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Best rainbow trout lakes in Arizona

64 Arizona waters list rainbow trout (official records or labelled estimates), 2 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The classic stocked cold-water trout. Depth is everything: rainbows follow the temperature layer they like.

1. Lake Mohave — 172 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
2. Apache Lake — 266 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, WalleyeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
3. Canyon Lake — 128 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, WalleyeWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
4. Saguaro Lake — 89 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, WalleyeWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 7 public access sites
5. C.C. Cragin Reservoir (Blue Ridge Reservoir) — 79 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Green SunfishWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
6. Big Lake — 35 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Cutthroat TroutWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
7. Fool Hollow Lake — 32 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
8. Patagonia Lake — 70 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
9. Lower Lake Mary — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
10. Woods Canyon Lake — 40 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
11. Watson Lake — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
12. Colorado River (Lees Ferry) — 20 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Brown TroutWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
13. Ashurst Lake — 12 ft max · Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Green SunfishWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
14. Kaibab Lake — 14 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Nelson Reservoir — 24 ft max · Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Green SunfishWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
16. Lower Salt River — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Common CarpWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
17. Peña Blanca Lake — 32 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
18. Black Canyon Lake — 60 ft max · Rainbow Trout, Green SunfishWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
19. Cataract Lake — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
20. Alvord Lake — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
21. Silverbell Lake — 7 ft max · Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
22. Woodland Reservoir — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 2 public access sites
23. Kennedy Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Gilbert Regional Park Pond — 10 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
25. Willow Springs Lake — 60 ft max · Rainbow TroutWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site

…plus 39 more Arizona waters holding rainbow trout.

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When to fish rainbow trout in Arizona

• Spring 5–20 ft — Post-ice-out trout roam shallow; fish inflows and windblown shorelines.
• Summer 8–30 ft — Rainbows hold near cold inflows, current seams and the thermocline — find the cool water and you've found the fish.
• Fall 10–35 ft — Fall feeding on rock shoals, current and channel edges as water cools.
• Winter 8–40 ft — Trout are comfortable in cold water — one of the best winter targets; streams and tailwaters fish shallow, deep lakes hold on basin edges.

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