With the monsoon officially here, fire officials have rescinded Stage 3 fire restrictions on the Tonto National Fores… Read more
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) recently announced it is seeking public input on proposed amendments to … Read more
A breakthrough agreement allows free forest thinning projects to proceed without fear of a lawsuit on behalf of the e… Read more
Congress last week approved a bill that will provide nearly $1 billion annually to maintain national parks and buy ad… Read more
Look to the left. Look to the right. They’re everywhere! Read more
Payson resident Jim Strogen received the 2020 Outstanding Citizen Wildlife Contributor of the Year Award from the Wes… Read more
When I talk about hooks and hook size with new fly fishers, I show them a large hook my uncle used for sharks. It imp… Read more
Organizers of the Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike Race (FOTR) announced on July 13 they’ve canceled this year’s event i… Read more
Everyone has said it at least once, 2020 has been rough. COVID-19, fire danger, forest closures and a tough economy, … Read more
The recent attacks on humans by a bison and a bear in other states should serve as a warning to all of us in Rim Coun… Read more
With Tonto National Forest closed, and access to streams below the Mogollon Rim off limits, I have been spending a lo… Read more
Fly fishers use the phrase “match the hatch” to describe our efforts to select a fly that is the same color, shape, a… Read more
With the current closure of the Tonto National Forest, the streams under the Rim are closed to entry on the public fo… Read more
Some view my love for fish and fishing as excessive. To other fly fishers, it is normal. It is a recessive trait in m… Read more
Somebody said fishing was fun and a great way to enjoy the outdoors, so you took their advice. Read more
Where are the fish biting, and what kind of bait should I be using? Read more
Jeremy and Kristy Ulmer recently celebrated 10 years in business. Read more
As we look for ways to get outside with our families, fishing is often one of the first activities that comes to mind… Read more
Payson professional angler Clifford Pirch is thrilled to be back on the Bassmaster Elite Series after it was postpone… Read more
With the reintroduction of the Gila trout to the East Verde River, recreational anglers who visit the area can catch … Read more
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating most of the clear, year-round streams in Rim Country and … Read more
Let’s Talk Fishin’ held its season championship tournament on Roosevelt Lake on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. Read more
The last ponderosa towered over the plaza of Pueblo Bonito, marking a lost forest and a lost world in the last genera… Read more
The last three months have brought a drastic change to Arizona and the country with the COVID-19 virus impact on soci… Read more
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
