Humphrey Lake near Flagstaff: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Coconino County, Humphrey Lake is an Arizona water. The setting is open valley on every side. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Coconino County standards. The closest town, Flagstaff, is 3.5 miles away. Deer Valley sits 109 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Humphrey Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public occurrence data for Coconino County names brown trout, common carp and flannelmouth sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Humphrey Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 66°F and January about 29°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. At Humphrey Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Sort the permit out before you load the car. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Elaine Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Humphrey Lake.