North Canyon Creek Fly Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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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
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.
| 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 North Canyon Creek Arizona
North Canyon Creek is a 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 actually 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 but 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.