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Fly Fishing the Black River Arizona
The Black River of Arizona is a beautiful mountain stream
that is the border between the San Carlos and White
Mountain Apache lands. It requires a special daily permit
for fishing and camping. When you are fly fishing the
Black River you will be surrounded with a beautiful alpine
forest of spruce and fir trees. Most of the best fishing is in
the White Mountains. The river has two forks, the West
and East Forks, and the main stem. Both forks are
approximately eight miles long.
This is truly worth fishing just to enjoy the scenery. You
have a lot better chance of seeing wild animals than
humans, fishing or otherwise. Some of the sections of the
streams, especially the upper two forks, have plenty of
bushes that can make casting a little difficult. The streams
are purely freestone streams that depend on rain and
snow and get low in the late Summer and early Fall.
The upper parts of the two rivers forks has native Apache
Cutthroat. Rainbows and brown trout are found in the
middle and lower stretches of water. The lower section of
the river has brown trout and smallmouth bass. The East
Fork is the heaviest fished fork but it's possible to escape
the crowds by fishing the uppermost parts of the stream. It
has some small boulders and plenty of large rocks that
create riffles and runs. There are some long shallow
pools. The West Fork of the Black River can be a little
difficult to fish is places where it is tightly grown up with
bushes. It has a population of Apache Cutthroat trout in
its uppermost headwaters.
Sections of this river is catch and release only. The
streams are accessed by Forest Roads most of which are
dirt. You may need a 4 wheel drive in places.
Seasons:
The best time for fly fishing the Back River Arizona is from
May to July
Spring:
March and April is runoff time
Summer:
Summer is the best time to fish the river but late summer
may have low water levels.
Fall:
Fall fishing can be great but the water levels may be low
in the early part of Fall.
Click Here For Fishing Gear, Tackle and Flies
The Black River of Arizona is a beautiful mountain stream
that is the border between the San Carlos and White
Mountain Apache lands. It requires a special daily permit
for fishing and camping. When you are fly fishing the
Black River you will be surrounded with a beautiful alpine
forest of spruce and fir trees. Most of the best fishing is in
the White Mountains. The river has two forks, the West
and East Forks, and the main stem. Both forks are
approximately eight miles long.
This is truly worth fishing just to enjoy the scenery. You
have a lot better chance of seeing wild animals than
humans, fishing or otherwise. Some of the sections of the
streams, especially the upper two forks, have plenty of
bushes that can make casting a little difficult. The streams
are purely freestone streams that depend on rain and
snow and get low in the late Summer and early Fall.
The upper parts of the two rivers forks has native Apache
Cutthroat. Rainbows and brown trout are found in the
middle and lower stretches of water. The lower section of
the river has brown trout and smallmouth bass. The East
Fork is the heaviest fished fork but it's possible to escape
the crowds by fishing the uppermost parts of the stream. It
has some small boulders and plenty of large rocks that
create riffles and runs. There are some long shallow
pools. The West Fork of the Black River can be a little
difficult to fish is places where it is tightly grown up with
bushes. It has a population of Apache Cutthroat trout in
its uppermost headwaters.
Sections of this river is catch and release only. The
streams are accessed by Forest Roads most of which are
dirt. You may need a 4 wheel drive in places.
Seasons:
The best time for fly fishing the Back River Arizona is from
May to July
Spring:
March and April is runoff time
Summer:
Summer is the best time to fish the river but late summer
may have low water levels.
Fall:
Fall fishing can be great but the water levels may be low
in the early part of Fall.
Click Here For Fishing Gear, Tackle and Flies
| Type of Stream Freestone Stream Species Rainbow Trout (Stocked) Apache Trout Brown Trout Smallmouth Bass Size Medium - length 45 miles main stem and 8 miles each fork Location Northern Arizona White Mountains Nearest Towns Alpine Season See Regulations - Permit Required Access: Fair - may need 4 wheel drive Non-Resident License State of Arizona Weather National Weather Service Link Fly Fishing Gear, Tackle and Flies |
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