Trip brief · Willow Springs Canyon Creek
How to go fish the Willow Springs Canyon Creek
The months we list for the Willow Springs Canyon Creek are May, June, September, October. You are inside that window now, so this brief is written for October.
October
No USGS gauge is mapped to this river.
Flies to tie — October
We hold no hatch chart for October on this river, so there is no fly list to publish here. Browse the fly library.
Access
Willow Springs Lake Trailhead
34.306, -110.885parking
Sinkhole Campground
34.306, -110.886parking
Regs — check current rules before you go
Arizona fishing license required for anglers 10 and older. Rules cite Arizona Game and Fish Commission Order 40 (2025-26 regulations). Unless a special regulation applies, the statewide limit is four trout per day in any combination, and roundtail chub are catch and release only. Statewide trout limits apply on Willow Springs Canyon Creek. Downstream on Chevelon Creek, from the Willow Springs Creek confluence to Chevelon Crossing including Chevelon Canyon Lake: two trout, artificial fly and lure only. Live baitfish may not be used in Coconino County.
Pack list
- A current state fishing licence
- Waders and boots you have already leak-tested
- Net, nippers, forceps
- Floatant and desiccant
- Tippet in the sizes the chart asks for
- Water, sun cover, polarised glasses
Generic gear. Anything specific to this water is above.
Full hatch chart, access map and live gauge on the Willow Springs Canyon Creek page →