Fishing Fay Lake in Coconino County, Arizona

• Overview

  Arizona holds Fay Lake, in Coconino County. It sits in mixed woodland. At 16 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 11 miles from Parks. The nearest city of size is Deer Valley, 121 miles away. Water in the same corner: Moritz Lake a shade over 1.1 miles, Raymond Lake at about 1.2 miles, Horse Lake a shade over 4.4 miles, Allen Lake at about 6.7 miles and Smoot Lake a shade over 8.7 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Fay Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Coconino County include brown trout, common carp and flannelmouth sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Fay Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 29°F. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Expect Fay Lake to follow that timing. Warm spells bring fish up, cold snaps push them down.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Moritz Lake at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Fay Lake locally before you travel.