Potato Lake Fishing near Mountainaire, Arizona

• Overview

  The Coconino County end of Arizona holds Potato Lake. Height above sea level is 7,077 feet. The water covers some 94 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 1.9 miles of margin, front to back. Mountainaire at 15 miles is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Deer Valley, 104 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Potato Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Coconino County include brown trout, common carp, flannelmouth sucker and bluehead sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The shape of Potato Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 69°F for July and 29°F for January. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan any trip to Potato Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Deep Lake, 0.9 miles out. Where Potato Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.