Smoot Lake is a lake in Arizona, near Coconino County.
Smoot Lake is a lake in Coconino County, Arizona and covers about 48.5 acres, reaches about 17.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 347.5 acre-feet.
Smoot Lake can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
Fish listed for Smoot Lake include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
For black crappie, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; keep line light around small clear-water fish; fish the same shape nearby on this 48.5-acre lake.
For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; make one pass close to bottom; fish the same shape nearby on this 48.5-acre lake.
For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; give low-light water a slower bottom pass; fish the same shape nearby on this 48.5-acre lake.
For channel catfish, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat; fish the windy and calm sides differently; fish the same shape nearby on this 48.5-acre lake.
While learning Smoot Lake, other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
During the first hour on Smoot 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.
At Smoot Lake, spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search.
The first look at Smoot Lake should cover this: 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 Smoot 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.
Cast across the point tip, then fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; move only after checking the nearby drop.
Treat 17.9 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
Check the downwind corner for food, then move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite; pause longer when cold water slows the bite.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.