Fishing Report For Hawley Lake, AZ

By Rick Seaman

May 24, 2025

Popular Fish Species Reports
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
Cutthroat Trout
Hawley Lake Fishing Video
Available Fish Species
Today's Weather & Forecast
Boat Launch Ramps
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Fishing Report Hawley Lake, AZ

Fishing Reports

Popular Fish Species Hawley Lake, AZ

Rainbow Trout

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Water temperatures are in the low 40's here, and the trout are biting. Rainbows are the main attraction but there are other species available. Many of these trout exceed 12 inches. Ongoing stocking maintains a good fishery for anglers. The diet of a rainbow trout consists of insects, small fishes and crustaceans. Use flies or small lures, imitating their natural food, to tempt them into biting. The White Mountain Apache Tribe Game & Fish Department reports good catches on worms as well as green and rainbow powerbait for all trout species here. Small spinners, salmon eggs, and swimbaits are also catching rainbows.

Brown Trout

Current Report: Fair To Good
Outlook: Good

Fishing for brown trout is not much different than for rainbows. Weekend anglers are catching brown trout on spinners, nightcrawlers and PowerBait®, plus a variety of other small offerings. Brown trout can be very aggressive, and put up a good battle. Some of the larger browns are susceptible to being caught on small jerkbaits.

Brook Trout

Current Report: Poor To Fair To Good To Very Good To Excellent
Outlook: Poor To Fair To Good To Very Good To Excellent

The diet of a brook trout is similar to that of rainbows. Flies, small spinners, small swimbaits, worms, corn and powerbait are catching brookies.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout and brown trout at Hawley Lake in Arizona.

Fishing Video

Hawley Lake is a 300-acre lake with over 5 miles of shoreline. Only electric-powered boats, canoes, kayaks and non-powered boats are allowed. There is access to the shoreline for fishing from the bank. During winter, roads are open and ice-fishing is popular.

Primary fish species to catch

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Today's Weather & Forecast

Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

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Fishing License

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Map - Fishing & Access

Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".