Bear Canyon Lake is a reservoir in Arizona, near Coconino County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Bear Canyon Lake is a reservoir in Coconino County, Arizona and covers about 65 acres, reaches about 50 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1,638 acre-feet.
Bear Canyon Lake can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water. Deep water at Bear Canyon Lake gives fish room to move away from shore as summer heat and bright light build.
Fish listed for Bear Canyon Lake include Rainbow Trout.
Try this for rainbow trout: cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
Arctic Grayling have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch.
Use this plain plan on Bear Canyon Lake: start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
For a short trip to Bear Canyon Lake, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
For a first pass on Bear Canyon Lake, a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
When working Bear Canyon Lake, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.