Lake Mohave in Mohave County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lake Mohave lies within the bounds of Mohave County, Arizona. The country here is dry rangeland. It covers about 43.1 sq miles, which means weather matters as much as tactics. The outline is heavily broken, with arms and bays reaching well back from the main body. By surface area it heads our Mohave County listings. Laughlin lies 19 miles from the water. After that come Bullhead City at 20 miles and Dolan Springs at 24 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lake Mohave

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Mohave County, recorded fish include flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, common carp, channel catfish and brown trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lake Mohave the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 94°F and January near 52°F. The year runs unbroken and warm. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. The season on Lake Mohave rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a reservoir by origin, with the deepest water near the dam. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Shallow Rapids, 30 miles out. Confirm before you fish Lake Mohave.