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Weekly Provo River Fishing Reports with Updates for the Weber and Green Rivers.
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"I have no mortal use for a fisherman who will try to reap the pleasures of the evening rise without having first prepared his soul and humbled himself by ceaseless effort when the fish riseth not." - Gordon MacQuire
"Night time fishing comes alive"
Saturday, July 24, 2010
This is my favorite time of year to break out the head lamps and fish in the evening. The dry fly fishing on the Middle Provo is spectacular at night with PMDs and caddis. During daylight hours, the fishing has heated up with Pale Morning Duns, caddis, and small stoneflies. You don't always have to see fish rising to catch them on the dry fly. Try throwing large stimulators or your favorite caddis patterns into fast water or behind boulders. Nothing says summer like a fish gulping a large fly off the top of the water.
The Lower Provo has been a hit with the locals. Try swinging caddis pupae and larvae in the morning. By midday the fish turn onto PMDs. Dry/dropper is the exciting way to fish in the afternoon, since you can see active fish taking your flies off the surface and subsurface. For those that can only slip away to fish for a few hours or after work, don't forget about the evening caddis hatch. You'll net enough fish in one evening to have you satisfied for the next 24 hours.
"Sensational Summer Fishing"
July 14, 2010
Everyone should be out enjoying the excellent fishing on the Middle Provo.
In the Charleston area, fish have been active on Caddis pupae and PMD nymphs.In the middle of the river system, there has been a great PMD hatch in the afternoon. Green drakes are still happening between Highway 40 and the dam. These fish are getting picky, so bring nymphs, emergers and dry flies. We are hoing to see the hatch last about another week.
The Lower Provo has fished very well in the last few weeks. Sow bugs and PMDs have been a perfect set-up for a nymph rig. Around 2 o'clock, a hatch of PMDs will have fish eating off the surface. Look closer to the riverbank for rising fish. Evening fishing is productive with caddis.
"Beginning of the Green Drakes"
July 3, 2010
The Middle Provo is really starting to come in to form. The water is still a little off color, but flows are starting to come down. PMDs have been working well all day, and we are just starting to see the beginning of the Green Drake hatch. That's right, GREEN DRAKES! Continue fishing into the evening and you'll find caddis on the water. The month of July is starting of right. Get ready to enjoy some summertime dry fly fishing.
Fish have been very active on the Lower Provo in recent days. PMDs are the insect of choice. Try nymphing smaller sow bugs with PMD nymphs, and when the fish start coming to the surface switch to a dry with an emerger trailing. Look close to the river bank for feeding fish.
"Summer is here and fishing is hot!"
June 11, 2010
Now that school is finally out, summer is officially here and fishing is a perfect way to spend your leasure time.
The Middle Provo has gone up to about 800 CFS in the past couple of day and the fishing has really picked up. Most of the fish have been concentrated on the inside edges and the slower tail out of the all the runs. The flies of choice have been the good-old San Juan Worm, Sow bugs, Baetis nymphs and even Caddis Pupa. It is getting to that time of year when the dry fly fishing should really take off in the next couple of week. We have had many good reports of streamer fishing slow drifted through the deeper pool's. Once the water comes down a little, we should start seeing the anticipated PMD Hatch then the Green Drakes.
The Lower Provo has continuously been on fire. The river is at 350 CFS; The flows are as good as it gets for this stretch of the river. In the Morning the fish have really been eating sow bugs, and in the afternoon, look to switch to PMD Nymphs. Most of the fish have been concentrated in 2-4 feet of water, so look to fish the fast inside riffles.
"Look for the big Brown on the high clear water"
May 24, 2010
The Middle Provo water went up a couple of days ago and after it stabilized, it started to fish great. On the high water, staples such as san juan worms, sow bugs, stonefly, and baetis patterns are very useful to nymph with. The blue wing olives are still coming off up by the dam and the fishing should really start to heat up in the next couple of days. This is the time of year the big browns start moving to the inside seams and start gorging themselves on all the high water food that is moving down stream.
"Perfect water, perfect fishing"
Monday, May 10, 2010
It is that time of year again, where the water flows are starting to come up and the bigger fish start moving to the inside shelves of the river. The Middle Provo by the dam is really fishing well. Early in the morning, the nymphing with midge patterns, anything thing, from size #16 to #24 have been producing good fish. Mid-day there has been a very strong Blue Wing Olive hatch and the nymphing have been excellent. The Blue Wing Olive nymphs have really varied in color so, any pattern in olive, black, and even gray have been catching fish. Lower on the river is fishing well on Stone Fly nymphs, San Juans, Caddis and Baetis nymphs. Also there has been a pretty good Caddis hatch later in the afternoon and into the evening so look for some good dry fly opportunities.
The Lower Provo is starting to run a little high but the fishing continues to fish really well. The rainbows are just starting to spawn so please be very mindful that you avoid stepping on redds. The mornings are fishing really well with egg patterns, sow bugs and more sow bugs. Later on in the afternoon there has been a good Blue Wing Olive hatch so start to look for fish to rise around 3 PM.
" Spring an Exciting Time for Fly Fishing "
Friday, April 26 2010
The fishing condition on the Middle Provo continues to be great. Nymphing up by the dam has been excellent throughout the entire day. The fish near the dam have been keying into small midge patterns of various colors in the morning and the fish are becoming extremely active on blue wing olives around noon. The lower sections of the river are also fishing well. Along with the baetis, the stonefly presence has fish targeting larger patterns. I have had great reports from successful fisherman that are using stoneflies, sows, baetis, midge and san juan worms. I was able to get away from the shop for a few hours last week and had fish consistently eating large stonefly dries on a PMX pattern.
The water has risen in the last couple weeks on the Lower Provo, which has made the nymph fishing even better than it was before. The fish have really spread out with the higher flows. Don't hesitate to fish runs and riffles that are typically too shallow to fish during winter flows. Also with the higher water, fish are keying into various sow bug patterns. The blue winged olive hatch is still going strong, but is expected to taper off in the next few weeks.
" Nymph in the morning, BWO in the afternoon"
Friday, April 16 2010
The Middle Provo is fishing excellent right now. The Blue Wing Olives (BWO) are hatching up by the dam, and the dry fly fishing and nymphing has been great. Nymphing has been very productive in the morning on micro san juan worms and small midge pupae in sizes 22-26. As the BWO come off around mid-day, start switching over to baetis dry flies in sizes 18-22. Using blue wing olive nymphs in the afternoon is also producing trout.
The Lower Provo has been fishing well, and it is as good as it gets right now. Nymph fishing in the morning has been excellent. The most productive patterns have been large black, grey and red midges in sizes 16-20. Fish are also keying in on sow bugs as the water level has increased over the past week. The dry fly fishing is about the same as the Middle Provo. Midges in the morning and blanket hatches of blue wings in the afternoon. Keep in mind, the fish have seen many dry fly patterns at this point, so sometimes all it takes is a cripple pattern to fool these selective fish.
"The Fishing is on Fire"
Friday April 2 2010
The fishing on the Lower Provo continues to be great. The most productive fishing has been nymph fishing. The fishing in the morning has been very productive on black, grey and red midge nymphs, sizes 18-24. As the day heats up and the baetis start to hatch the fish start to move to the faster more shallow riffles. At that time start to switch over to BWO nymphs or dry flies in sizes 16-20.
The Middle Provo is starting to take form and has been fishing much better in the last week. Nymph fishing has really picked up throughout the entire river. Up by the dam black, grey, olive and red nymph midge patterns are producing. We are just starting to see some Blue Wings Olives coming off and in the next couple of weeks the hatch will be in full swing. On the lower part of the river, we are seeing skwalla nymphs. In addition to this nymph, sow bugs, san juan worms, BWOs and midges are also major aquatic insects fish are keying into. This assortment of flies should have you prepared for a productive day on the river.
Side Note: The next couple of weeks look to bring some cold, wet weather so make sure to pack your warm gear. Despite the weather conditions, this is a great time to fish because the BWOs will stay on the water longer because they can't dry their wings. Also, fish that are light sensitive will be more active on overcast day and there will not be shadows from you or your line to spook the fish out of their water.
"The Bite is on!"
March 9 2010
Middle Provo River continues to fish well especially on those warmer days. The Buffalo Midge is in full swing, size #18-#20 dry fly midge patterns are the most effective, while size #22-#26 have been effective when cold keeps those Buffalo Midges down. The nymphing on the Middle Provo is still very productive when fish aren't on the surface, especially on the lower stretches of the river. The Blue Wing Olives (BWO) spring hatch has just started, so be sure to bring both nymphs and dries in sizes #16-#20.
The Lower Provo River is fishing excellently. The Buffalo Midge are out all day, while the thickest part of the hatch being in the mid-afternoon. The nymphing is the best its' been all winter long, and its only going to get better. Midge patterns in a variety of colors and sizes are a must. The Blue Wing Olive hatch has started, usually gets going around mid to late afternoon on those warmer days. Nymphing baetis patterns (BWO) however, has done well all day long. The fish have also begun to spread out because of the BWO hatches, so don't be afraid to fish the shallower, faster water. One of the most impressive springtime hatches in the western states is here, so don't let this seasons BWO hatch drift by.
Green River (Below Fontenelle Reservoir): 1070 c.f.s.
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