Camping and fishing is a favorite pastime for many Arizona anglers and there's few better places within two hours of Phoenix to do both than Christopher Creek. Small and blessed with cold, crystal clear water Christopher offers camping, fishing and picnicking and is fortunate to be stocked weekly during trout season courtesy of Arizona Game & Fish Department. In this episode of Pautzke Outdoors we focus on how to catch trout here now. | Pautzke Bait Company

Christopher Creek is a popular camping spot north of Payson and for good reason - campsites are right along the creek! The kids caught crawdads and explored in the woods, and we all enjoyed putting our camping chairs in the creek and relaxing. (The water depth ranged from an inch to almost 2 feet.) Weather ranged from 60’s at night to mid-80’s during the day, and afternoon rain storms are common in the summer. Our campsite was large, and mostly shaded with trees which was awesome. A fire ring an