This area has lakes which offer trout fishing. The best time to catch trout is in the spring and fall. Canyon Creek, Chevelon Creek, and East Clear Creek provide excellent stream fishing. A variety of fish can be caught including striped bass , largemouth bass , catfish , and trout . This area provides the best fishing for largemouth bass , crappie, and catfish .
Trout fishing is available on the Salt River below Saguaro Lake.
The area has small man-made lakes that have bass , bluegill, and catfish in the summer. In the winter, anglers can fish for trout . Lakes on top of Mount Lemmon and Mount Graham are stocked with trout in the summer. Colorado River Southwest The Colorado River below Parker Dam and extending to the Mexican border offers excellent fishing for flathead catfish . Trophy largemouth bass are caught from backwater lakes along the Colorado River in this area.