Some very large native spawners have been caught from this stream in early spring as they move up out of White Mountain Lake and below the private hatchery at Silver Springs. After about May, Silver Creek is too warm for good fishing. Accessible from Y40 by taking Y47 north for four miles. Not to be confused with the major Arizona stream in Gila County that runs from the Mogollon Rim to Roosevelt Lake. Tonto Creek runs from Tonto Lake on the White Mountain Apache Reservation to Bonito Creek.
Fishing is generally better lower on the creek.
The stream has brown, rainbow, and Apache trout. Another access point is at Hawley Lake as it heads up to the northwest. This small stream has some pan-size rainbow and brook trout in the short distance between these two access points. Some lucky angler may come up with a big brown lurking in the pools. A favorite stream of the serious dry fly fisherman.