Comments on: Fly Fishing Arizona: Bright Angel Creek

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:08:01 +0000

In reply to San Miguel. Sounds like a great time. Thanks for sharing. Ben

By: San Miguel

San Miguel — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:59:35 +0000

Perdigon. Sometimes I really hate autocorrect.

By: San Miguel

San Miguel — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:57:29 +0000

I fished there in October ‘23. Caught about 15 rainbows (8-15”) in four hours (with a break for snacks and lemonade at Phantom Ranch). Fished dry-dropper mostly, with fish pretty much equally divided between the dry and the nymph. Dries that worked included a beetle pattern, a chubby chernobyl, and a stimulator. Nymphs were mostly perdition types.

The fish aren’t especially picky.

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:09:43 +0000

In reply to Stone Miller. All the usual small stream flies work down there. parachutes, caddis, small attractor patterns, and bring a handful of beadheads. Good luck. Ben

By: Stone Miller

Stone Miller — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:37:04 +0000

Great read. What flies would you recommend for Bright Angel? I’ll be doing a similar hike in the GC in April.

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:20:04 +0000

In reply to Shane.

Shane,

Great to hear from you. I haven’t been back to Bright Angel since this trip. They are continuing with the trout reduction, but I’m pretty sure there are still trout in the upper reaches per this article from last January – http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/15jan20/Attach_09.pdf. Best of luck.

Ben

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:37:43 +0000

Ben
Everything about this post is just awesome. I myself have been planning a trip to this very place, but have been nervous due to the trout reduction project. Do you think it would be feasible to try to do this (and have success) in January/February of 2016? Or would there not be any trout left?
Thanks,
Shane

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:31:34 +0000

In reply to Steve.

Steve,

Great to hear from you and sounds like you have a great trip ahead of you. I’ve heard there are still trout in Bright Angel although I haven’t been down since this trip in the post. I know for sure that you can still fish for trout in the Colorado. The river should be in good shape at this time of year. I’d be real interested to hear how B.A. fishes if you get a chance to fish it. Best of luck.

Ben

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 19:07:50 +0000

Hi Ben,

That was a great read – love the photography, too. I grew up in Phoenix and I’ve been backpacking to Bright Angel Campground every November/December with a group of friends for about 9 years now. Last year, I moved to the Seattle area and picked up a nasty fly fishing habit. I’m heading back to the Canyon in two weeks and I’ll be bringing a fly rod for the first time. I’ve been reading up on the fishing down there and I know the NPS is still actively trying to reduce the trout population, but there isn’t much current info available. I’m encouraged to see that you had a good outing just a couple of years ago. Any idea what it’s like now? Even if I don’t catch a thing, I’ll be happy just taking in the scenery, but landing a couple certainly wouldn’t hurt!

Steve

By: azwanderings

azwanderings — Tue, 12 May 2015 19:24:58 +0000

In reply to Greg.

Great to hear from you Greg. I’d hit Lees Ferry, or if you are up for it, Bright Angel at the bottom of the South Rim. Shoot me an email if you are going to be in the state for a a couple of days and we’ll get out.

Ben