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| Trout Fishing in Arizona Arizona offers a variety of trout fishing opportunities from stocked rainbow trout to native brookies and wary brown trout. With a diverse terrain and elevations there are trout fishing options for all types of anglers. Trout Fishing Lakes In Arizona. Take the kids fishing in Christopher Creek, Oak Creek Canyon or in Woods Canyon Lake. These waters are stocked throughout the season, they are easily accessible and have facilities for camping and picnicing.
Serious trout anglers can try their skills on Reservation Lake, White Mountains streams or go for native Apache trout in the West Fork of the Black River.On the Mogillon Rim area the best stream fishing is at Canyon Creek, Chevelon Creek and East Clear Creek. Hurricane Lake produced the Arizona state record apache trout and the state record brook trout came from Sunrise Lake. Reservation Lake was home to the state record brown trout and the AZ state record cutthroat trout was taken out of Luna Lake. The Tempe Town lake recently served up the Arizona state record rainbow trout. Visit the Arizona Game & Fish Department website for details on trout stocking programs in Arizona. The 5 primary trouts are the rainbow, brook, brown, cutthroat and lake trout. Brown trout are considered the most difficult to catch and brookies are the easiest. Pure cold water is key to survival of the trouts and the brook trout is the most sensitive to temperature. Rainbow Trout
Brook Trout
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Organizations & Resources Cutthroat
Trout Conservation View trout streams in Oak Creek Canyon while taking a Flagstaff luxury tour or shuttle to Sedona, Arizona. If you have information, articles or photos relating to trout which you would like to see published here, please submit them for consideration. We will gladly give you credit for your contribution. If you have a fishing related business and would like to mention it within the context of the article, we will consider your request. For significant contributions we may offer complimentary display ads, please contact us if you are interested. If you offer fishing guide services, you can choose from listing options to promote your guide services, by visiting our Advertising section. The states list to the left can direct you to information about trout in other states. All About Fishing for Trout in Arizona. |
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42 lbs - 2 oz |
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21 lbs - 5 oz |
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52 - 68 Degrees |
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Prefers generally clear flowing waters with turbulence for oxygenation over gravel, rock or sandy bottoms. |
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BROOK TROUT |
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14 lbs - 8 oz |
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5 lbs - 4 oz |
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52 to 64 Degrees |
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Prefers clear cold water with moderate current over gravel, rocks or sand. |
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BROWN TROUT |
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40 lbs - 4 oz |
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22 lbs - 14 oz |
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56 - 64 Degrees |
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Prefers slightly stained cool water with minimum current over rock or sandy bottoms with heavy cover. |
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CUTTHROAT TROUT |
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41 lbs - 0 oz |
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9 lbs - 8 oz |
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68 - 72 Degrees |
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