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Theodore Roosevelt Lake, AZ
Reservoir in Gila County, Arizona. Arizona's largest reservoir entirely within the state, a roughly 21,000-acre impoundment of the Salt River and Tonto Creek in the Tonto National Forest. Long regarded as one of the best largemouth bass lakes in the Southwest, it also holds smallmouth bass, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, sunfish, and carp. Florida-strain largemouth produce trophy fish; spring spawn and fall are peak. Lower-elevation desert reservoir (about 2,100 ft) that warms early and fishes year-round.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
7 tracked species in Theodore Roosevelt Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Multiple Tonto National Forest ramps and Roosevelt Lake Marina (AZ-188). Water temperature is supported by the live USGS gauge on the Salt River near Roosevelt (inflow), supplemented by a seasonal baseline for the open lake. A Tonto Pass or recreation fee applies at developed sites; an Arizona fishing license is required.
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