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The Virgin River through the Littlefield-Beaver Dam corridor. Flashy warmwater bass, catfish and carp in far NW Arizona. The river tops out around 10 ft. Bathymetry on this water is estimated from its real outline and maximum depth. Use it to shortlist water, then verify with your electronics — and never navigate by it. What follows comes from the same scoring engine that paints the spots above.
The outline encloses 391 acres, worked by 41.9 miles of shoreline. With a shoreline index of 15.1, this water is all arms and coves — edge habitat well beyond its acreage. The whole water is littoral — nothing here runs deeper than ~15 ft, so it's all weed-and-bait territory. The basin spans about 14.5 mi end to end and 2.4 mi across at its widest. It sits in Mohave County. If the bite dies, Gunlock Reservoir is 27 mi to the north.
Spring largemouth bass on Virgin River hold shallow, usually 2 to 10 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 3 to 10 ft in summer, 3 to 10 ft once it turns cold. Put Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) first on the milk run — a creek channel near 8 ft that grades prime for fall. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a texas-rigged 10" worm or a deep-diving crankbait.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Spinnerbait, Chatterbait |
| Summer | 3 to 10 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | open water | Texas-rigged 10" worm, Deep-diving crankbait |
| Fall | 3 to 10 ft chart-limited; documented 4 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) (8 ft) | Squarebill crankbait (shad), Spinnerbait |
| Winter | 3 to 10 ft chart-limited; documented 15 to 35 ft | midday | Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) (8 ft) | Blade bait, Jigging spoon |
Spring channel catfish on Virgin River hold shallow, usually 3 to 10 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 3 to 10 ft in summer, 3 to 10 ft once it turns cold. Put Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) first on the milk run — a creek channel near 8 ft that grades prime for summer. The feeding windows run after dark and the evening.
Depth note: when a documented seasonal range extends below this chart, the table shows the deepest mapped working water, not a verified holding depth.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 10 ft chart-limited; documented 3 to 12 ft | dusk | Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) (8 ft) | |
| Summer | 3 to 10 ft chart-limited; documented 8 to 25 ft | night & dusk | Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) (8 ft) | |
| Fall | 3 to 10 ft chart-limited; documented 10 to 30 ft | dusk | Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) (8 ft) | |
| Winter | 3 to 10 ft chart-limited; documented 20 to 40 ft | midday | Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) (8 ft) |
Structure-wise the chart holds 9 features, led in depth by Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) at roughly 8 ft.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Arizona waters are set by the Arizona Game & Fish Department — and special regulations can apply to Virgin River specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Virgin River is about 10 ft (3 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target largemouth bass, channel catfish on Virgin River.
Outside-bend hole (mile 0.6) is the top-rated area: a creek channel in about 8 ft of water that rates prime for channel catfish in summer. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
For largemouth bass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Virgin River is regulated by the Arizona Game & Fish Department. Check the official Arizona regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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