Pratt Tank Fishing Guide, Coconino County, Arizona

• Overview

  This water sits in Coconino County, Arizona. Height above sea level is 6,854 feet. At 8 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is LeChee, 30 miles away. Beyond it, Sedona at 31 miles and Mountainaire at 31 miles. Near neighbours: 1.4 miles out stands Crater Lake, Soldier Lake at 2.8 miles, 2.8 miles out stands Long Lake, Red Lake at 3.5 miles and 4.3 miles out stands Tremaine Lake. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Pratt Tank

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name brown trout, common carp, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and green sunfish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Pratt Tank gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 29°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Pratt Tank runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Crater Lake at 1.4 miles is the nearest alternative. For Pratt Tank, the notice at the access point is the final word.