Bear Canyon Lake is a lake built by
Arizona Game and Fish Department for
angler
Angler may refer to:
* A fisherman who uses the fishing technique of angling
* ''Angler'' (video game)
* The angler, ''Lophius piscatorius'', a monkfish
* More generally, any anglerfish in the order Lophiiformes
* '' Angler: The Cheney Vice Presi ...
recreation. The facilities are maintained by
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest division of the
USDA Forest Service.
Location
Bear Canyon Lake is located nearly an hour’s drive northeast of
Payson, Arizona. Access is restricted in the winter when roads are closed due to snow, generally November to late April.
Description
Bear Canyon Lake consists of with a maximum depth of . It lies at .
The Department stocks it with catchable-sized
rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...
about six times each year.
References
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External links
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Arizona Fishing Locations MapArizona Boating Locations Facilities MapVideo of Bear Canyon Lake
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Lakes of Arizona
Lakes of Coconino County, Arizona
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests