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West Canyon Creek

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Arizona, United States

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West Canyon Creek is a stream located in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It is also intersecting with San Juan County, Utah. It is most popular for fishing Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, and Striped bass.

Location

36°58′23.9″N 111°07′8.1″W
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Fishing regulations at West Canyon Creek, AZ

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Fishing regulations in Arizona can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.

Regulations for top species

Season open: year-round
Largemouth bass

Largemouth bass

Regulation boundaryAZ Arizona State Waters
Bag limit6

The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.

Aggregate limit6

The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.

Special gear

AZ Methods

Hook and Line Methods• All new fishing and combo licenses allow the angler to fish with two poles or lines simultaneously. In no case are more than two lines allowed to be used at the same time.• "Angling" means the taking of fish by one line and not to exceed two hooks, by one line and one artificial lure, which may have attached more than one hook, or by one line and not to exceed two artificial flies or lures.• Fishing lines must be constantly attended and in immediate control.• The hook, fly or lure must be used in such a manner that the fish voluntarily attempts to take it in its mouth.• A single-pointed barbless hook is a fish hook with a single point, manufactured without barbs on or which barbs have been completely closed or removed. This does not include a treble hook. Regulations limiting tackle to single-pointed barbless hooks do not eliminate the angler's option for simultaneous fishing as defined. Anglers may use a single line with no more than two single hooks, as with a primary hook and a dropper hook or fly.Artificial Flies and Lures• "Artificial flies and lures" means manmade devices intended as visual attractants to catch fish. Artificial flies and lures does not include living or dead organisms or edible parts of those organisms, natural or prepared food stuffs, or chemicals or organic materials intended to create a scent, flavor, or chemical stimulant to the device regardless of whether it is added or applied during or after the manufacturing process.• Check the Special Regulations to determine if hooks must also be single- pointed barbless hook only.Other Fishing Methods• Bow and arrow, crossbow, snare, gig, spear or spear gun, or snagging are valid methods for taking common carp, buffalofish, mullet, tilapia, goldfish, and shad statewide unless a closure or Special Regulation restricts it.• Bow and arrow fishing for catfish (5 catfish daily bag limit, any combination) is valid at Apache Lake, Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake.Capturing Baitfish and Crayfish for Bait• Live baitfish may be used only in areas approved for certain species.• Live bait may be taken by minnow trap, dip net, cast net, pole and line, handline, crayfish net or seine.• Cast nets shall not exceed a 4-foot radius (or an 8-foot diameter).• Seine nets shall not exceed 10 feet in length and 4 feet in width.• Except for sunfish of the genus Lepomis, the flesh of gamefish may not be used as bait.• Landing nets or dip nets may be used for the capture of legal baitfish or crayfish or only to land a legally hooked fish.• Any unattended traps or devices used to catch or hold aquatic wildlife or fish

Additional information
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 PondsCrystal Gardens Water Treatment Facility (city of Avondale)The Pond at Town Hall (town of Gilbert)Water Ranch Park LakeCATCH AND RELEASE artificial flies and lures only:Lower GoldwaterUNLIMITED — NO LIMIT FOR EITHER LARGEMOUTH OR SMALLMOUTH BASS:Bear Canyon LakeBeaver Creek (Wet and Dry)Black Canyon LakeCC Cragin Reservoir (Blue Ridge)Chevelon Canyon LakeColorado River-Glen Canyon Dam to Separation CanyonEast Verde RiverHorseshoe LakeKnoll LakeLong Tom LakeOak CreekUpper Salt River (Roosevelt Diversion Dam upstream to the Reservation Boundary)Verde River and tributariesVirgin RiverWest Clear CreekWillow Springs LakeWoods Canyon Lake1 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:Alamar Park PondBonsall PondCouncil Avenue PondDave White Regional Park PondDiscovery Park PondsEastmark Park PondEldorado Park PondEvelyn Hallman PondFestival Fields PondFreestone PondFriendship PondGilbert Regional Park PondGoldwater LakeGraham County Fairgrounds PondGreenfield PondHeroes Regional Park PondMcQueen PondPacana Park PondPacific Avenue Athletic Complex PondPapago Park PondsPatterson Ponds (St. Johns)Rio Vista Park PondRoadrunner Park PondShow Low Creek MeadowSteele Indian School Park PondWest Wetlands Pond1 BASS LIMIT: (no size limit): Community fishing ponds: bag limit = 1 bass (largemouth or smallmouth)2 BASS LIMIT:Dead Horse Ranch State Park LagoonsCommunity fishing lakes: bag limit = 2 bass (largemouth or smallmouth)2 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:Alvord LakeCataract LakeCity ReservoirChaparral Park LakeCopper Sky LakeCortez Park LakeDesert Breeze Park LakeDesert West Park LakeDogtown LakeEncanto Park LakeFain LakeFortuna LakeFrancis Short PondGreen Valley Park LakesKaibab LakeKennedy Park LakeKiwanis Park LakeLakeside LakeMansel Carter Oasis LakePaloma Park LakePioneer LakeRed Mountain Park LakeRedondo LakeRiverview Park LakeSanta Fe ReservoirSilverbell LakeSahuarita Park LakeStone DamSundance Park LakeSurprise Park LakeTempe Town LakeVeterans Oasis Park LakeWhitehorse LakeYavapai Lakes6 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:Topock MarshColorado River-Davis Dam to the International Boundary20 SMALLMOUTH BASS, 5 LARGEMOUTH BASS LIMIT:Lake Powell
Edibility
Very good Catch, Clean, Cook Largemouth Bass by BlueGabe
Synonyms
Micropterus nigricans
Season open: year-round
Smallmouth bass

Smallmouth bass

Regulation boundaryAZ Arizona State Waters
Bag limit6

The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.

Aggregate limit6

The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.

Special gear

AZ Methods

Hook and Line Methods• All new fishing and combo licenses allow the angler to fish with two poles or lines simultaneously. In no case are more than two lines allowed to be used at the same time.• "Angling" means the taking of fish by one line and not to exceed two hooks, by one line and one artificial lure, which may have attached more than one hook, or by one line and not to exceed two artificial flies or lures.• Fishing lines must be constantly attended and in immediate control.• The hook, fly or lure must be used in such a manner that the fish voluntarily attempts to take it in its mouth.• A single-pointed barbless hook is a fish hook with a single point, manufactured without barbs on or which barbs have been completely closed or removed. This does not include a treble hook. Regulations limiting tackle to single-pointed barbless hooks do not eliminate the angler's option for simultaneous fishing as defined. Anglers may use a single line with no more than two single hooks, as with a primary hook and a dropper hook or fly.Artificial Flies and Lures• "Artificial flies and lures" means manmade devices intended as visual attractants to catch fish. Artificial flies and lures does not include living or dead organisms or edible parts of those organisms, natural or prepared food stuffs, or chemicals or organic materials intended to create a scent, flavor, or chemical stimulant to the device regardless of whether it is added or applied during or after the manufacturing process.• Check the Special Regulations to determine if hooks must also be single- pointed barbless hook only.Other Fishing Methods• Bow and arrow, crossbow, snare, gig, spear or spear gun, or snagging are valid methods for taking common carp, buffalofish, mullet, tilapia, goldfish, and shad statewide unless a closure or Special Regulation restricts it.• Bow and arrow fishing for catfish (5 catfish daily bag limit, any combination) is valid at Apache Lake, Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake.Capturing Baitfish and Crayfish for Bait• Live baitfish may be used only in areas approved for certain species.• Live bait may be taken by minnow trap, dip net, cast net, pole and line, handline, crayfish net or seine.• Cast nets shall not exceed a 4-foot radius (or an 8-foot diameter).• Seine nets shall not exceed 10 feet in length and 4 feet in width.• Except for sunfish of the genus Lepomis, the flesh of gamefish may not be used as bait.• Landing nets or dip nets may be used for the capture of legal baitfish or crayfish or only to land a legally hooked fish.• Any unattended traps or devices used to catch or hold aquatic wildlife or fish

Additional information
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 PondsCrystal Gardens Water Treatment Facility (city of Avondale)The Pond at Town Hall (town of Gilbert)Water Ranch Park LakeCATCH AND RELEASE artificial flies and lures only:Lower GoldwaterUNLIMITED — NO LIMIT FOR EITHER LARGEMOUTH OR SMALLMOUTH BASS:Bear Canyon LakeBeaver Creek (Wet and Dry)Black Canyon LakeCC Cragin Reservoir (Blue Ridge)Chevelon Canyon LakeColorado River-Glen Canyon Dam to Separation CanyonEast Verde RiverHorseshoe LakeKnoll LakeLong Tom LakeOak CreekUpper Salt River (Roosevelt Diversion Dam upstream to the Reservation Boundary)Verde River and tributariesVirgin RiverWest Clear CreekWillow Springs LakeWoods Canyon Lake1 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:Alamar Park PondBonsall PondCouncil Avenue PondDave White Regional Park PondDiscovery Park PondsEastmark Park PondEldorado Park PondEvelyn Hallman PondFestival Fields PondFreestone PondFriendship PondGilbert Regional Park PondGoldwater LakeGraham County Fairgrounds PondGreenfield PondHeroes Regional Park PondMcQueen PondPacana Park PondPacific Avenue Athletic Complex PondPapago Park PondsPatterson Ponds (St. Johns)Rio Vista Park PondRoadrunner Park PondShow Low Creek MeadowSteele Indian School Park PondWest Wetlands Pond1 BASS LIMIT: (no size limit): Community fishing ponds: bag limit = 1 bass (largemouth or smallmouth)2 BASS LIMIT:Dead Horse Ranch State Park LagoonsCommunity fishing lakes: bag limit = 2 bass (largemouth or smallmouth)2 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:Alvord LakeCataract LakeCity ReservoirChaparral Park LakeCopper Sky LakeCortez Park LakeDesert Breeze Park LakeDesert West Park LakeDogtown LakeEncanto Park LakeFain LakeFortuna LakeFrancis Short PondGreen Valley Park LakesKaibab LakeKennedy Park LakeKiwanis Park LakeLakeside LakeMansel Carter Oasis LakePaloma Park LakePioneer LakeRed Mountain Park LakeRedondo LakeRiverview Park LakeSanta Fe ReservoirSilverbell LakeSahuarita Park LakeStone DamSundance Park LakeSurprise Park LakeTempe Town LakeVeterans Oasis Park LakeWhitehorse LakeYavapai Lakes6 BASS LIMIT, MINIMUM SIZE = 13-INCHES:Topock MarshColorado River-Davis Dam to the International Boundary20 SMALLMOUTH BASS, 5 LARGEMOUTH BASS LIMIT:Lake Powell
Synonyms
Micropterus dolomieui
Season open: year-round
Striped bass

Striped bass

Regulation boundaryAZ Arizona State Waters
Bag limit10

The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.

Special gear

AZ Methods

Hook and Line Methods• All new fishing and combo licenses allow the angler to fish with two poles or lines simultaneously. In no case are more than two lines allowed to be used at the same time.• "Angling" means the taking of fish by one line and not to exceed two hooks, by one line and one artificial lure, which may have attached more than one hook, or by one line and not to exceed two artificial flies or lures.• Fishing lines must be constantly attended and in immediate control.• The hook, fly or lure must be used in such a manner that the fish voluntarily attempts to take it in its mouth.• A single-pointed barbless hook is a fish hook with a single point, manufactured without barbs on or which barbs have been completely closed or removed. This does not include a treble hook. Regulations limiting tackle to single-pointed barbless hooks do not eliminate the angler's option for simultaneous fishing as defined. Anglers may use a single line with no more than two single hooks, as with a primary hook and a dropper hook or fly.Artificial Flies and Lures• "Artificial flies and lures" means manmade devices intended as visual attractants to catch fish. Artificial flies and lures does not include living or dead organisms or edible parts of those organisms, natural or prepared food stuffs, or chemicals or organic materials intended to create a scent, flavor, or chemical stimulant to the device regardless of whether it is added or applied during or after the manufacturing process.• Check the Special Regulations to determine if hooks must also be single- pointed barbless hook only.Other Fishing Methods• Bow and arrow, crossbow, snare, gig, spear or spear gun, or snagging are valid methods for taking common carp, buffalofish, mullet, tilapia, goldfish, and shad statewide unless a closure or Special Regulation restricts it.• Bow and arrow fishing for catfish (5 catfish daily bag limit, any combination) is valid at Apache Lake, Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake.Capturing Baitfish and Crayfish for Bait• Live baitfish may be used only in areas approved for certain species.• Live bait may be taken by minnow trap, dip net, cast net, pole and line, handline, crayfish net or seine.• Cast nets shall not exceed a 4-foot radius (or an 8-foot diameter).• Seine nets shall not exceed 10 feet in length and 4 feet in width.• Except for sunfish of the genus Lepomis, the flesh of gamefish may not be used as bait.• Landing nets or dip nets may be used for the capture of legal baitfish or crayfish or only to land a legally hooked fish.• Any unattended traps or devices used to catch or hold aquatic wildlife or fish

Additional information
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.Special Regulation Areas:Community fishing lakes: bag limit = 4 catfishCommunity fishing ponds: bag limit = 2 catfishBright Angel Creek: bag limit = unlimited striped bassColorado River - From Separation Canyon to Hoover Dam (including Lake Mead): bag limit = 20 striped bass 20-inches in length or larger; unlimited for striped bass under 20-inches in length.Colorado River - From Hoover Dam to Davis Dam (including Lake Mohave and Willow Beach): bag limit = 20 for striped bass 20-inches in length or larger; unlimited for striped bass under 20 inches in length; striped bass may be taken by spear or spear gun from that portion of Lake Mohave between Hoover Dam and Cottonwood Landing.Lake Powell: bag limit = unlimited striped bass; striped bass may be taken by spearfishing during daylight hours.Lake Pleasant: bag limit = unlimited striped bass; striped bass may be taken by spear or spear gun. Spear and spear gun fishing for striped bass is valid at Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave (between Hoover Dam and Cottonwood Landing) and Lake Pleasant. Daily bag limits vary between locations. See Special Regulations for more details.
Synonyms
Morone saxatilis
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📍 Where is the West Canyon Creek located?
the West Canyon Creek is a stream located in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It is also intersecting with San Juan County, Utah. Its coordinates are:
36°58′23.9″N 111°07′8.1″W
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Find the best fishing spots on the West Canyon Creek by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
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🪪 Do I need a fishing license to fish at the West Canyon Creek?

Fishing in Arizona requires a valid state fishing license for anglers. Residents and non-residents can purchase annual or short-term licenses online or at authorized retailers across the state.

In Arizona, no fishing license is required for anglers under 10 or residents 70 and older. A few other exceptions worth knowing:

  • Free fishing days — most states designate 1–2 weekends a year where anyone can fish without a license

  • Tribal waters — tribal members fishing on tribal land operate under separate tribal regulations

  • Private ponds — landowners fishing their own water typically don't need a license

Non-residents usually pay more for a license than residents. Some species also require an extra stamp or endorsement on top of your base license.

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