Rogers Lake

Rogers Lake in Apache County is a reservoir in Arizona and covers about 2.2 acres, reaches about 11.4 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 10.9 acre-feet.

While learning Rogers Lake, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Rogers Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Rogers Lake include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.

At Rogers Lake, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

At Rogers Lake, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

At Rogers Lake, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

At Rogers Lake, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.

Season by Season

At Rogers 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At Rogers 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.

At Rogers 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.