Fly Fishing Arizona: Backcountry Brown Trout

Into the woods
Into the woods

It’s been raining in the high country and the creeks are in pristine condition. From even a week ago, everything is very green and the water looks healthy. Due to the storms the night before and the sky threatening more of the same, the fishing was very slow in the morning. Antonio and I both hooked a few fish, but nothing like we were catching the previous few weeks. We putzed around for a while and killed some time, waiting for the sun to move off the water, and in the end, we were glad we were patient. The evening bite certainly redeemed the day, and fish were actively cruising and looking to eat. We both pulled a couple of nice fish and I was pleasantly surprised to wrangle in healthy fish in the 15 inch range. We fished until the fading light pushed us out of the canyon and were happy with how the day unfolded.

Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Spider Web
Spider Web
Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Arizona Fly Fishing
A hard earned Arizona brown
Arizona Fly Fishing
Browns + Hoppers = a good time
Broken Fly Rod
The ultimate price

10 Responses to “Fly Fishing Arizona: Backcountry Brown Trout”

      • azwanderings

        Thanks Paul. Arizona has some good fish. I’ve been lucky to find a few.

        Ben

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    • azwanderings

      Thanks Jason. I feel blessed that I can get back into these places. Let me know when you get back out this way and we’ll make something happen.

      Ben

      Reply
  1. Sanders

    Sometimes paying the ultimate price is worth all of the pain…I experienced something similar with my DSLR last month. Looks like the fish were worth it.

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    • azwanderings

      I hear you Sanders. Although a DSLR sounds more expensive…

      The fish were definitely worth it.

      Ben

      Reply
  2. shoreman

    Alas, the broken rod tip. We’ve all been there. Thank God for lifetime warranties. It does have a life time warranty?

    Mark

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    • azwanderings

      Mark,

      I’m not sure if this one has a lifetime warrenty. If they don’t replace it, I may be having someone just put the last ferrule on for me. We’ll see.

      Ben

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  3. Bernard Yin

    Really wonderful stuff. Great looking fish. The weather factor is always fun when hunting browns. I was fishing a few weeks ago on a stream where the bow to brown ration was about 9 to 1 until it started to rain and then it shifted dramatically to 50/50.

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    • azwanderings

      Bernard,

      It never ceases to amaze me how complex and inerrelated these ecosystems are. And how one storm or drop in pressure can change the fishing so drastically. Very cool.

      Ben

      Reply

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