Allen Reservoir Fishing in Graham County, Arizona

• Overview

  Within Graham County, Arizona, you have Allen Reservoir. The bank is 3,002 feet above sea level. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. On size it sits at the modest end of our Graham County list. You are 2.4 miles from Thatcher. Pima lies 4.8 miles off, Safford another 5 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Allen Reservoir

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Nearby survey and observation records mention Apache trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout and channel catfish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The near bank of Allen Reservoir is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 82°F and January at 44°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Allen Reservoir that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Cluff Reservoir Number One, 3.2 miles away. What applies at Allen Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.