Twelvemile Slough

Twelvemile Slough is a lake in La Paz County, Arizona and covers about 12.8 acres, reaches about 14.7 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 75.2 acre-feet.

Twelvemile Slough is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Twelvemile Slough 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 a worm ready for a slower check; keep the bait above soft bottom on this 12.8-acre lake.

For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; keep the first route short; keep the bait above soft bottom on this 12.8-acre lake.

For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; test the drop before leaving; keep the bait above soft bottom on this 12.8-acre lake.

For channel catfish, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat; use the same depth on the next similar feature; keep the bait above soft bottom on this 12.8-acre lake.

At Twelvemile Slough, 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.

How to Read the Water

On Twelvemile Slough, 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

During the first hour on Twelvemile Slough, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.

A Simple Tackle Plan

The plan for Twelvemile Slough starts here: 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 Twelvemile Slough, 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.

Twelvemile Slough FAQs

What is a simple way to start fishing for black crappie at Twelvemile Slough?

Try deeper shade during summer afternoons, then fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; keep the presentation close to useful cover.

What does the 14.7 feet deepest point mean when fishing Twelvemile Slough?

To narrow down this water, treat 14.7 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.

What is the best reason to change spots at Twelvemile Slough?

Check the coolest inflow, then move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite; keep the bait near useful cover.