Colorado River and Associated Backwaters - Palo Verde and Cibola Divisions COA
The Department has developed concepts under a Strategic Vision Document (AGFD 2017) to help guide warm water fisheries management in Arizona. Using these concepts, fisheries management on the Palo Verde and Cibola Divisions of the Colorado River and the associated backwaters will focus on a general opportunity for largemouth bass and flathead catfish fishery. Native fish species management, conservation, and recovery will be in partnership with the USFWS, Lower Colorado River Multi-species Conservation Program, and other partners. Actions related to the management, conservation, and recovery of native fish species in the Palo Verde and Cibola Divisions of the Colorado River will be mostly driven by existing conservation and recovery plans.
