Only strong hikers should attempt this arduous trip, and you must be willing to get in the creek many times through the course of the hike. Make hiking and enjoying the scenery your priority. The fish are spooky and if there are other hikers in the canyon you may have a hard time finding fish. Fish species Wild brown trout. Since fish are limited in numbers here, catch and release is recommended.
Every wild trout taken is one less for the next angler to experience and enjoy.
If you really want to keep your catch, explore a tiny creek crossing the trail about midway between Mamie Creek and Sand Creek. It enters the Escalante from the north. Follow this stream up to where it ends in a pool at the head of a box canyon. There are many small, bright, and stunted blugills here. Still, keep only a few so that others can share in the thrill of catching fish in the desert canyons.