Fishing at Kinnikinick Lake, Coconino County, Arizona

• Overview

  You will find Kinnikinick Lake in Coconino County, Arizona. Around the bank it is mixed woodland. It runs to roughly 128 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 2.0 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Few waters listed in Coconino County are bigger. The closest town, Mountainaire, is 24 miles away. Deer Valley sits 96 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Kinnikinick Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Public occurrence data for Coconino County names brown trout, common carp and flannelmouth sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Kinnikinick Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 68°F, while January sits near 28°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan any trip to Kinnikinick Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Morton Lake, 0.7 miles away. The position on Kinnikinick Lake is worth confirming on the day.