904 public fishing lakes and rivers in Arizona — Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Flathead Catfish, Striped Bass and Common Carp.
See every public fishing venue in Arizona on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 904 public fishing venues across Arizona in 6 regions — 355 lakes and reservoirs and 533 rivers. The largest is Lake Mead, at 100,000 acres. Gila River is the longest mapped river, running 820 km. Mesa Region has the most venues on file, with 271. 143 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across Arizona's public waters are Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Flathead Catfish, Striped Bass and Common Carp — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 95 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 201 have nearby camping, and 342 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Arizona's public fishing venues are spread across 6 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Arizona's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 10 or older needs an Arizona fishing licence — the resident annual is about $37, the non-resident annual about $160 (one of the highest in the country), with a 1-day licence (~$15, resident or non-resident) and a low-cost resident Community licence (~$24) that covers only the Community Fishing Program waters. There is no separate trout stamp — Arizona folded it into the general licence in 2013. Youth under 10 fish free. Buy from Arizona Game and Fish at azgfd.com. An Arizona fishing licence covers this water — it is on AZGFD's Fishing Waters list. (Community Fishing Program ponds are also covered by the low-cost resident Community licence. Tribal waters need a tribal permit.)
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