I will be able to prepare some flies. I manage to have gotten a lot of information from you, and I want to fish. I will report on the appearance of fishing.
Yujiro

Here is the universal answer fall our streams; try wooly worms, wooly buggers, peacock ladies, prince nymphs, zug bugs, shrimp patterns, midge patterns, and small bead head nymphs. Also try small dry flies such as Adams, parachute Adams, midge and caddis fly patterns.

Keep in mind that in the upper reaches of Oak Creek (above Junipine Resort and Crossing), it is a blue ribbon fishery featuring browns and rainbows, but is catch-and-release only. Farther down you’ll find lots of youngsters and others fishing for trout using bait in popular put-and-take sections of stream, such as near the famous Slide Rock Area (where my youngest caught a 15-inch rainbow last winter).

What you use in February will likely depend a lot on snow melt and flows as well. But as you get lower in the Canyon, things are subject to some change as you drop in elevation and habitat types. By the time Oak Creek passes our Page Springs Hatchery near Cornville, you are looking at trout and bass fishing gambits along the same stretch of slow-flowing stream where otters are likely to hang play alongside rafts of ducks and geese.

So, bring your whole fishing arsenal if nothing else, plan to match the hatch and the habitat.

Rory

It might be very cold in those days. Is it good to prepare what kind of fly to
catch trout?

Oak Creek offers lots of trout fishing opportunities in one of the more picturesque canyons on Earth. Although some stretches can be congested at times, especially on weekends, most anglers never walk more than 100 feet or so up or down creek from road access points, so you can leave the crowds behind if you walk some. Also, I have fished some of the more popular sections at first light and had them all to myself, well, almost. My youngest boy is usually at my side.

Most of the creek is put-and-take trout fishing, but the section from Junipine Crossing and Call-of-the-Canyon (upper end of the canyon) spanning the confluence of Oak Creek and the West Fork of Oak Creek is catch-and-release only with artificial fly and lure only, single barbless hooks. Whew- try saying that without taking a breath.

But I also enjoy fishing places like the Slide Rock area. Once again, walk past the stretches that attract all the people and you will typically find some solitude along quick runs falling into deep pools lined with pink sandstone.

You might also try Beaver Creek for trout if you really want solitude. Once again, just walk upstream a ways into the picturesque canyon. To reach Beaver Creek, take the I-17 offramp for Sedona, and simply turn right instead of left at the bottom of the ramp. It’s only a handful of miles to this remarkable riparian area lined with giant sycamores and cottonwoods. Beaver Creek also has smallmouth bass.

For bass, you might try the lower end of Oak Creek near our Page Springs Hatchery in the Cornville area. You might even hook into a smallmouth bass or two. Two other good places to target trout and bass are Canyon and Saguaro lakes. We stock trout during winter at these two warmwater fisheries, giving anglers an opportunity to fish for trout and bass at the same time.

Hope this helps.

Rory

thank you