Fool Hollow Lake

Fool Hollow Lake, in the White Mountains just outside of Show Low, covers 140 surface acres. Average depth for the impoundment is 23 feet, though it does plummet to as deep as 60 feet. The lake offers more than 5 miles of shoreline.

Species available include rainbow and brown trout, largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish, channel catfish, walleye and even an occasional smallmouth bass. The bass fishing is good enough here for a couple of the White Mountain bass clubs to routinely use the waterway for tournaments. In fact, on May 10, 2002 a 5-pound, 14,56-ounce smallmouth bass was caught and released here.

Walleye fishing is pretty good too, as evidenced by the 12-pound, 11-ounce lunker caught here in September 2002 on a Rapala Countdown. Catfisherment won't come away disappointed either. An 11-ound, 5.44-ounce channel cat was caught here on September 28 2002. -G.J. Sagi, from the essential travel handbook Fishing Arizona

GPS:

Latitude: 34° 16' 41.6"N Longitude: 110° 04' 26.2

Phone Numbers for more information::

Arizona State Parks (928) 537-3680 or Arizona Game and Fish at (602)789-3701

Restrictions/Season of Use:

All Year

Road Conditions:

Paved

Land Ownership:

Fool Hollow Lake is owned by the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest and managed by Arizona State Parks

Ranger Station/District:

Arizona State Parks (928) 537-3680

Elevation:

The elevation at Fool Hollow Lake is 6260

Max Surface Acres:

140

Average Depth:

23

Bag Limit:

There will posted signs for bag limits

Boat/Engine Restrictions:

8 horse max

Boats to Rent:

Yes

Swimming:

Yes

Camping:

Yes

Trailer Spaces:

Yes

Electricity:

Yes

Launching Area:

Yes

Water Skiing:

No

Cleaning Stations:

Yes

To get to Fool Hollow Lake take State Route 260 west from Show Low to Old Linden Road and take a left. There are two boat ramps one on the north end of the lake and one on the east.