Fishing Report For Saguaro Lake, AZ

By Rick Seaman

March 19, 2025

Popular Fish Species Reports
Largemouth Bass
Black Crappie
Rainbow Trout
Saguaro Lake Fishing Video
Today's Weather & Forecast
Fishing Boat Rentals
Boat Launch Ramps
Marinas
Fishing License
Map
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Fishing Report Saguaro Lake, AZ

Fishing Reports

Popular Fish Species Saguaro Lake, AZ

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

The lake gets heavy fishing pressure but nice fish are being caught by dedicated anglers..

Black Crappie

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Fair To Good

Crappie are shallow in preparation of the spawn. Without the presence of brush in the lake, rocky banks are their only cover.

Rainbow Trout

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Good

Rainbow trout are stocked, at the marina, and at Butcher Jones Beach, by the Arizona Game & Fish Department.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, rainbow trout, walleye, bluegill and yellow bass at Saguaro Lake in Arizona.

Saguaro Lake is a 1,264-acre lake with over 20 miles of shoreline. It's the last of four lakes on the Salt River chain of lakes in Arizona. Bass, crappie, catfish, trout, walleye and sunfish are all available for anglers, just a short drive from Metro Phoenix.

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Fair

Bluegill

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Channel Catfish

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Primary fish species residing in Saguaro Lake

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Trout fishing at Saguaro Lake

Today's Weather & Forecast

Fishing Boat Rentals

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Marinas

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Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

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Fishing License

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Saguaro Lake, AZ Map - Fishing & Access

Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".