The Salt River is located just east of the Phoenix Metro area. It is home to a year round bass, carp and sucker population and is stocked April through March with Rainbow Trout. The is the closest place to town where you can catch a trout in moving water. Early in the season (Oct-Jan) can be tricky fishing above Phon D Sutton until the Salt River Project start moving water out Stewart Mountain Dam on Saguaro ...

Lake. Once flow begin, which fluctuate year to year, the fish spread out from their stocking locations and flies become much easier to present. This is a great river to float once water is released, opening up access to untouched parts of the river and providing am amplitude of solitude.