Tonto Creek Fishing Report (2023)

FAQs

What fish are in Tonto Creek? ›

Tonto Creek is a stream that flows year round, starting just below the Mogollon Rim, at the northern edge of Tonto National Forest. The creek continues its descent through the Hellsgate Wilderness area and eventually into a wide valley in the Sonoran Desert.

Each spring, the creek is stocked with rainbow trout, allowing anglers the opportunity to cast their hearts out for rainbows as well as brook and brown trout.

You can fish most of Oak Creek with bait, lures or flies. There is an exception. From the headwaters of Oak Creek downstream to Junipine Crossing fishing is limited to catch and release with artificial lures and flies only. In this area you must use single barbless hooks and release any trout you catch unharmed.

This creek offers 1.4 miles of public fishing rights with stocked brown trout and steelhead, along with plenty of smallmouth bass and other types of fish. Of course, people usually come here for steelhead.

Flood stage ranges from 16.00 ft to a gage height of 21.00 ft for major flooding events.

Is the Salt River fresh water? The simple answer is no. While it starts as fresh water, it becomes salty as it flows especially after leaving Arizona White Mountain. The river is formed by the confluence of Black And White River.

From Phoenix Metro Area via the Apache Trail (Closed)

Also called State Route 88, this road leaves from Apache Junction. It is 47 miles of very scenic narrow road to State Highway 188. Turn right and follow for two miles to Tonto National Monument on the right. Allow at least 2 ½ hours for this drive.

Catch Brown, Rainbow & Brook Trout

Surrounded by massive limestone cliffs, Ponderosa pine, Aspen, and Birch, Spearfish Creek is filled with brown, rainbow, and brook trout. There are a number of smaller streams and creeks in the Canyon, and the fly fishing here is fantastic year-round.

What fish are in Ross creek? ›

On the incoming tide, the creek fills to near capacity. Man-made stone walls on either side of the creek, plus a sandy beach at the mouth provide plentiful fishing spots. Whiting, flathead, and silver bream are common catches.

Shem Creek Park offers a 3,000-foot long boardwalk over Shem Creek and surrounding marshes. Fish along the way or stop at the end to cast a line off the pier.

“Angling” means the taking of fish by one line and not to exceed two hooks, by one line and one artificial lure, which may have attached more than one hook, or by one line and not to ex- ceed two artificial flies or lures.

The wild browns in Oak Creek seem particularly fond of a well-placed fly; in fact, most of the larger specimens are reported to have been taken this way. A variety of nymphs and leeches work well here, as do numerous floating flies.

Tonto Creek Fish Species

General attractor dries with small nymph or midge droppers will get it done on most days. The best place to fish this creek is hidden pools at higher elevations where the water is cooler and the trout are larger.

The tidal section of Darby Creek supports a variety of other game fish species for anglers to target, such as Channel Catfish, Common Carp, White Perch, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, and several sunfish species (Table 1).

The river sustains multiple fish species, including steelhead, redband trout, and Pacific lamprey.

Fishing at Potato Creek

Bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass (known as wipers), channel and bullhead catfish and perch are among the favorites.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS TONTO CREEK WHEN IT IS FLOWING. Passes: No Passes or Fees required for this site.

Where is the most flooding in Arizona? ›

While regional floods can involve large and small river systems, it is Arizona's perennial rivers – the Colorado, Salt, Gila and Verde Rivers – that are most heavily impacted.

Major Dallas floods took place in 1844, 1866, 1871, and 1890. However, the worst flood in Dallas history was in May of 1908, when the Trinity rose to 52.6 feet and where five people perished, 4000 more were displaced and thousands of cattle drowned in the disastrous overflow.

Salinity is naturally occurring in our surface water from the Salt River and Colorado River systems as well as some groundwater areas in central Arizona.

As with all bodies of fresh water there is a risk of bacteria or protozoa infections because the water is not chlorinated.

Black Bear

Black bears in Arizona are mountain creatures, mainly forest dwellers. However, they are known to venture into the desert at times, particularly to seek out prickly pear fruit, a favorite food. They are seen at the Monument only rarely.

Gathering Forest Products

In all instances when something is removed from the forest, a permit is required. Contact one of the Tonto National Forest administrative offices/ranger stations before gathering any material from national forest lands.

Tonto is a fictional character; he is the Native American (either Comanche or Potawatomi) companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker.

Dentex-dentex is one of the hardest fish to harvest in the Med. They require long apneas, superior camouflage skills and it is almost impossible to see them "napping" between rock formations.

The creek is unusual because it freezes from the bottom up instead of icing over due to the very fast rate at which the creek flows. This speed prevents ice from forming except along the bottom of the creek bed and makes year-round fishing possible.

Are spearfish good to eat? ›

HEALTH & NUTRITION

Hawaii Spearfish is an excellent source of healthy, extra lean protein. It is also low in saturated fat and low in sodium. It is rich in niacin, vitamin B12, phosphorus and selenium. Hawaii Spearfish is a good source of vitamin B6 and iodine.

The best part of fishing at Ross Creek is that you can drive right to the water's edge and catch a fish just by leaning against your car. Lots of families come down after work or school and fish for bream, whiting, flathead or salmon. Man-made stone walls are also visible on the eastern side by the creek mouth.

Angling opportunities. Fishing opportunities for brown and rainbow trout exist on Roelke Creek and Middle Branch Duck Creek.

Largemouth bass up to 13” and rainbow trout up to 14” were collected in 2021.

Fishing is prohibited in the following areas: Travertine Creek and other bodies of water east of U.S. 177 including the areas east of the Travertine Nature Center.

Three larger creeks (Dora Creek, Cockle Creek and Stoney Creek) drain into the Lake as well as a number of smaller waterways, many of which are popular fishing locations. Popular with land-based and boat/kayak anglers, Lake Macquarie offers yearround estuary sportfishing access in calm and protected waters.

Johnson Creek flows though Niagara and Orleans Counties, emptying into Lake Ontario. This stream offers better than average cold water fishing with opportunities to catch brown trout, rainbow trout (steelhead) and Chinook and Cohosalmon. Fish can run as far upstream as the dam in Lyndonville.

The best time to fish is before the storm hits. The fish can sense the change in barometric pressure, and they do their best to take in as much food as possible. The reason for this is that during a rainstorm, most fish hunker down and weather out the storm.

Spinnerbaits can be ideal for fishing after a rain storm, especially if you're targeting bass in muddy water. Spinnerbaits can create flash and vibration that can attract bass in low visibility and lure them to strike.

Successful Rainy River Fishing

Run-off from a heavy rain carries all kinds of food in the form of worms and other crawling critters into a river. The increase in river flow also stirs small aquatic creatures from their living places. These circumstances often put fish into a feeding frenzy.

Can I fish with 3 rods in Texas? ›

A person may fish with multiple poles or other devices, except as provided in this guide. In fresh water, it is unlawful to fish with more than 100 hooks on all devices combined.

It is legal to fish with 2 rods in Arizona. It is legal to fish with 2 rods in Arkansas. In California, you can use 2 rods if you purchase a second-rod validation. In Colorado, you can use 2 rods if you purchase an additional rod stamp.

Treble hooks are legal to use throughout Arizona. Treble hooks are legal in throughout Arkansas excluding a few trout streams, which require a single-pointed barbless hook.

Put 1/4 cup raw meat in the can: chicken, ground beef, fish guts, turkey liver, heart or gizzard will work. Tie a string to the can, and place can in bottom of pond with a rock on it. Several times a week check pull up the can, remove the leeches and add more meat.

Leeches can be active all day, but the early morning and evening hours are often when they come out of retreat. They swim by extending and contracting their bodies with an undulating motion like a snake.

Although leeches can be found naturally in various locations, the single most common way a leech will find its way into your pond is by hitching a ride on plants, fish, or rocks you introduce to your system.

Status of the Sport Fishery: The Fox River has a very diverse sport fishery, including smallmouth and largemouth bass, channel catfish, bluegill, walleye, flathead catfish, and Muskie.

Fish Species

rainbow trout, brown and brook trout.

Fishing. Fishing is permitted in the Bow River and Fish Creek. The Bow River is a world-class trout fishery. Check Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations for times, species, bait restrictions and catch limits.

Does Duck creek have fish? ›

Angling opportunities. Fishing opportunities for brown and rainbow trout exist on Roelke Creek and Middle Branch Duck Creek.

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery is a cold water facility that produces trout. Approximately one million trout are produced each year. Species include rainbow, brook, brown, and cutthroat trout.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced its trout stocking schedule for 2023. Waterways being stocked are Chester Creek, Darby Creek, Ithan Creek, Ridley Creek, and Little Darby Creek.

Most of the trip the water is 3 feet deep or less but there are deeper parts where you can swim if you want to.

Most of the wild brown trout were caught in the upstream half of the survey segment (Table 1). A total of 12 stocked brown and rainbow trout were captured at six survey sites on Darby Creek, while a total of two stocked brown trout were captured from four sites in Ridley Creek.

Sturgeon. The lake sturgeon is the largest and oldest fish found in the Fox River and in the Great Lakes. They can live for over 100 years and grow to over 7 feet and 200 pounds.

Jake Kueker caught a 45.5-inch flathead catfish with a girth of 31 inches on June 25 from the Fox River in McHenry County.

Artificial baits account for 95 % of fish caught. Rippin' Raps, plastics, blade baits, and hair jigs are the go-to. Same cadence as the Fox — ripping and snapping — looking for a reaction bite. Trolling can also be very effective.

The desert pupfish is a federally listed endangered species in the United States. The desert pupfish was once a common fish, but it is now extirpated from most of its historical natural range.

Fossil Creek Fish Species

Native fish in Fossil Creek include headwater chub, roundtail chub, speckled dace, Sonora sucker, and Desert sucker.