Horseshoe Lake Fishing Spot
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Horseshoe Lake Baits and Tackle
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- semi seals (brown-black zebra midges-prince nymphs
- semi seal leaches with zebra midge dropper
Horseshoe Lake Description
121 acres. Elev. 8,100 ft. 18 miles east of Pinetop off Arizona 260. The lake is visible from the highway. This horseshoe shaped "cienega"; or meadow was transformed into a lake in the mid-1960s. It has become one of the most popular reservation fishing lakes.
It was renovated in the summer of 1990 and has more shoreline and fewer weeds than before. The lake was restocked with large rainbow-Apache hybrids, rainbow, browns, and Apache trout. The best time to fish Horseshoe is early spring or late summer and fall; there's good fly fishing in the shallow waters. Otherwise, try trolling with hardware. This lake freezes for some good ice fishing. Facilities include store, boat rental, campgrounds, picnic tables, and restrooms. Open May to September.
Horseshoe Lake is a reservoir that was formed by the Horseshoe Dam on the Verde River in the U.S. state of Arizona. This lake is located inside the Tonto National Forest, as such the facilities located here are managed by that authority. Horseshoe Lake is the first of the Salt River Project lakes to be very low when irrigation and domestic water requirements dictate. As a result, it can be virtually dry for long periods of time causing the boat ramp to be entirely out of the water. The entire lake is closed to water skiing, parasailing and the use of personal watercraft (Jet Skis).