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Saguaro Lake, AZ
Reservoir in Maricopa County, Arizona. A roughly 1,300-acre reservoir on the Salt River below Stewart Mountain Dam, the closest of the Salt River chain lakes to Phoenix. Popular for largemouth and smallmouth bass, yellow bass, crappie, sunfish, channel and flathead catfish, and winter-stocked rainbow trout in the cold tailwater. The cold dam releases keep the upper lake cool. Low-elevation desert reservoir (about 1,500 ft) that fishes year-round.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
8 tracked species in Saguaro Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Saguaro Lake Marina and the Saguaro del Norte and Butcher Jones recreation sites provide ramps and shore access. Water temperature is supported by the live USGS gauge on the Salt River below Stewart Mountain Dam (the lake's outflow), supplemented by a seasonal baseline. Tonto Pass required at developed sites plus an Arizona fishing license.
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