11 public waters in the Pinetop Region region — 2 lakes/reservoirs and 9 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Arizona licence.
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In Greenlee County, Arizona, Aker Lake is a 35-acre lake, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department. A Mogollon Rim or high-country Trout lake (Woods Canyon, Willow Springs, Bear Canyon, Knoll, Black Canyon, Chevelon Canyon, the Lakes Mary) — stocked and holdover rainbow, brown, brook and Tiger Trout in cool pine-country water, most with a Forest Service campground and ramp.
In Greenlee County, Arizona, Log Culvert Tank is a 16-acre lake, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department. Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Gila River (820 km) flows through Pinal, Graham, Maricopa and 1 more county in Arizona, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department. A warm Arizona desert river (the Verde, the Gila, the lower Salt, the Colorado divisions along the California line) — flathead and Channel Catfish, largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Bass, Common Carp and Sucker; the lower Salt is tubed and floated hard in summer.
In Greenlee County, Arizona, Bear Wallow Creek is a 3 km river or creek, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department. An Arizona Trout stream — the White Mountains and Mogollon Rim creeks (the Black River and its forks, the Little Colorado headwaters, Canyon, Chevelon, Christopher, Haigler and Tonto creeks, Oak Creek) — wild and stocked rainbow and Brown Trout, native Apache Trout under recovery regulations, and Gila Trout in a few southern streams (usually catch-and-release).
Apache Creek runs 25 km through Greenlee County, Arizona, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department: Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Greenlee County, Arizona, Blue River is a 86 km river or creek, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department. Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Greenlee County, Arizona, San Francisco River is a 78 km river or creek, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department. Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Pigeon Creek runs 24 km through Greenlee County, Arizona, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department: Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Greenlee County, Arizona, Little Blue Creek is a 29 km river or creek, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department. Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Bearpen Creek runs 21 km through Greenlee County, Arizona, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department: Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Graham and Greenlee Counties, Arizona — Eagle Creek is a 69 km stream, managed by Arizona Game and Fish Department: Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Across its mapped waters, Greenlee County holds 14 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Bluegill, Striped Bass, Black Crappie, Rainbow Trout and Apache Trout.
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Open the Arizona map Join PiscaMapsOne Arizona fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Lake Mead, Roosevelt Lake and Lees Ferry included — the resident annual is about $37, the non-resident annual about $160, and the separate trout stamp was abolished in 2013. A low-cost resident Community licence (~$24) covers the urban Community Fishing ponds. Youth under 10 fish free. Buy at azgfd.com. Tribal waters need a tribal permit instead.