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REVISEDNEWColorado River SouthwestSpecial Regulations include fishing seasons, daily bag <strong>and</strong>possession limits, length limits, bait <strong>and</strong> hook restrictions, legalmethods, <strong>and</strong> waters <strong>and</strong> areas closed to fishing.Notes:1. General Statewide Regulations apply to all waters <strong>and</strong> fishspecies within the Colorado River Southwest area except aslisted below.2. For each water listed, the possession limit is two times thedaily bag limit, unless a different possession limit is specified.Alamo Lake Snagging of carp <strong>and</strong> tilapia allowed in January,February <strong>and</strong> December.Colorado river• From I-40 bridge to the Southern International Boundarywith Mexico including Lake Havasu, Martinez Lake, MittryLake <strong>and</strong> associated backwaters. The limit is 10 trout; thelimit is 6 bass, minimum size 13 inches; the limit is 10 catfishin any combination; the limit is 25 crappie.Growler pond The limit is 2 bass, minimum size 13 inches.Lake havasu The limit is 10 trout; the limit is 6 bass, minimumsize 13 inches; the limit is 10 catfish any combination; the limit is25 crappie. Snagging for carp, tilapia, <strong>and</strong> shad is allowed fromJan. 1 through March 31, <strong>and</strong> from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.Quigley pond The limit is 2 bass, minimum size 13 inches.Canals in Yuma County Catch-<strong>and</strong>-release only for whiteamur. White amur must be immediately released unharmed;no white amur may be kept. Note: White amur are similar to,<strong>and</strong> can be mistaken for, common carp. Bow hunters shoulduse caution <strong>and</strong> not shoot white amur.designated Community <strong>Fish</strong>ing program waters See designatedCommunity <strong>Fish</strong>ing lake <strong>and</strong> pond regulations on pages26–28.• Council Avenue pond (city of Somerton)• Fortuna Lake (yuma area)• redondo Lake (yuma area)• West Wetl<strong>and</strong>s pond (city of yuma)Waters <strong>and</strong> Areas Closed to <strong>Fish</strong>ing• Alamo Lake Posted area immediately above the dam.• Cibola Lake From the first Monday in Sept. (Labor Day)through March 15.• Lake havasu Posted portions.• martinez Lake Posted portions from Oct. 1 through March 1.• mittry Lake Posted portions Nov. 15 through Feb. 15.note: Other seasonal closures may be in effect within some areasdue to bald eagle breeding closures <strong>and</strong>/or Wildlife Area closures.See page 48 for information on Alamo Lake.Live Baitfish RegulationsSee pages 10–11 for details.Watercraft <strong>and</strong> Motor RestrictionsThe use of watercraft <strong>and</strong> motors are restricted on the followingwaters in this fishing area:Single electric motor only: Fortuna Lake, Quigley Pond,Redondo LakeFor more information <strong>and</strong> a complete listing, please refer to page 31.Colorado River Special Use PrivilegeStarting in 2014, the Colorado River Stamp — California will nolonger be available. The privileges of this stamp are now bundledtogether <strong>and</strong> included in the <strong>Arizona</strong> General <strong>Fish</strong>ing license <strong>and</strong>Combo Hunt/<strong>Fish</strong> (youth, adult <strong>and</strong> short-term) licenses. Theselicensees may fish from a boat on any waters that form the mutualboundaries between <strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>and</strong> California; or when fishing fromthe California shorelines of these waters. In addition to largestretches of the Colorado River, these fishing privileges includeLake Havasu <strong>and</strong> associated backwaters (e.g., Martinez Lake, MittryLake). (see pages 7 <strong>and</strong> 54)20 <strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Game</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Fish</strong> <strong>Department</strong> • www.azgfd.gov