This park has shiny new facilities to go along with a sparkling jewel of a lake that boasts trout, walleye, catfish, sunfish and even smallmouth bass. In fact, this is the only fishery in the White Mountain area with smallmouth bass.

The park has a launch ramp and even fishing piers. Shore angling is very viable. In fact, on a recent visit, the shore anglers seemed to be catching more trout than the boat anglers.

A good fishing strategy is to troll slowly for trout and walleye during the low light hours of early morning or at twilight; then bottom fish during the bright light of day using night crawlers to try for bass, catfish, trout and walleye. Late afternoon is a good time to work small crayfish-looking baits in the shallows along the rocky shelf areas, especially near the dam, for smallmouth and possibly walleye as well.

It's just a fun lake to fish because it offers so much variety. Try it once, and you will return time and again.

• Access: Gravel
• Boating: 8hp single (or less), Launching area
• Amenities: Parking area, restrooms
• Winter freeze: yes
• Live Bait Fish prohibited
• Nearest Town: Show Low - lodging, restaurants, airfield, fuel for planes
• Note: Campground nearby.

• Rainbow & Brown trout
• Largemouth Bass
• Smallmouth Bass
• Crappie
• Sunfish
• Catfish
• Walleye