Fishing in Tucson, AZ

No size limit.

These regulations apply statewide unless Site-Specific Special Regulations apply to that body of water. Click here to see Site-Specific Special Regulations Statewide includes all state and federal refuges, parks and monuments; open areas do not include any area closed to hunting, fishing, or trapping.

CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY:

• Cluff Ranch Ponds
• Crystal Gardens Water Treatment Facility (city of Avondale)
• The Pond at Town Hall (town of Gilbert)
• Water Ranch Park Lake

CATCH AND RELEASE artificial flies and lures only:

• Lower Goldwater

UNLIMITED — NO LIMIT FOR EITHER LARGEMOUTH OR SMALLMOUTH BASS:

• Bear Canyon Lake
• Beaver Creek (Wet and Dry)
• Black Canyon Lake
• CC Cragin Reservoir (Blue Ridge)
• Chevelon Canyon Lake
• Colorado River-Glen Canyon Dam to Separation Canyon
• East Verde River
• Horseshoe Lake
• Knoll Lake
• Long Tom Lake
• Oak Creek
• Upper Salt River (Roosevelt Diversion Dam upstream to the Reservation Boundary)
• Verde River and tributaries
• Virgin River
• West Clear Creek
• Willow Springs Lake
• Woods Canyon Lake

1 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:

• Alamar Park Pond
• Bonsall Pond
• Council Avenue Pond
• Dave White Regional Park Pond
• Discovery Park Ponds
• Eastmark Park Pond
• Eldorado Park Pond
• Evelyn Hallman Pond
• Festival Fields Pond
• Freestone Pond
• Friendship Pond
• Gilbert Regional Park Pond
• Goldwater Lake
• Graham County Fairgrounds Pond
• Greenfield Pond
• Heroes Regional Park Pond
• McQueen Pond
• Pacana Park Pond
• Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex Pond
• Papago Park Ponds
• Patterson Ponds (St. Johns)
• Rio Vista Park Pond
• Roadrunner Park Pond
• Show Low Creek Meadow
• Steele Indian School Park Pond
• West Wetlands Pond

1 BASS LIMIT: (no size limit):

• Community fishing ponds: bag limit = 1 bass (largemouth or smallmouth)

2 BASS LIMIT:

• Dead Horse Ranch State Park Lagoons
• Community fishing lakes: bag limit = 2 bass (largemouth or smallmouth)

2 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:

• Alvord Lake
• Cataract Lake
• City Reservoir
• Chaparral Park Lake
• Copper Sky Lake
• Cortez Park Lake
• Desert Breeze Park Lake
• Desert West Park Lake
• Dogtown Lake
• Encanto Park Lake
• Fain Lake
• Fortuna Lake
• Francis Short Pond
• Green Valley Park Lakes
• Kaibab Lake
• Kennedy Park Lake
• Kiwanis Park Lake
• Lakeside Lake
• Mansel Carter Oasis Lake
• Paloma Park Lake
• Pioneer Lake
• Red Mountain Park Lake
• Redondo Lake
• Riverview Park Lake
• Santa Fe Reservoir
• Silverbell Lake
• Sahuarita Park Lake
• Stone Dam
• Sundance Park Lake
• Surprise Park Lake
• Tempe Town Lake
• Veterans Oasis Park Lake
• Whitehorse Lake
• Yavapai Lakes

6 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:

• Topock Marsh
• Colorado River-Davis Dam to the International Boundary

20 SMALLMOUTH BASS, 5 LARGEMOUTH BASS LIMIT:

• Lake Powell