Arizona Trout Streams and Their Hatches: Fly Fishing in the High Deserts of Arizona and Western New Mexico

by Charles R. Meck, John Rohmer

Overview

A complete guide to Arizona's trout waters, revised and updated.

In Arizona, you'll find a variety of rivers and streams, from bottom-release tailwater fisheries to fertile high-desert creeks, from the Colorado River to the Valley of the Sun. In no other place in North America can you see Trico hatches in November and again in February and March!

In this revised, updated, and expanded edition, authors Meck and Rohmer examine the state's trout waters impacted in recent years by floods, drought, and forest fires, such as Canyon and Cibecue creeks, the lower portion of the Salt River, and the Colorado and Upper Verde rivers. Coverage of many of the lakes has also been revised, and several lakes in central and southern Arizona have been added to round out this comprehensive, detailed guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780881506815
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	10/31/2005
Series:	Trout Streams
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Charles R. Meck is the author of 12 books and countless articles on fly fishing. His books include Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic Trout Streams and Their Hatches, Arizona Trout Streams and Their Hatches, and The Hatches Made Simple. He spends his summers in Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania, and his winters in Mesa, Arizona.

John Rohmer has been fishing the streams and lakes of the high county for 40 years. He divides his time between his fly tying materials business, guiding for smallmouth bass in Arizona's high mountain lakes, and his responsibilities as co-owner of the pro shop Arizona Flyfishing in Tempe.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	9
1	Introduction	11
2	A Close Look at the Hatches	19
3	Trout Fishing in the Valley of the Sun	33
	Salt River	35
	Canyon Lake	41
	Saguaro Lake	42
	Tempe Town Lake	44
4	North-Central Arizona-The Verde Valley	47
	Dead Horse State Park Lagoons	48
	Upper Verde River	51
	Wet Beaver Creek	54
	Oak Creek	55
	West Fork of Oak Creek	59
	West Clear Creek	60
5	The Payson-Young Area and the Western Mogollon Rim	63
	East Clear Creek	64
	East Verde River	66
	Webber Creek	69
	Ellison Creek	71
	Tonto Creek	71
	Horton Creek	74
	Christopher Creek	77
	Haigler Creek	79
	Canyon Creek	82
	Chevelon Creek	88
	Cherry Creek	90
	Reynolds Creek	92
	Workman Creek	93
6	Apache Country	95
	Cibecue Creek	97
	North Fork of the White River	98
	Diamond Creek	102
	Trout Creek	103
	Paradise Creek	105
	East Fork of the White River	106
	Lofer Cienega Creek	108
	Big Bonito Creek	109
	Reservation Creek	113
7	High Country-Northeastern Arizona and Far Western New Mexico	115
	Black River	117
	Little Colorado River, East and West Forks	122
	Little Colorado River, South Fork	126
	Silver Creek	127
	San Francisco River	131
	Blue River	133
	Grant Creek	135
	Campbell Blue Creek	135
	South Fork of Negrito Creek	136
	Willow Creek	137
8	Lee's Ferry and the Colorado River	139
9	Arizona's High Lakes	151
	Sunrise Lake	153
	Reservation Lake	157
	Horseshoe Cienega Lake	159
	Earl Park Lake	161
	Cyclone, Hurricane, and Christmas Tree Lakes	162
	Big Lake	164
	Crescent Lake	166
	Greer Lakes: Tunnel, Bunch, and River Reservoirs	168
	Chevelon Canyon Lake	169
	Woods Canyon Lake and Willow Springs Lake	172
	Blue Ridge Reservoir	173
10	Patterns for Arizona Rivers and Streams	177
11	Patterns for Arizona Lakes	187
12	A Final Look	195
	Resources	199
	Index	201

Editorial Reviews

"Charlie Meck knows more about American hatches than any other writer."

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