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Lake Powell

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave (between Hoover Dam and Cottonwood Landing) and Lake Pleasant, as the state words them

San Juan County · Lake · AZ

Has its own special rules
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Today's rule hereParsed

Season
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Gear
“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.Statewide
Bait
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Poles
In no case are more than two lines allowed to be used at the same time.Statewide
SpeciesDaily limitSize
Trout
Varies by water: limit 2 (2 Trout Limit artificial flies and lures only); limit 5 (5 Trout Limit); limit 10 (10 Trout Limit); no minimum size, limit 4 (Community Fishing Program Waters - Lakes); no minimum size, limit 2 (Community Fishing Program Waters - Ponds)
4 Any combination-Statewide
Bass
20 Smallmouth Bass, 5 Largemouth Bass-This water
striped bass
unlimited-This water
walleye
unlimited-This water
Northern Pike
Unlimited Immediate kill or release-Statewide
Catfish
Varies by water: limit Unlimited — No Limit For Either Flathead Or Channel (UNLIMITED — NO LIMIT FOR EITHER FLATHEAD OR CHANNEL); limit 2 (2 CATFISH LIMIT); limit 4 (4 CATFISH LIMIT); limit 5 (5 Catfish Limit When Taken By Bow And Arrow); no minimum size, limit 4 (Community Fishing Program Waters - Lakes); no minimum size, limit 2 (Community Fishing Program Waters - Ponds)
10 Any combination-Statewide
Crappie
10-This water
White Amur (grass carp)
Varies by water: 30 inches or more (Community Fishing Program Waters - Lakes and Ponds)
1min. 30 inchesStatewide
Roundtail Chub
Catch and release only-Statewide
Sunfishes
Unlimited-Statewide
All Other Species
Unlimited-Statewide
crayfish
unlimited number-Statewide
Craugaster augusti (barking frog)
Two (2) per year or in possession live or dead-Statewide
Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog)
Unlimited dead-Statewide
Rana berlandieri (Rio Grande leopard frog)
Unlimited dead-Statewide
White Amur or grass carp
1 fishmin. 30 inch minimumStatewide
smallmouth bass
20-This water
largemouth bass
5-This water

The official text, verbatimOfficial text

Straight from AZ's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.

Whole water
  • striped bass
    Gear Spear and spear gun
    Daily bag limits vary between locations. See Special Regulations for more details.
  • Striped Bass
    Fish consumption advisory category ORANGE: ADEQ recommends adults limit consumption to 2.4 ounces (uncooked) per week and children 12 and younger to 2 ounces per month (uncooked).
  • Bass
    Daily limit 20 Smallmouth Bass, 5 Largemouth Bass
  • Crappie
    Daily limit 10
  • smallmouth bass
    Daily limit 20
  • largemouth bass
    Daily limit 5
  • striped bass
    Daily limit unlimitedGear may also be taken by spearfishing during daylight hours
  • walleye
    Daily limit unlimited
  • crappie
    Daily limit 10 crappie
  • carp
    Gear may be taken by spearfishing and bow and arrow during daylight hours

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.

Where this rule applies

This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.

What are you fishing for here?Advice

Pick from the species named in Lake Powell's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.

Receipts

Statewide rules
Statewide
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.
Special rules - Lake Powell
This water
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.

Local services near Lake Powell

Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.

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