coming and checking it out! Yea i know lol hopefully hes doing aight

[@jimbo1028]

The city loads them up with a lot of Asian carp to eat up all the crap that falls into the canals. They keep it clean but I wouldn't eat them lol

[@JasonChristy-k7e]

@@jimbo1028 EAT THEM ALL TIME #! BEEN EATIN THEM FOR 30YRS

[@karlbarros2849]

Not Asian carp. The MWD in California used tilapia to some success. But it is the dominant species in some places. At least they are good eating.

[@raulosorio8337]

Grindin out some fun catches 🤙🏼

[@TheFishinMagician20]

You know it raul

[@lordstanleyjr2015]

Catfish can live anywhere.I’m not surprised that you caught it.More surprised about the Largemouth bass.

[@AustinGreen-z8w]

Another W video by fishingmagician2.0

[@TheFishinMagician20]

lets goooooo thank yah

[@markleal6694]

11:14 GOAT MODE

[@TheFishinMagician20]

AAAAYyyyyyy

[@Tiggus1292]

I would definitely look into throwing some food down there every once in a while to them so they survive if you trying to fish there again

[@ChillaKaya]

Cool video ! Neat to watch you fish

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Thanks!

[@commercialelectrician133]

Great video

[@toddsmith3663]

Ppl passing by are thinking you’re crazy but there are actually fish there hahaha

[@pauld9561]

Nice channel cattie for a small canal. They usually like large rivers.

[@peterbaillif4607]

I swear to god I always end up catching so many channel catfish whenever I’m trying to catch something else in AZ. They’re literally everywhere

[@TheFishinMagician20]

indeed they can get overpopulated quickly

[@MudMarsh]

In the Kimberley Western Australia we bash Barramundi out of culverts

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Australia in the house is wild 🔥

[@yt06young6]

Catfish got mad close to the feet during the last catch

[@TheFishinMagician20]

loollll nothing a shower wont fix

[@barryingram31]

Next time for the carp try putting some floating bread out then fish a bit floating too. I catch loats of carp like that. Sinking bread seems to spook them unless it's sinking very very slowly.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

ive had luck with both sinking and topwater. But yea definitely should have tried it out here

[@scozilla8503]

Great Video !!! If you want to catch bass more frequently, hook them in the center of the body and loop and hookem one more time,. It will dangle around awhile and it will put bass into a trance Try it , you won't be disappointed. I am subscring and look forward to the try it video, lol!!!!

[@russellwitter7408]

Throw some feeder goldfish in there.. to feed the Bass. (Goldfish reproduce)...and some dog food pellets to feed the Catfish.

[@DoctorSess]

Couple tips: if you can see them they can see you. And you got to let them take the bait before you yank it out of their mouth 😅👍

[@francismorganstern6455]

Ever use bacon I have success in salt water using it never tried it in fresh water

[@bxdini]

Good stuff 🤙🏽

[@stephenballard3759]

Free lining worms or even live bait is soooooooo effective, if you can be sneaky.

[@henrysargent6851]

Came from a guy fishing all over the Arizona canals catfish are everywhere

[@TheFishinMagician20]

I’ve caught them more on the west side but the east side there’s more carp than cats

[@rodrigosalasd2337]

I also wanted to ask you if you could upload a video fishing with hard or plastic lures in the channels. thank you

[@TheFishinMagician20]

I have a few where I use lures along with my usual

[@landfarmersllc6814]

Canned corn works great in the canals for Carp and Catfish.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Yes it does! i prefer bread tho because of the abilty for topwater. But tbh i like having both bread and corn even more

[@JasonChristy-k7e]

HELL NO ! MR MAGICIAN ? YOU COULD NOT JUMP ACROSS THAT DITCH @!?

[@MrHobbes1950]

Where are you located? First time visiting your channel. Which ultra light combo,do you recommend? I can no longer fish with a heavy rod.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

Welcome! I am in AZ i really like the okuma aeon rod, and shimano sedona reel

[@my93foxmustang1]

Lets see you jump across the canal :)

[@TheFishinMagician20]

lmaooooo not this one