Kiwanis Lake Fishing Guide, Maricopa County, Arizona

• Overview

  Kiwanis Lake lies in Maricopa County, Arizona. Around the bank it is open dry country. It covers about 13 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Maricopa County. Guadalupe is the closest town at 1.4 miles. For a city, Tempe Junction is 2.5 miles off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Kiwanis Lake

  Recorded depth comes to 8 ft. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records collected within a few miles name common carp, channel catfish, green sunfish and sonora sucker. Take it as evidence of what swims here, not a promise for one session. The near bank of Kiwanis Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 92°F and January near 54°F. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Kiwanis Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  This one is recorded as open to the public. A launch point is recorded some half a mile off. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. Mapping shows a picnic spot within 120 yards. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Dobson Ranch Lake at 3.4 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Kiwanis Lake may have changed since it was mapped.