I am a trout and atlantic salmon fly fishing guy from eastern Canada. I am planning a trip to Scottsdale Arizona next year in February. I know I’ll be thinking fishing when I experience that nice weather… I would like to fly fish for one or two days during my stay. Any suggestions ?
take a 3wt or 4wt and enjoy fishing for spooky stocker trout in one of the prettiest places around. I really enjoyed oak creek. It is to cold to go into the mountains NE but it is great in the summer time.
I have never fished out in AZ in the winter but I know they stock the Salt River in the Phoenix area during the winter with trout. There are several parks around Phoenix with warm water species and I understand you can do well in Yuma for LMB.
I have been told Lee’s Ferry on the Colorado is outstanding year round but it requires a boat to go upstream.
Summer’s the time to trout fish up on the Mogollon Rim. Got my largest rainbow up there also Apache trout, grayling and cutthroats.
If you haven’t been this will give you an idea of AZ in the summer that most people don’t know about, one of the best kept secrets in the USA.
In February you have alot of choices. Oak Creek is nice this time of the year. Lee’s Ferry is fishing great right now. Urban lakes are stocked with trout as is Saguaro Lake. Pleasant lake is turing on.
Canyon lake at the second bridge is great fishing for small mouth. They have been stocking them lately, since most died off in the algea bloom. Fishing should be getting good for bass here in a week or so.