Rick Allen and I met in Payson as planned and made the drive up on the rim and back into Chevelon. We saw a cow elk on the way and when we finally made it to the top of the trail, it was just short of 9:30am. The hike down is about 1/4 mile and we were fishing by a little after 10:00am.

The lake is quite low. The upper end is basically a series of mud flats with very shallow water. The water year in Arizona has been dismal.

Rick caught 3 fish the whole day and I only got about 4 bumps. The catching really sucked! But, we only saw two other people all day. As I've said before, I've never really done well at Chevelon, but I've had some nice days and the scenery never disappoints. However, the lake is going to need water before I go back again.