Tag «flyfish»

The Bronze Ghost

Sonora sucker

December 15, 2023 – It has been almost a year since I started my exploration of the Salt River.  And one task I wanted to accomplish before twelve months ended was to catch a Sonora sucker, something I had failed to do when this journey started in January.  I nicknamed the Sonora sucker the “Bronze …

Confluence: the Beginning

June 8, 2023 – For three hours I drove from San Carlos, Arizona, on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation to the Black River Crossing.  It was 45 miles of axle-busting dirt road, and I was glad to finally reach my destination and get out of the truck.  My purpose for the drive was simple:  …

Sonora Suckers

January 29, 2023 — I returned to the Salt River below Stewart Mountain Dam soon after my first trip.  This time, in addition to my camera, I was armed with my flyrod.  I was intrigued by the idea of catching a Sonora sucker, a fish native to the ecosystem.  While most of the other anglers …