Mexican Hay Lake Fishing near Eagar, Arizona

• Overview

  Mexican Hay Lake lies in Apache County, Arizona. The water sits 8,898 feet up. Surface area is around 165 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A plain outline means the drop-off does the work that bays would elsewhere. Few waters listed in Apache County are bigger. Nearest place of any size is Eagar, 6.6 miles away. Then Springerville, 8 miles, and Saint Johns, 33 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mexican Hay Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover rainbow trout, common carp and brown trout. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. Read Mexican Hay Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 62°F and January at 28°F. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing Mexican Hay Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records show it does not hold water year-round. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Water Canyon Reservoir is 2.4 miles off. Check the position at Mexican Hay Lake before loading the car.