Lake/Stream |
Fish |
Comment |
Chevlon Lake
Mogollon Rim |
scrappy rainbows
& big browns |
good early spring
& late fall, 4wd, ½ mi. steep hike, woollybugger best bet |
Willow Springs Lake
Mogollon Rim |
stocked rainbows,
bass, browns?? |
catch a lot,
pheasant tail, hare's ear, woollybugger, nymphs (however state record
brown taken several years ago) State record Rainbow taken September 2006. |
Sunrise Lake
White Mountains |
rainbows &
brook, big fish in late fall |
White Mountain
Apaches do a great stocking job, woollybuggers & nymphs |
Horseshoe Cienega
White Mountains |
rainbows, browns & Apache |
ditto above, restocked (rehabed lake is now open) |
Little Colorado River
Greer |
rainbow, brown, native & brook |
Access in & about Greer, but for a real adventure book a half day
at X-Diamond Ranch, stealth required but big, 20"+ rewards |
Black River
Hannigan Meadows |
rainbows, browns, brooks |
Blue Ribbon Fishery, lots of difficult access points across the Apache
reservations, BWO Hannigan Meadows is easiest & off reservations |
Lees Ferry
Page |
rainbows |
the best rainbow fishing in Arizona, about 6 hours from Phoenix, get
flys & specific advice (critical) at Lees Ferry Anglers |
Salt/Verde Rivers
Phoenix |
stocked rainbows |
about 1 hour from anywhere in Phoenix, stocked in winter months, fish
through April, before it gets too hot, just about any fly, wet or dry |
Lake Pleasant
Phoenix |
white bass, crappie |
haven't fished this in years, but understand the white bass are huge |