Taylor Lake Fishing Guide, La Paz County, Arizona

• Overview

  Set in La Paz County, Taylor Lake is an Arizona water. It stands 187 feet above sea level. Ground here is low by Arizona standards. Yuma sits 21 miles from here and is the nearest stop. El Cajon is the closest city, 136 miles away. Alternatives close at hand: Nortons Lake at about 0.7 miles, Stewarts Lake 1.1 miles off, Adobe Lake at about 1.2 miles, Island Lake 2.2 miles off and Red Rock Lake at about 2.8 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Taylor Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records collected within a few miles name bluegill. It is a record of sightings and surveys, so use it as a guide. The shape of Taylor Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 94°F; the cold one sits at 57°F. The whole calendar is open, with dawn and dusk the productive hours in summer. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. On Taylor Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. You can launch from a ramp around half a mile away. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Nortons Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Taylor Lake before loading the car.