Fishing Red Lake in Coconino County, Arizona

• Overview

  Look for Red Lake in the Coconino County part of Arizona. Beyond the shoreline you have farm and woodlot. Roughly 143 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The shoreline runs about 4.5 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Few waters listed in Coconino County are bigger. The closest town, LeChee, is 30 miles distant. Pine lies 32 miles off, Winslow another 32 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Red Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Coconino County records list brown trout, common carp, flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker and green sunfish among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Treat Red Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 70°F and January near 29°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Red Lake fishes to that pattern most years. A grey, mild day is often better than a bright, still one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Long Lake, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat Red Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.