Fishing at Raymond Lake, Coconino County, Arizona

• Overview

  Raymond Lake falls in Coconino County, part of Arizona. This is rolling hill country. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The town to know is Parks, 10 miles out. Williams lies 17 miles off, Flagstaff another 23 miles. What else is close: Moritz Lake about 0.8 miles, Fay Lake at 1.2 miles, Horse Lake about 5.6 miles, Allen Lake at 7.8 miles and Crater Lake about 8.3 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Raymond Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Coconino County names brown trout, common carp, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and green sunfish. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Raymond Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 28°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Raymond Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Moritz Lake at 0.8 miles is the nearest alternative. For Raymond Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.