Lost Creek Reservoir near Meadview: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Mohave County, Arizona. The water sits 5,495 feet up. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Head to Meadview, 20 miles away, for anything you forgot. Henderson is the closest city, 64 miles away. Other water nearby: Lava Cliff Rapids at about 15 miles, Two Hundred and Fortyone Mile Rapids at 18 miles and Two Hundred and Fortymile Rapids at about 19 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lost Creek Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Records held for Mohave County cover flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, common carp and channel catfish. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Lost Creek Reservoir where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 75°F and January near 38°F. No part of the year shuts this water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan around that when you fish Lost Creek Reservoir. The hour either side of first light is rarely wasted.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lava Cliff Rapids, 15 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lost Creek Reservoir in what we hold.