Fly fishing around Las Vegas:
a brief resource guide

By no means exhaustive, this digest is based loosely on Bruce Pencek's Las Vegas Flyfishing Options page (mysite.verizon.net/bpencek/lv-ff-nfo.htm) and his general flyfishing page (mysite.verizon.net/bpencek/fishing.htm).

I. Southern Nevada

A. Fishing areas

• LV urban ponds. Planted trout (winter), panfish, catfish (summer), carp, notably:
  Sunset Park
  Floyd Lamb [Tule Springs] State Park
• Colorado River
  Lake Mead: Hemenway Harbor, Calville Bay, Overton Arm. Planted trout, striped bass, largemouth bass, carp
  Lake Mohave: Willow Beach. Planted trout, striped bass, carp
  Laughlin: Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Striped bass, planted trout
• Rural southern Nevada:
  Wayne Kirch Wildlife Management Area ("Sunnyside"). Trout, bass, panfish.
• Lincoln County state parks. Lakes and streams
  Caliente: Beaver Dam. Stream (Lake permanently drained; future of fishing uncertain). Trout
  Pioche/Panaca: Echo Canyon, Spring (Eagle) Valley. Trout, panfish

B. Agencies and organizations

• Nevada Division of Wildlife. (702/ 486-5127) -- www.ndow.org
• Nevada State Parks (702/ 486-5126) -- http://parks.nv.gov/regionsoff.htm
• Las Vegas Fly Fishing Club and Southern Nevada Chapter, Trout Unlimited. http://sntrout.com/contactus.asp

C. Fly shop:

• Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World 8200 Dean Martin Drive (I-15 and Blue Diamond Rd.). Phone: 702/ 730-5200

D. Instruction:

• John & Carolyn Campbell, Outdoor Source (702/ 499-8921). Specialize in group instruction (with exclusive access rights to instruct at Lake Las Vegas Resort) www.outdoorsource.net
• Steve White. (702/ 647-2812 voice, 702/ 647-1385 fax; fishheritage@embarqmail.com). FFF-certified casting instructor.
• The clubs and the Division of Wildlife, above, also have instructional sessions from time to time.

II. Southern Utah

A. Fishing areas

• Above Cedar City: Duck Creek and Pond. Wading for trout. Closed season.
• Hatch: Mammoth Creek. Trout
• Fremont: Fremont River. Trout
• Boulder Mountain/Aquarius Plateau: numerous creeks and small lakes. Trout
• Panguitch: Panguitch Lake and River. Trout
• Above Beaver: Beaver River. Trout

B. Agencies and organizations

• Utah Department of Wildlife Resources -- http://www.wildlife.utah.gov
• Utah Council, Trout Unlimited. Information: 1471 E Canyon Drive, South Weber UT 84405-9629; 801/ 479-8846 (h) or 801/ 538-7353 (w). Search for chapters: clients9.vistasystems.com/trout/chapter_search/chapter_search.asp

C. Fly shop

• Panguitch: Panguitch Anglers (435/ 676-8950)

III. Northern Arizona

A. Fishing areas

• Williams: numerous lakes (Elk, JD). Trout
• Flagstaff: Marshall Lake (trout), Lower Lake Mary. Trout, warmwater species.
• Sedona: Oak Creek. Trout
• White Mountains: numerous lakes and streams. Trout, even grayling
• Marble Canyon (Lees Ferry): Lees Ferry (Colorado River). Trophy trout.

B. Agencies and organizations

• Arizona Game and Fish -- www.gf.state.az.us/
• Northern Arizona Flycasters. 1st thursday evening of the month (school year only). Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 1601 N. San Francisco St., Flagstaff. -- www.nazflycasters.org/.

C. Fly shops

• Flagstaff:
  Babbitt's (520/ 779-3253)
  Peace Surplus (520/ 779-4521)
• Marble Canyon: Lees Ferry Anglers (520/ 355-2261; 800/ 962-9755) -- www.leesferry.com/anglers

IV. Southern California

A. Fishing areas

• Eastern Sierra (Lone Pine to Bishop) Lower Owens River, Hot Creek, E. Walker River, Crowley Lake for trout (I've not fished the region. Credit: the -- archives of the -- Flyfshing Digest listserv.)
• LA area: E. Fork San Gabriel River. Trout.
• Entire coast: Surf. Corbina, surf perch, halibut

B. Agencies and organizations

• California Department of Fish and Game -- http://www.dfg.ca.gov/dfghome.html
• Federation of Flyfishers, Southwest Council (two dozen clubs) -- www.fffswc.org/
• California Trout -- www.caltrout.org/

C. Fly shops

• Fullerton: Bob Marriott's. (714/ 525-1827; 800/ 535-6633) -- www.bobmarriotts.com/
• Thousand Oaks: Malibu Fish'n Tackle (805/ 496-7332)
• Bishop: Brock's Flyfishing Specialists (760/ 872-3581; 888/ 619-3581) -- www.brocksflyfish.com/

D. Publications and websites

• Conejo Valley Fly Fishers site -- cvff.org
• Gary Bulla's "SoCal Fishing SurfCast" -- garybulla.com/local_fishing_report.htm

Delorme publishes handy and (generally) accurate atlas/gazetteers for Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and southern California.

Some other Las Vegas guides on the web

Explore the Web through my favorite portal: the Librarians' Index to the Internet from the Library of California. Or use my favorite gateway to many search tools, with reviews and tips: Greg Notess's Search Engine Showdown -- by a librarian in, appropriately enough, Bozeman, Montana.