Favorite Arizona dry flies include Royal Wulffs, Parachute Adams, Elk-hair Caddis, Griffith's Gnat, and Yellow Stimulators. Make sure you have brown, black, and olive Woolly Buggers, and rust or black leeches as well as bead-head Damselflies, Prince Nymphs, and Pheasant Tails. The big brown was taken on a red Sparkle Bugger. Local flyshop operators say red is the key color in most of the effective patterns in the Greer lakes which include Tunnel, Bunch, and River Reservoir. These three lakes, as well as most other White Mountain lakes, have evening midge hatches to satisfy dry-fly enthusiasts.
Hoppers are also effective if fished near the shore.
If you are with a Arizona shop and would like to contribute to this report, E-mail Mark Phillips . Good reports are coming from other White Mountain lakes as well. Crescent Lake offers Brookies and large Rainbows. Damselfly nymphs are moving on Big Lake and resident rainbows are feeding heavily. Try Lee Valley Lake for Grayling, native Apache cutthroat trout, and rainbows.