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Martinez Lake
Location
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Martinez Lake is located on the Colorado river 31 miles from Yuma. The river stretches upstream 70 miles to Blythe and downstream 7 miles to the Imperial Dam.
There are numerous canals and backwater lakes that quadruples the shoreline available for fishing.
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Records
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Martinez Lake Resort was started in 1955 as a fishing camp and has expanded over the last 35 years into a year-round resort that caters to winter vistors, sightseers, fishermen, rock hounds, boaters, hunters and water skiers. <br><br>
The Imperial Reservoir was created upon the completion of the Imperial Dam in 1935. The chain of lakes along the Colorado River consists of Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Lake Mojave, Lake Havasu and Imperial Reservoir. The entire system holds 63 million acre feet of water and flows past Martinez Lake at the rate of 4,000 to 16,000 cubic feet per second, depending upon the irrigation needs and remaining storage capacity.
<br><br> The river, prior to completion of the Dams System, was an active waterway where steamboats carried cargo and passengers up and down the river from the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) to Mojave. In the late 1800's, steamboats and stagecoaches were the only means of transportation along the river.
<br><br> Because of the heavy gold and silver mining, the traffic was intense with many medium-sized towns surrounding the productive mines. To this day, there are gold and silver mines along the Colorado River in Yuma, La Paz, and Riverside Counties that are still in operation |
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California or Arizona fishing license |
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Accessibility
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We are in need of a current report of accessibility information for this area, if you'd like to help out call us at 866-999-2913 |
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200 feet |
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300 to 500 acres |
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Martinez Lake
General
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A California or Arizona fishing license plus river stamp required for fisherman 14 years or older. Those just along for the ride need not have a fishing license. Arizona licenses (5 day, 4 month, or one yr. are available at the store). |
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Boat
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Rental tackle available. Boat Rentals, Canoe Rentals The Convenience Store offers boat gas, fishing bait and tackle,
groceries, sundries, and picnic supplies. Canoe, kayak, pontoon &
aluminum boat rentals are available through the rental office. The
watercraft are available by the 1/2 day or full day. Costs vary. Canoe trips usually start at Walter's Camp and end at
Martinez Lake Resort, a total distance of 35 miles. Camping at the end
of the first day is within the Picacho State Park at either Carrizo Wash,
Paddle Wheeler, Taylor Lake or at the Picacho State Park main camp site.
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Access
Road Description: |
Paved roads most of the way |
Distance
from Tucson |
3+ hours |
Distance
from Phoenix |
3+ hours |
Distance
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Directions: From Interstate 10 up north, it’s a good 50 miles down to the lake turnoff at Mileposts 46/47. From Yuma and Interstate 8, it’s 20+ miles to the turnoff at Martinez Road. After 10 miles, the road forks with the launch ramp, boat dock and restaurant to the right and Fisher’s Landing to the left—both about a mile from the fork.
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Immediately to the north of Martinez Lake Resort is the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge that encompasses 55,000 acres and fronts on both sides of the river for 35 miles. The refuge is a stop-over for migratory birds, with some 235 species of all types of birds spotted over the years. Mammals roaming the refuge include deer, big horn sheep, wild horses, wild burros, coyotes, raccoons, fox, beaver, muskrat and bobcats.
<br><br>For the fisherman, there are hundreds of miles of shoreline on lakes; channels within a short distance of Martinez Lake Resort, and; the fish available include bigmouth bass, catfish, bluegill, crappie, tilapia and striped bass.
<br><br>For the hunter, there are dove, duck, geese, quail and deer hunting within easy range of Martinez Lake Resort.
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Bag
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Harvest Laws: |
State limits apply |
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| Posted
By : |
Bubba
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| Created
on : |
2004 |
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Fri. Apr 14, 2006 |
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Martinez Lake Mon. Jan 4, 2010
Rating: 5 out
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Mon. Jan 4, 2010 |
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| Hi, I just have two questions. I was wandering how the fishing is this time of year down there. I'm from the Marine Corps base in 29 Palms. Also I was wandering if there is any place to hunt duck and geese on the lake?
From: Shane Haldeman |
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