Fishing near Payson, Arizona

In Gila County, Arizona, sits Payson. There is enough water within reach to fish somewhere new each week. Taken from the centre outwards: Lost Lake just 15 miles to the north-east, Myrtle Lake just 15 miles, Twentynine Mile Lake just 18 miles to the north-west, Dry Lake just 19 miles and Bear Canyon Lake just 22 miles to the north-east. The wall end of Bear Canyon Lake gives depth without needing a boat. No lid forms at any point. Winter here means a jacket, not a hole in the lid. Still water dominates the list. Anything solid on the bottom is worth a look. Lost Lake, the closest, runs to roughly 1 acres. Gila County records cover green sunfish, desert sucker and sonora sucker. Licences are state-wide, but access rules are local. Bank space differs sharply between them. Start with Lost Lake and work down the list as the season goes on....