Lake Mohave Depth Map & Fishing Spots (AZ/NV)

Hatch outlook

Callibaetis (Speckled Dun)Active window

Typical here: May 1 – Oct 1 · multi-brood; a documented midsummer lull when surface temps push fish deep

nymphthe hours before the midday emergence — nymphs rise off the weed tops in a vertical zigzag that can take hours — sources split between slow 2–4 inch strips with long pauses and a quicker steady retrieve; carry both speeds
dunmidday, roughly 11am into early afternoon
spinnermid-to-late-morning falls

Trout browse the weed-bed edges knocking nymphs loose, then cruise the flats sipping duns at midday — the marquee western lake mayfly.

The midday emergence puts cruisers over weed flats in under 20 ft: a casting bubble with a #14 Callibaetis nymph retrieved dead-slow with pauses is the honest match. Between hatch hours, small spoons and #1 inline spinners along the weed edges and drop-offs pick off the same fish.

The event happens over weed flats and weed-bed edges in 20 ft of water or less

Damselfly migrationActive window

Typical here: May 25 – Aug 31 · Davis peaks around the third week of June; Crowley runs through July

nymphdaytime, over days to weeks — the event is the shoreward swim: nymphs leave the deep weed beds and migrate toward shore to crawl out, swimming with a sinuous sidewinder motion in the top two feet — retrieve TOWARD shore in small slow strips with pauses, nearly unweighted so it stays in the strike zone
adultsummer days over and around the weed beds — still on the menu into early September

The marquee visual event of western stillwaters — fish follow the migration into the shallows and 'shark' in behind a swimming nymph a few inches under the surface.

The best conventional window on western lakes: fish herd olive nymphs along the weedlines in a few feet of water. Work the smallest olive and gold spoons and #1–2 spinners slowly ALONG the weed edge and toward shore — direction matters, the naturals all swim shoreward. Everything happens in the top 2 ft.

peak migration flurries run days at a stretch inside the multi-week window

The event happens over shallow weed flats and weedlines, migrating toward shoreline tules, timber and other crawl-out structure

Chironomids (stillwater midges)Active window

Typical here: Apr 25 – Oct 31 · end of April to the end of October at Crowley — the main food source for the entire season

nymphearly morning, start of the day — fish the bloodworm ON the bottom — 4–6 inches off the mud before the emergence starts
pupathe cool morning hours are prime — as the emergence builds, slide the pupa up to 12–15 inches off bottom under the indicator; a little wind chop does the jigging

Concentrates by DEPTH BAND and mud type, not a fixed spot: roughly 20–25 ft in spring, deeper midsummer, in against the feeder creeks in summer heat, 5–25 ft in fall. Match the band.

This one translates almost perfectly: a slip float with a 1/64–1/100 oz midge-pattern jig set 4–15 inches off bottom over a mud flat, dead-sticked with the chop doing the work. Depth control is everything — no moving lure imitates a hanging pupa; the float rig IS the technique.

The event happens over open mud flats alongside weedlines, channels and basin edges; feeder-creek mouths in summer heat

Grasshoppers (east-side summer)Active window

Typical here: Jul 1 – Sep 30 · the East Walker and Upper Owens terrestrial program

adultall day in high summer, best when afternoon wind knocks bugs onto the water

Pulls fish to the windward grassy banks and edges for months — fish the bank the wind blows ONTO.

The friendliest crossover of the summer: on lakes, drift the windward bank with a bubble-and-foam-hopper — the bubble's splash doesn't hurt a hopper presentation. On rivers, the same rig dead-drifted along the undercut grass banks, or small gold spinners under the banks between rises.

The event happens over grassy banks, undercut edges and windward shorelines

Recommendations come from depth structure and seasonal species behavior. Treat them as a starting point, not a guarantee. Contours on this water are approximations. Never use for navigation. Always check local regulations.

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Fishing Lake Mohave: what the data says

27,571-acre lake in Mohave County, Arizona. The lake tops out around 147 ft. Bathymetry on this water is estimated from its real outline and maximum depth. Use it to shortlist water, then verify with your electronics — and never navigate by it. The rest of this page walks each species through its year, using the map's own scoring.

The outline encloses 28,140 acres, worked by 286.4 miles of shoreline — 2 islands included. The 12.2 development index tells the story — a convoluted bank whose fishable edge far outruns the acreage. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 22% of this chart, as modeled. End to end it runs roughly 57.5 mi, about 6.1 mi across. It sits in Mohave County. Colorado River (Willow Beach) sits 23 mi north — the closest neighbouring chart.

Rainbow Trout fishing at Lake Mohave

Spring rainbow trout on Lake Mohave hold shallow, usually 5 to 20 ft. By summer they slide out to 8 to 30 ft, and by winter most fish are in 8 to 40 ft. The chart's best answer is Deep break — drop-off, 42 ft, prime for winter. Prime time lands in early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a dodger + spoon (deep troll) or a flutter spoon.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	5 to 20 ft	dawn & dusk	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	Inline spinner (silver), Small spoon
Summer	8 to 30 ft	dawn & dusk	Feeding flat (18 ft)	Dodger + spoon (deep troll), Flutter spoon
Fall	10 to 35 ft	dawn & dusk	Main-lake point (37 ft)	Casting spoon, Jerkbait over shoals
Winter	8 to 40 ft	dawn	Deep break (42 ft)	Jigging spoon, Tube jig (white)

Largemouth Bass fishing at Lake Mohave

Come spring, look for largemouth bass tight to the bank in 2 to 10 ft. They move out to 8 to 20 ft in summer and finish the year down in 15 to 35 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Shallow bay flat: a weed flat around 6 ft that scores prime in spring. Best bite is early morning and the evening. A texas-rigged 10" worm or a deep-diving crankbait is the honest summer answer here.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	2 to 10 ft	dawn & dusk	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	Spinnerbait, Chatterbait
Summer	8 to 20 ft	dawn & dusk	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	Texas-rigged 10" worm, Deep-diving crankbait
Fall	4 to 15 ft	midday & dawn	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	Squarebill crankbait (shad), Spinnerbait
Winter	15 to 35 ft	midday	Offshore hump (25 ft)	Blade bait, Jigging spoon

Smallmouth Bass fishing at Lake Mohave

When the water first warms, smallmouth bass slide up into 3 to 12 ft. Summer is a 10 to 30 ft game here, winter a 20 to 45 ft one. Start at Offshore hump. It's an offshore hump holding about 25 ft of water and rates prime come summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a drop shot (goby/minnow) or a ned rig rigged through the warm months.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	3 to 12 ft	dawn & dusk	open water	Ned rig, Tube jig
Summer	10 to 30 ft	dawn & dusk	Offshore hump (25 ft)	Drop shot (goby/minnow), Ned rig
Fall	8 to 25 ft	midday & dawn	Offshore hump (25 ft)	Jerkbait, Blade bait
Winter	20 to 45 ft	midday	Deep break (42 ft)	Blade bait, Hair jig

Striped Bass fishing at Lake Mohave

The spring pattern is a shallow one: striped bass in 5 to 20 ft. Midsummer fish sit out in 25 to 60 ft before dropping to 20 to 50 ft for winter. The spot to know is Offshore hump, an offshore hump in about 35 ft of water that rates prime for striped bass in summer. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. Summer baits: a flutter spoon (deep) or an umbrella rig (trolled) gets it done.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	5 to 20 ft	dawn & dusk	Main-lake point (37 ft)	Bucktail jig + trailer, Walking topwater (dawn)
Summer	25 to 60 ft	dawn & dusk	Offshore hump (35 ft)	Flutter spoon (deep), Umbrella rig (trolled)
Fall	10 to 35 ft	dawn & dusk	Main-lake point (37 ft)	Topwater walker, Jerkbait
Winter	20 to 50 ft	midday	Deep break (42 ft)	Alabama rig (slow), Flutter spoon

Channel Catfish fishing at Lake Mohave

Come spring, look for channel catfish tight to the bank in 3 to 12 ft. They move out to 8 to 25 ft in summer and finish the year down in 20 to 40 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Feeding flat: a feeding flat around 18 ft that scores prime in fall. Best bite is after dark and the evening.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at
Spring	3 to 12 ft	dusk	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)
Summer	8 to 25 ft	night & dusk	Feeding flat (18 ft)
Fall	10 to 30 ft	dusk	Feeding flat (18 ft)
Winter	20 to 40 ft	midday	Deep break (42 ft)

Bluegill fishing at Lake Mohave

Come spring, look for bluegill tight to the bank in 1 to 6 ft. Expect a summer slide to 4 to 15 ft, then a winter hold in 10 to 25 ft. Start at Shallow bay flat. It's a weed flat holding about 6 ft of water and rates prime come spring. Prime time lands in early morning and the evening. A small sponge spider (fly) or a micro tube jig is the honest summer answer here.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	1 to 6 ft	midday & dusk	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	1/32 oz jig + micro plastic, Tiny popper (evenings)
Summer	4 to 15 ft	dawn & dusk	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	Small sponge spider (fly), Micro tube jig
Fall	6 to 18 ft	midday	Shallow bay flat (6 ft)	Micro jig + waxworm, Small spoon tipped
Winter	10 to 25 ft	midday	Offshore hump (25 ft)	Tiny spoon

Notable structure

The chart marks 27 structure features on Lake Mohave; the deepest is Deep basin at about 125 ft.

Deep basin: deep basin, around 125 ft
Break off the point: drop-off, around 66 ft
Deep break: drop-off, around 55 ft
Offshore hump: offshore hump, around 52 ft
Deep break: drop-off, around 42 ft
Offshore hump: offshore hump, around 39 ft
Main-lake point: point, around 37 ft
Secondary point: point, around 37 ft
Offshore hump: offshore hump, around 35 ft
Offshore hump: offshore hump, around 25 ft
Offshore hump: offshore hump, around 25 ft
Feeding flat: feeding flat, around 18 ft
Feeding flat: feeding flat, around 18 ft
Feeding flat: feeding flat, around 17 ft

Public access & boat ramps

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Boat launch — ramp
Boat launch — ramp (asphalt)
Nelson's Landing — ramp (ground)

Access data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — community-mapped launches. Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.

Lake Mohave fishing regulations

Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Arizona waters are set by the Arizona Game & Fish Department — and special regulations can apply to Lake Mohave specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.

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Common questions

How deep is Lake Mohave?

Lake Mohave is about 147 ft (45 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.

What fish are in Lake Mohave?

Anglers target rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, channel catfish, bluegill on Lake Mohave.

Where is the best fishing spot on Lake Mohave?

Shallow bay flat is the top-rated area: a weed flat in about 6 ft of water that rates prime for largemouth bass in spring. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.

When is the best time to fish Lake Mohave?

For rainbow trout, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.

What are the fishing regulations for Lake Mohave?

Fishing on Lake Mohave is regulated by the Arizona Game & Fish Department. Check the official Arizona regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.

Nearby waters

Colorado River (Willow Beach) 23 mi, AZ · Lake Mead 43 mi, NV/AZ · Colorado River (below Davis Dam) 45 mi, AZ · Lake Havasu 62 mi, AZ/CA · Virgin River 98 mi, AZ · Colorado River (Parker Strip) 98 mi, AZ · Alamo Lake 111 mi, AZ · Gunlock Reservoir 124 mi, UT · Sand Hollow Reservoir 126 mi, UT · Quail Creek Reservoir 130 mi, UT · Baker Reservoir 135 mi, UT · Enterprise Reservoirs 139 mi, UT

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