Lees Ferry Az

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Right now my brother. myself and a friend are in the planning stages of fishing Lees Ferry. My brother lives in Vegas, about 5 hours away. Is the nearest town to L/F; Page AZ? I have never fished L/F, so I am not familiar with the area.

We are hoping to head out there sometime in Feb. Anyone have any suggestions, ideas, tips for me?

Thanks

[AZ_Trout]

My son and I have fished the Ferry -once. I said I'd never fish it again.

You will need a boat - either rent one or hire a guide.

There is a limited area that you can walk in but the majority of the river is in a canyon.

We hired a guide from Ambassadors Guides. This was the worst guide experience I have ever had!!!

I have had some great guides - well prepared- know their stuff- able to help - and can adapted based on the need to. This guide was no where near worth calling a guide.

First he shows up and "asks us about what flies we have - no previous suggestions as to what to get or have (every other guide I had had flies they like - charge you for some but no the less have local knowledge) no drinks or water (he was suppose to have lunch and drinks as you can tell this day was not going to go well at all!

The only way he knew to fish was to throw 30-40 feet of line with an indicator and dead drift. Now we are casting over many good fish just to let out 30-40 feet of line.

[size=4]Forget the Ferry go to the San Juan

If you do go to the Ferry -- try Marble Canyon Outfitters or Terry Gunn @ Lees Ferry Anglers

[ozark trout fisher]

My son and I have fished the Ferry -once. I said I'd never fish it again.

You will need a boat - either rent one or hire a guide.

There is a limited area that you can walk in but the majority of the river is in a canyon.

We hired a guide from Ambassadors Guides. This was the worst guide experience I have ever had!!!

I have had some great guides - well prepared- know their stuff- able to help - and can adapted based on the need to. This guide was no where near worth calling a guide.

First he shows up and "asks us about what flies we have - no previous suggestions as to what to get or have (every other guide I had had flies they like - charge you for some but no the less have local knowledge) no drinks or water (he was suppose to have lunch and drinks as you can tell this day was not going to go well at all!

The only way he knew to fish was to throw 30-40 feet of line with an indicator and dead drift. Now we are casting over many good fish just to let out 30-40 feet of line.

[size=4]Forget the Ferry go to the San Juan

If you do go to the Ferry -- try Marble Canyon Outfitters or Terry Gunn @ Lees Ferry Anglers

I have fished the Lees Ferry area several times. It is a world class river, but you need a good guide and a boat. Tons and tons of fish. Field and stream says 50,000 per mile, but it's a really huge river. Again, a good guide and good boat is a must for a newcomer.