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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Rainbow Trout (wild)
Brown Trout (wild)
Size
Medium
Location
Central Arizona
Season:
Year-round
Nearest Towns
Heber
Payson
Access:
Plentiful but difficult
Non-Resident License
State of Arizona
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The fishing season runs year-round.
Spring:
Fly fishing Chevelon Creek is best just after the snow melts enough to travel on the access roads.
Summer:
The water can get low and too warm during the Summer but if temperatures are reasonable, it is a good time to catch a brown trout. Fish under low light conditions,
cloudy, or early and late. Most of the fish will be in the pools.
Fall:
Fishing remains good because brown trout spawn.in the Fall.
Winter:
The season is open year-round but it is very doubtful you can access the stream during the Winter months.
| Recommended Tackle & Gear Fly Line: 4, 5 or 6 weight Leaders: Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing: 71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X Tippets: Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X, Streamer 0-2X Best Fly Rods: Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five or Ultimate Six Fly Reels: For 4/5/6 fly line Fly Floatants and Misc Items: Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators Tools & Accessories: Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc. Copyright 2016 James Marsh |
Fly Fishing Chevelon Creek Arizona
Chevelon Creek is located in the Mogollon Rim area of the state of Arizona. Woods Canyon Creek and Willow Springs Creek form Chevelon Creek. Each tributary flows from a lake of the same name for about three or four miles before becoming Chevelon Creek. From its
beginning, Chevelon flows though a very rough, difficult to access canyon that’s just over ten miles to Chevelon Canyon Lake. You have to hike down some very steep declines to access the canyon.
This may be Arizona’s best brown trout stream. There are some rainbows but the stream has far more brown trout than rainbows. The fish can move back and forth to the depths of the lake which is a big help during the summer months when the water temperature in Chevelon Creek gets rather high. Rainbows move out of the lake to and move upstream during the Spring to spawn.
The canyon has well marked trails that lead down the steep walls of the Chevelon Canyon. You can reach the canyon via state #260 from Payson. Exit on forest road #300 and then on 169. One more turn on 119 will get you there if your not already lost. Seriously, it is well worth the trip. Fly fishing Chevelon Creek gives you some great opportunities to catch a good size brown trout. It is also a beautiful place to fish.
The steam has a good population of Little Brown, Little Yellow, Winter stoneflies and a few other stoneflies. There are several species mayflies, including Blue-winged olives, Pale Morning Duns, Pale Evening duns, Mahogany duns and others. Caddisflies are very plentiful, mostly Green Sedges and Spotted Sedges but also some Little Black Caddis, Short-horned sedges, October Caddis and others.
Terrestrial insects play an important role in the summer months, especially the Japanese Beetle and Carpenter ants.