Mountain West
Tonto Creek
Live Conditions
Tonto Creek — Tonto Creek Above Gun Creek
7-Day Flow
↓ Falling
24-Hr Pressure
23.36 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
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77° / 55°
Tomorrow
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81° / 59°
Wed
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82° / 62°
Thu
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82° / 58°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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What should I fish today?
One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Tonto Creek.
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What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Tonto Creek conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Tonto Creek · June · Early Summer
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PMDs (size 16-18) mid-morning. Caddis evenings. Yellow Sallies (size 14). Water temperatures begin climbing late month — fish dawn and morning before mid-day heat.
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About Tonto Creek
Tonto Creek is the Mogollon Rim's most accessible stocked trout fishery, running through ponderosa pine canyon country near Kohls Ranch and Tonto Natural Bridge State Park with good road access from SR-260. AZGFD stocks rainbow trout regularly throughout the cooler months, making it a reliable family destination, while wild brown trout persist in less-pressured pools and the deeper stretches below most stocking sites. The natural travertine bridge and seep springs add unusually stable cold-water inputs near the Natural Bridge area.
Regulations
Standard AZGFD trout regulations apply — no fly-only sections on Tonto Creek. Check azgfd.com for current stocking schedule; fishing is best within a week of a stocking drop. The creek warms significantly by late July through September; mid-summer fishing is productive only in early morning. Tonto Natural Bridge State Park charges a day-use fee for access to lower creek sections near the bridge.