Monday, April 19, 2010

RUNOFF IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA!












It's been a few years but I have visited this small Southern Arizona stream off and on for over a dozen years and I have never seen it this full. As you can see from the first picture, I did get a hybrid Apache on a Zug Bug, but finding quieter water was the challenge. I figure at least 2 more weeks before I can even think of dry fly fishing. Any fish here is hard won, but it's nice to know you can catch a trout within 2 hours of Tucson. I always like to explore while I'm here and the third shot is one of several Metates I came across in the area. It makes sense this was seasonally occupied being one of the few streams with year-round water - even now deer hunters have good luck in this area. I wonder how much more water it held in the past?