Mittry Lake Wildlife Area | Arizona

The Mittry Lake Wildlife Area includes about 600 acres of water surface and 2,400 acres of marsh or upland.

A popular local fishing destination, Mittry Lake provides opportunities for both shore and boat angling. Popular sport fish include largemouth bass, sunfish, and catfish. A valid Arizona fishing license is required for Arizona resident and non-resident anglers 10 years of age or older fishing any publicly accessible water in Arizona. Youth under the age of 10 and blind residents do not need to purchase a state fishing license to fish in Arizona.

There is a three-lane boat launch ramp for motorized boating on the lake. Numerous waterways connect to main lake body and make exploring by boat a unique experience. 

A wide variety of vegetative and wildlife species can be found here, with a scenic backdrop of three mountain ranges. Common mammals in the area include mule deer, javelina, bobcats, and desert bighorn sheep. 

Common birds in the area include the black-crowned night-heron, green heron, great blue heron, great egret, snowy egret, osprey, western grebe, Clark’s grebe, double-crested cormorant, loggerhead shrike, Abert’s towhee, and red-winged blackbird, burrowing owls, Virginia rail, sora, least bittern, American bittern, lesser nighthawk, Bell’s vireo, common yellowthroat, yellow warbler, and blue grosbeak, southwestern willow flycatchers, Vaux’s swift, tree swallow, violet-green swallow, bank swallow, American pipit, Nashville warbler, Macgillivray’s warbler, Townsend’s warbler, hermit warbler, Wilson’s warbler, and many others.

This area is jointly managed with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Arizona Game and Fish Department.