When visiting the great outdoors in the spring and early summer, even if you are only venturing as far as your own ba… Read more
Give me log jams, exposed roots, sweeping vines, and overhanging branches on a creek, and I am a happy guy. Tangled b… Read more
The Memorial Day holiday weekend ushers in summer as thousands of visitors spend time in the Rim County camping, fish… Read more
I love fishing with my grandkids any chance that I can. With social distancing restrictions, it has been a long time … Read more
Arizona’s already hot and dry. Read more
Get ready, Memorial Day is this weekend. Read more
You have a special opportunity to catch native trout this summer in Rim Country. The Arizona Game and Fish Department… Read more
Springtime in the Arizona high country is when winter is losing its grip, the snow banks are disappearing, and trout … Read more
Ahh ... springtime! It’s that time of the year when flowers, trees and bushes burst into their array of brilliant col… Read more
I don’t own a boat or a float tube, so I focus on lakes from a shoreline fishing perspective. Just as I evaluate aspe… Read more
Decades ago as a teenager, I was on one of my first Arizona rifle deer hunts under the Naegelin Rim where I was glass… Read more
Searching for a new spot to hike recently led to a wonderful discovery west of Payson. Read more
In a normal year, my Julia Randall Elementary and Rim Country Middle School fly-fishing students would have been in t… Read more
Arizona’s national forests have all banned campfires for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
The number of Mexican wolves in the wild jumped 24% to 163 in 2019, the biggest increase in years. Read more
With COVID-19 concerns and the encouragement to avoid crowds, a growing number of folks have taken to hiking the loca… Read more
As a kid, I enjoyed playing in the gutters along the street when it rained. I would make dams, place rocks in the cur… Read more
We stood on the banks of Clover Creek, in the depths of a pandemic. Read more
April begins the summer trout stocking schedule for most of the high country streams and lakes of Arizona. Read more
A native fish species is being returned to Rim Country streams. Read more
The springtime brings a growing number of visitors to the national forests, lakes and streams of the Rim Country. Read more
Health advisories on permissible activities outside the home are being updated daily. At this point, we can still get… Read more
Want to camp at Roosevelt Lake and fish? Read more
In continuing the effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest is… Read more
I will have to admit that I am not a very handy or craft-oriented person. That might put me at a disadvantage during … Read more
Construction of Payson’s Green Valley Lake system of three bodies of water began in 1993 and finished in 1996. Read more
“You better ask him,” Sara Curtis said, nudging her husband, Tim, and pointing my direction. Read more
Payson pro angler Clifford Pirch was eager to get back into competition after he failed to qualify for the final day … Read more
These are challenging times with our widespread health concerns. I know some people that are already starting to go a… Read more
I enjoy fishing and when the weather is perfect it is even more relaxing. Read more
Clifford Pirch got off to a slow start and wasn’t able to make up for it enough on the second day to earn a spot on t… Read more
Before the streams get crowded with visitors, March is an ideal time to try for wild or holdover trout. Read more
I pull on my new hiking boots. Gotta break them in — maybe hike a little further down the creek. Winter’s in retreat,… Read more
It is early March and the hunting seasons are over. The rifles, shotguns, and bows have been put away for another sea… Read more
It is early March and the hunting seasons are over. The rifles, shotguns, and bows have been put away for another sea… Read more
As the weather warms up, the Forest Service reminds visitors to Fossil Creek that they must possess a printed parking… Read more
It may sound a little odd, but trout love willows! They provide the shade that helps cool the water and offer great c… Read more
I slip away from the group to climb the hill, grabbing roots and branches to haul myself up. I feel the need to go ba… Read more
The late winter in Arizona has traditionally been the time to hunt javelina (pigs) in the desert and foothill regions… Read more
In my last article, I shared my excitement for the new stream improvements on the East Verde River at Second and Thir… Read more
Alan Miller, the Pied Piper of the Payson Area Trails System, stood in the parking lot at the end of Granite Dells Ro… Read more
Arizona is noted for sunshine and warm temperatures, which is a magnet for winter visitors as well as folks moving fr… Read more
I am always excited to see stream improvement devices when I fish. My success seems to increase greatly near them bec… Read more
Getting out during the winter to hike can be a challenge. First, there is the issue of driving conditions, with the p… Read more
The USDA Forest Service, including the Tonto National Forest, will waive fees at most day-use recreation sites Feb. 1… Read more
The application process for antelope and elk permits for 2020 fall season is upon us. Read more
I’m perched on packed powder atop the mountain on the first day of a new decade, most of my life now behind me the wo… Read more
The whitetail deer is the most popular big game species hunted throughout the country. Read more
