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Best brown trout lakes in Arizona

20 Arizona waters hold brown trout. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Wary, nocturnal-leaning predator. Shorelines and inflows in cold months; the thermocline in summer.

  1. San Carlos Lake 75 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  2. Oak Creek 8 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Flathead CatfishWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  3. Chevelon Canyon Lake 80 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  4. Black River 8 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  5. Woods Canyon Lake 40 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
  6. Colorado River (Lees Ferry) 20 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
  7. River Reservoir 12 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Common Carp, Brown TroutWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  8. Little Colorado River (Greer) 5 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  9. Ashurst Lake 12 ft max · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
  10. Kaibab Lake 14 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
  11. Beaver & Wet Beaver Creeks 6 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  12. West Fork Black River 4 ft max · Brown Trout, Brook TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  13. West Clear Creek 8 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Flathead CatfishWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  14. Cataract Lake 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
  15. Tonto Creek 7 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  16. Chevelon Creek 6 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  17. Haigler Creek 5 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  18. Bright Angel Creek 5 ft max · Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Flathead Catfish, Brown TroutWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  19. Christopher Creek 4 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
  20. East Clear Creek 5 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

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How to use this ranking

The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.

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