Arizona's extraordinary high-mountain streams, desert rivers, ponds, and large lakes present world-class fishing opportunities to anglers of every description, and this book describes 181 of the state's most-productive spots to pursue that goal. The book includes expert descriptions of each fishery, directions to get there, maps, lists of amenities, GPS coordinates, fishing tips, historical notes, and other information applicable to each location. Serious anglers, total beginners, and families just looking for a few hours of outdoor fun will find this book an excellent guide to exploring the state's waters and casting a line in hopes of hauling in a few big ones. Also included: sections on urban fishing, "fishing 101" guidelines, teaching glossary, and a list of helpful resources-plus full-color illustrations of Arizona's sport fish. Book jacket.

A guide to Arizona camping describes the best sites in each of ten sections of the state, accompanied by campfire stories and recipes.

Newest edition in the flyfisher's guide series. The author spent most of his life in Arizona, fishing the many streams and rivers.

Noted outdoors writer G. J. Sagi takes you fishing on 100 of Arizona's most popular lakes and streams revealing when, where and how to catch those lunkers!

Rex shares his more than 20 years of experience. You will learn: the most up-to-date information on which waters hold trout; when is the best time to fish each water; what species you will find; hatches; the best presentations to fish these sometimes tricky waters; special safety tips; useful maps; average flows; and much more. Arizona fly fishermen know what they have -- streams that hold wild trout that can be fished for in shirt sleeves year round. So whether you are an Arizona resident or just there on business, get Arizona Trout: A Fly Fishing Guide so you know where to find the best trout fishing.

Arizona has a wonderful variety of waters to fly fish from the hot desert floor to cool alpine forests and higher! Here you'll find favorite trout waters from the famous Lees Ferry to small mountain lakes. Also included are some fine reservoirs and streams where one can fly fish for bass.

This comprehensive new book replaces and substantially expands upon the landmark Fishes of Arizona, which has been the authoritative source since it was first published in 1973. Inland Fishes of the Greater Southwest is a one-volume guide to native and non-native fishes of the lower Colorado River basin, downstream from the Grand Canyon, and of the northern tributaries of the Sea of Cortez in the United States and Mexico. In all, there are in-depth accounts of more than 165 species representing 30 families. The book is not limited to the fish. It provides insights into their aquatic world with information on topography, drainage relations, climate, geology, vegetational history, aquatic habitats, human-made water systems, and conservation. A section of the book is devoted to fish identification, with keys to native and non-native families as well as family keys to species. The book is illustrated with more than 120 black-and-white illustrations, 47 full-color plates of native fishes, and nearly 40 maps and figures. Many native fish species are unique to the Southwest. They possess interesting and unusual adaptations to the challenges of the region, able to survive silt-laden floods as well as extreme water temperatures and highly fluctuating water flows ranging from very low levels to flash floods. However, in spite of being well-adapted, many of the fish described here are threatened or endangered, often due to the acts of humans who have altered the natural habitat. For that reason, Inland Fishes of the Greater Southwest presents a vast amount of information about the ecological relationships between the fishes it describes and their environments, paying particular attention to the ways in which human interactions have modified aquatic ecosystemsÑand to how humans might work to ensure the survival of rapidly disappearing native species.