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Arizona Trout Streams and Their Hatches: Fly Fishing in the High Deserts of Arizona and Western New Mexico - Paperback | Diverse Reads

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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.

ISBN-13: 9780881506815

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Countryman Press - The

Publication Date: 10-31-2005

Pages: 210

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

Series: Countryman Guide #0

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