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Fly Fishing North Canyon Creek Arizona
This is a weird tributary of the Colorado River in the
Grand Canyon. Its source of water starts from a spring at
8800 feet elevation on the Kaibab Plateau and flows only
for two miles. The water you can fish doesn't come
anywhere near the Colorado River. This stream holds
Apache Trout. It was stocked as an experiment by the
state of Arizona and seems to have worked out very well.
The stream has even been used to stock Apache trout in
other streams in Arizona.
This is a very small stream that flows in the Saddle
Mountain Wilderness with little plunge pools surrounded
by hardwood trees and evergreens. It requires a very
steep hike of around two miles to reach this stream from
the nearest road. It is worth fishing only to those who want
to experience its unique setting and Apache Trout.
Many dams have been build along this steam to create
the small pools for the trout and improve the habitat for
the mall Apache Trout. Although its a small, isolated trout
stream is does have a good population of aquatic insects
including mayflies and caddisflies.
Once you have made the hike to get there, the fishing is
quite easy. The trout respond well to most generic and
attractor trout flies. Casting isn't easy due to the tight
cover around the stream.
Seasons:
This stream could be fished year-round but is best fished
during the Spring and Fall seasons.
Spring:
Spring would be good starting about mid May or as soon
as the spring runoff ended.
Summer:
The water remains cool all summer and trout can be
caught all summer.
Fall:
Fall is the second best time to fish the little North Canyon
Creek.
Click Here For Fishing Gear, Tackle and Flies
This is a weird tributary of the Colorado River in the
Grand Canyon. Its source of water starts from a spring at
8800 feet elevation on the Kaibab Plateau and flows only
for two miles. The water you can fish doesn't come
anywhere near the Colorado River. This stream holds
Apache Trout. It was stocked as an experiment by the
state of Arizona and seems to have worked out very well.
The stream has even been used to stock Apache trout in
other streams in Arizona.
This is a very small stream that flows in the Saddle
Mountain Wilderness with little plunge pools surrounded
by hardwood trees and evergreens. It requires a very
steep hike of around two miles to reach this stream from
the nearest road. It is worth fishing only to those who want
to experience its unique setting and Apache Trout.
Many dams have been build along this steam to create
the small pools for the trout and improve the habitat for
the mall Apache Trout. Although its a small, isolated trout
stream is does have a good population of aquatic insects
including mayflies and caddisflies.
Once you have made the hike to get there, the fishing is
quite easy. The trout respond well to most generic and
attractor trout flies. Casting isn't easy due to the tight
cover around the stream.
Seasons:
This stream could be fished year-round but is best fished
during the Spring and Fall seasons.
Spring:
Spring would be good starting about mid May or as soon
as the spring runoff ended.
Summer:
The water remains cool all summer and trout can be
caught all summer.
Fall:
Fall is the second best time to fish the little North Canyon
Creek.
Click Here For Fishing Gear, Tackle and Flies
| Type of Stream Spring Creek Species Apache Trout Size Medium Location North Rim of Grand Canyon Access: Good but tough to access Non-Resident License State of Arizona Weather National Weather Service Link Fly Fishing Gear, Tackle and Flies |
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