With the fire season upon us here in Arizona, finding a place to fish has been a bit more difficult than usual. We experience closures of the forest every year and this year is no exception. However, the road into Chevelon Canyon Lake is open as is the lake. So, Rick Allen are headed in there this Thursday, June 14.

We meet at the Safeway in Payson at 7:00am. I'm expecting we'll get to the trailhead by 8:30am and be fishing by 9:30am. Last time we did this we caught a number of fish on Simi Seal Leeches, Arizona Peacock Ladies, and Nosepicker Nymphs. I'll go armed with those same flies but will add some Damsel Nymphs to the arsenal. I also think some zebra midges might get some interest too, as long as they are deep.

Report to follow. If you are reading this and want to join us, we will be at the extreme upper end of the reservoir in float tubes. Hopefully, we'll be the ones catching all the fish!