Best walleye lakes in Arizona
8 Arizona waters hold walleye, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. 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. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.
- Lake Powell — 516 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
- Apache Lake — 266 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, WalleyeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
- Canyon Lake — 128 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, WalleyeWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
- Upper Lake Mary — 39 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
- Saguaro Lake — 89 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Tilapia, Smallmouth Bass, WalleyeWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 7 public access sites
- Fool Hollow Lake — 32 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
- Lower Lake Mary — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
- Show Low Lake — 39 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, BluegillWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
Find the closest walleye waters to you →
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.
Compare maximum depth across 37,233 lake records · See Arizona waters with public access data
When to fish walleye in Arizona
- Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
- Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
- Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
- Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.
Also in Arizona: best largemouth bass lakes · best tilapia lakes · best smallmouth bass lakes · best crappie lakes · best bluegill lakes · best channel catfish lakes · best rainbow trout lakes · best striped bass lakes · best flathead catfish lakes · best common carp lakes · best brown trout lakes
Walleye elsewhere: Ontario · Wisconsin · Minnesota · British Columbia · Québec · Michigan · Montana · New York · Saskatchewan · Wyoming · Indiana · North Dakota · Iowa · Texas · Ohio · Alberta · Connecticut · Nebraska · Missouri · Vermont · Oklahoma · South Dakota · Utah · Colorado · Illinois · New Mexico · Kansas · West Virginia · New Jersey · Kentucky · Tennessee · Georgia · North Carolina · Manitoba · Virginia · Pennsylvania · Arkansas · Maryland