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Apache Lake, AZ
Reservoir in Maricopa County, Arizona. A roughly 2,600-acre reservoir on the Salt River between Roosevelt and Canyon lakes, impounded by Horse Mesa Dam in a steep canyon along the Apache Trail. Quieter and less crowded than its neighbors, it produces quality largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, channel and flathead catfish, crappie, sunfish, and stocked rainbow trout in the cooler tailwater reaches. Mid-elevation desert canyon reservoir (about 1,900 ft).
Overall bite score
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What swims here
8 tracked species in Apache Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Apache Lake Marina and Resort and Tonto National Forest ramps reached via the partly unpaved Apache Trail (AZ-88). No in-lake USGS gauge, so water temperature uses a seasonal baseline. Tonto Pass or recreation fee plus an Arizona fishing license required; check road conditions before towing a boat.
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