Ash Creek

If you like to fish for trout Ash Creek has five fishable miles, and you’ll be interested to know that pools in the middle reaches of Ash Creek hold populations of native Apache trout. Ash Creek is not a large stream, so the fish are small, but they’re wild and feisty nevertheless. If you come with that in mind, you’ll enjoy the fact that they are quite a challenge to catch.

Since this prominent drainage has long been used as a major travel route up the mountain, it has also accumulated a number of historic relics. Along the trail are remains of an old sawmill and a logging flume, as well as boilers for steam engines used by loggers. These rusty artifacts serve as evidence that this area was used for timber harvest before modern transportation methods made it cheaper to haul lumber from areas where it could be harvested more economically."

GPS:

Latitude: 32° 48' 21.32"N Longitude: 109° 51' 46.11"W

Phone Numbers for more information::

Game and Fish (928)367-4281 or (928) 535-4481

Restrictions/Season of Use:

Ash Creek has water in it year-round

Ranger Station/District:

Toni Strauss, District Ranger 711 14th Avenue, Suite D Safford, AZ 85546 (928) 428-4150 (928) 428-2393 FAX

Elevation:

8200feet

Max Surface Acres:

Ash Creek has between 5 and 8.2 fishable miles of shoreline

Bag Limit:

There will posted signs for bag limits on Rainbow and other species of trout

Boats to Rent:

No

Swimming:

No

Camping:

Yes

Barrier free Access:

No

Electricity:

No

Launching Area:

Yes

Water Skiing:

No

Marinas:

No marinas at Ash Creek

To get to Ash Creek take the 70 turn south onto Layton Rd and head about 20 minutes to the creek.

There's a printable map Here from the US forest service