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Oak Creek - AZ

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

60

Orvis Phoenix 's Tip of the Week

Heavy flows right now. We like fishing streamers and long indicator rigs. Sparkle minnows and black woolly buggers! Green copper johns and zebra midges. New barbless regulations are now posted through out the creek, so make sure you do your research before fishing!

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Map of Oak Creek

Water Flow Data

Tidal Conditions

5-Day Outlook as of 2/25/24

Between the Highway 89A bridge crossing of Oak Creek at Slide Rock State Park upstream to the Sterling Springs Hatchery Property line will be all catch and release!

Techniques & Tips as of 2/25/24

Indicator and double fly rigs deep have been working best. Try fishing streamers through slack water and hitting undercut banks. The higher flows at oak creek can be a great time for targeting those bigger brown trout.

Local Species Available All Year-Watch Flagstaff weather

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    Brown Trout

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    Rainbow Trout

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    Gila Trout

Orvis Phoenix 's Recommended Fly Patterns

"Must-have" fly fishing patterns in descending order of importance:

Name: Colors: Size(s):
Bead Head Hare's Ear Nymph Tan, Natural 14-18
Fly Formerly Known As Prince Black, Yellow, Royal 12-16
RS2 olive 22
Hawkins Triple Double Rainbow 4
Sculpzilla Olive 2,8
Mike's Meal Ticket Olive 2
Vernille San Juan Worm brown, tan, red, pink 12-14

Bead Head Hare's Ear Nymph

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Orvis Phoenix 's Recommended Gear

Description: About Oak Creek

Oak Creek is a beautiful small stream located in the red rocks right outside of Sedona, Arizona. This creek is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Gila Trout but also boasts a great population of Wild Brown Trout. Some of the browns in this small stream can go over 20 inches, with most in the 14-18" range. The catch and release fishing section will be from the Hwy 89A Bridge crossing at Slide Rock State Park upstream to the AGFD Sterling Springs Fish Hatchery property boundary, including West Fork Oak Creek. Please refer to the reg booklet for further details. Access is easy from the 89A north of Sedona, but much of the best fishing lies between the access points and requires hiking. Weekends can be crowded on the OC, but often times you have the place to yourself during the week. This is a year round fishery, but keep an eye out for winter storms.

Nearest Airport:

Phoenix Sky Harbor

Hatches:

streamers Mayflies (BWO) eggs midges

Best Time to Fish:

All Day

Best Stretch:

Grasshopper, Banjo and Call of the Canyon