Whiskey Reservoir, Arizona: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Whiskey Reservoir sits within Apache County in Arizona. This is lake country bush ground. The far bank is a conversation away, so keep low and quiet. Our Apache County list holds plenty of bigger water. 14 miles away sits Tsaile, the nearest town. The big place round here is Albuquerque, 157 miles distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Whiskey Reservoir

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Apache County, recorded fish include bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker and black bullhead. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Whiskey Reservoir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 25°F in January to roughly 67°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about mid December in an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Whiskey Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Turkey Reservoir, 5.8 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Whiskey Reservoir.