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Blue Ridge Reservoir Fish Report for 7-17-2026


Surface temperature is 63.87 F

Blue Ridge Reservoir - Payson, AZ (Coconino County)


by Arizona Game & Fish Department
7-17-2026
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Rock Crossing campground is open. Only boats with a single 10-horsepower (or less) motor or a single electric motor are allowed on C.C. Cragin Reservoir. Green sunfish and golden shiner are unlimited and invasive, please remove them if caught. The boat launch is open, but the lake level is not up to the concrete launch, making launching challenging, but feasible. An algae bloom is present and trout have moved to 10-15 feet deep. Anglers are catching fish on lures and bait. Reservoir elevation 6,690.10 feet, current volume is at 8,282 acre feet or 55% full (and dropping), surface temperature is 63.87 F, pH is 9.64, D.O. is 10.58 mg/l, turbidity is 5.65 NTU on 7/13/202




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for Friday, July 17th

Kaibab Lake: The lake is very low and launching a boat is challenging.
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for Friday, June 26th

Kaibab Lake: Lake level is low
Cataract Lake: Rainbow trout will be stocked
City Reservoir: Access is open
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Whitehorse Lake: Anglers are finding success
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