Youngs Lake is a lake in Arizona, near Coconino County.
Youngs Lake is a lake in Coconino County, Arizona and covers about 26 acres, reaches about 16.4 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 170.7 acre-feet.
Youngs Lake is compact enough to fish slowly, but a change in weeds or bottom can still split it into separate patterns.
Fish listed for Youngs 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 one slow bait ready; use wind to narrow the search on this 26-acre lake.
For bluegill, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets; give shaded water a separate pass; use wind to narrow the search on this 26-acre lake.
For largemouth bass, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover; make one pass close to bottom; use wind to narrow the search on this 26-acre lake.
For channel catfish, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat; work each small drop before going deeper; use wind to narrow the search on this 26-acre lake.
At Youngs 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.
While fishing Youngs 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.
While learning Youngs 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.
To begin fishing Youngs 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 Youngs 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.
Follow the outside weed line, then fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops; keep the bait near useful cover.
During the first hour on this water, treat 16.4 feet as the deepest point, not the automatic fishing depth; start near cover and move deeper only when bites or bait give a reason.
Start on a firm point, then move after checking the same useful feature at several depths without finding bait, a clean edge, or a bite; write down the productive depth.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.