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North CentralNEWSpecial Regulations include fishing seasons, daily bag and possessionlimits, length limits, bait and hook restrictions, legal methods, and watersand areas closed to fishing.Notes:1. General Statewide Regulations apply to all waters and fish specieswithin the North Central area except as listed below.2. For each water listed, the possession limit is two times the daily baglimit, unless a different possession limit is specified.Beaver Creek (Wet and dry) Unlimited smallmouth and largemouthbass; unlimited channel and flathead catfish.Cataract Lake Daily bag limits have been reduced to 4 catfish, 4 troutand 2 bass (minimum size 13 inches).City reservoir The limit is 4 trout; the limit is 2 bass, minimum size 13inches; the limit is 4 channel catfish; the limit is 5 sunfish.dead horse state park Lagoons The limit is 4 trout; the limit is 2 bass;the limit is 4 catfish; the limit is 10 sunfish.east Verde river Unlimited smallmouth and largemouth bass; unlimitedchannel and flathead catfish.elk tank Catch-and-release only for trout. Trout must be immediatelyreleased unharmed; no trout may be kept; artificial fly and lure only;single barbless hooks only.Fain Lake The limit is 4 catfish in any combination.Fossil Creek, middle reach Seasonally, from the first Saturday in Octoberthrough April 30, fishing is allowed between the waterfall locatedapproximately 1 mile above the Flume Trailhead parking lot along FS 708and the downstream-most power line crossing (immediately below SallyMay Wash). Catch-and-release only for roundtail chub and headwaterchub. Roundtail chub and headwater chub must be immediately releasedunharmed; no chub may be kept; artificial fly and lure only; single barblesshooks only.Francis short pond The limit is 4 trout; the limit is 2 bass, minimumsize 13 inches; the limit is 4 catfish; the limit is 5 sunfish.Goldwater Lake The limit is 1 bass, minimum size 13 inches.Granite Basin Lake The limit is 4 catfish in any combination.J.d. dam Lake Catch-and-release only for trout. Trout must be immediatelyreleased unharmed; no trout may be kept; artificial fly and lureonly; single barbless hooks only.Kaibab Lake Daily bag limits have been reduced to 4 catfish, 4 troutand 2 bass (minimum size 13 inches).Lake mary, Lower The limit is 4 channel catfish.middle tank Catch-and-release only for trout. Trout must be immediatelyreleased unharmed; no trout may be kept; artificial fly and lureonly; single barbless hooks only.oak Creek• Unlimited smallmouth and largemouth bass; unlimited channel andflathead catfish.• Between Junipine Crossing and Call-of-the-Canyon Crossing spanningthe confluence of Oak Creek, and West Fork Oak Creeks. Catch-andreleaseonly for trout. Trout must be immediately released unharmed;no trout may be kept; artificial fly and lure only; single barbless hooksonly.oak Creek, West Fork Catch-and-release only for trout. Trout must beimmediately released unharmed; no trout may be kept; artificial fly andlure only; single barbless hooks only.perkins tank Catch-and-release only for trout. Trout must be immediatelyreleased unharmed; no trout may be kept; artificial fly and lureonly; single barbless hooks only.sante Fe reservoir The limit is 4 channel catfish.stone dam Lake The limit is 2 bass minimum size 13 inches; the limitis 4 catfish.Verde river and its tributaries Downstream from Granite Creek toHorseshoe Dam Unlimited smallmouth and largemouth bass; unlimitedchannel and flathead catfish.West Clear Creek Unlimited smallmouth and largemouth bass; unlimitedchannel and flathead catfish.Waters and Areas Closed to Fishing• Fossil Creek In yavapai County; except for the 4.5 mile middle reachportion during open season and open area as described under FossilCreek, middle reach Special Regulation/Season language oppositecolumn.• Gap Creek between Honeymoon Cabin and its confluence with theVerde River.• Grapevine Creek in yavapai County• Lake mary, Upper Posted area immediately above the dam.• state or federal hatcheries Posted boundaries.note: Other seasonal closures may be in effect within some areas dueto bald eagle breeding closures and/or Wildlife Area closures. See page48 for information on Lower Lake mary, Lynx Lake and Verde river.Live Baitfish RegulationsNo live baitfish may be used or in possession on any waters in CoconinoCounty, no exceptions. For waters in other counties within this fishingarea, See pages 10–11.Watercraft and Motor RestrictionsThe use of watercraft and motors are restricted on the following watersin this fishing area:Single electric motor only: Dogtown Reservoir, Goldwater Lake,Granite Basin Lake, J.D. Dam Lake, Santa Fe Lake, Whitehorse Lake10 horsepower or less: Ashurst Lake, Cataract Lake, Kaibab Lake,Kinnikinick Lake, Lower Lake Mary, Lynx LakeFor more information and a complete listing, please refer to page 31.14 Arizona Game and Fish Department • www.azgfd.gov