San Francisco River and Tributaries Luna Lake to NM Border (Centerfire Creek-San Francisco River) COA

The upper San Francisco River between Luna Lake and the New Mexico border will be managed primarily for self-sustaining populations of native fish, and secondarily for a sport fish coldwater-wildfish fishery of Gila trout. Gila trout will be stocked seasonally to establish a recreational fishery of the species.

Watershed

Upper Gila River

Map

Conservation Potential

Medium

Management Priority

Native Aquatic Species Management (Native Fish-Self-sustaining); Sport Fish Recreation (Sport Fish Coldwater-Wildfish)

Primary Strategy Species

Fish

Desert Sucker, Speckled Dace

Secondary Strategy Species

Fish

Gila Trout