Tempe, AZ
Arizona Flyfishing in Tempe operates as the gateway shop for fly fishing in the Phoenix metropolitan area and the surrounding central Arizona waters — a region that surprises visiting anglers with its quality cold-water fishing within driving distance of a desert city. The Salt River tailwater below Saguaro Lake flows through desert canyon terrain holding wild rainbow trout in cold, reservoir-fed water that maintains fishable temperatures through Arizona's hot summers when other western rivers suffer thermal stress. The White Mountains to the northeast provide a concentration of mountain streams, beaver ponds, and high-country lakes stocked with rainbow, brown, and Apache trout that are accessible by day trip from Phoenix. The Verde River and its tributaries add warm-water fly fishing for largemouth bass and sunfish in the Sonoran Desert riparian zone. The shop's broad coverage of Arizona fly fishing makes it the essential resource for anglers based in the Phoenix area who want to fish quality water without traveling out of state.
