Paticho Lake is a reservoir in Arizona, near Navajo County.
Paticho Lake is a reservoir in Navajo County, Arizona and covers about 2.9 acres, reaches about 12.4 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 15.6 acre-feet.
The first look at Paticho Lake should cover this: one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.
Fish listed for Paticho Lake include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
Start the bluegill search on Paticho Lake by trying to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
When largemouth bass are the target on Paticho Lake, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
While looking for channel catfish on Paticho Lake, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
When choosing a bank on Paticho Lake, do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.
For the next pass on Paticho Lake, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
Before moving far on Paticho Lake, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
For a first pass on Paticho Lake, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.