Arizona Fish Report
Blue Ridge Reservoir Fish Report for 3-19-2026


C.C. Cragin Reservoir is 74 percent full

Blue Ridge Reservoir - Payson, AZ (Coconino County)


by Arizona Game & Fish Department
3-19-2026
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FR 751 into C.C. Cragin Reservoir (Blue Ridge) is now open. Rock Crossing campground is closed for the winter season. Only boats with a single 10-horsepower (or less) motor or a single electric motor are allowed on C.C. Cragin Reservoir. Green sunfish and golden shiner are unlimited and invasive, please remove them if caught. Reservoir elevation 6,704.10 feet, current volume is at 11,130 acre feet or 74% full and rising on 3/16/2026. The boat launch is open, but the lake level is not up to the concrete boat launch making launching challenging, but feasible.





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