Updated 06/30/2008
 


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Park City, Utah Fly Fishing River Conditions and Hatch Reports for the Provo River, Green River, Weber River and other Utah rivers.
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Click here to receive our report by e-mail. This report is a brief overview of what is happening on our most popular surrounding streams. I try to update it every 4-6 weeks or as conditions change and time permits.  If you don't see what you are looking for or would like to give us a report, please e-mail us or call toll free 1-877-878-2862. It is a compilation of our experiences on the water, our guides reports, and reports received from customers. We are always happy to update you with current conditions on these and many other Utah waters locally and in surrounding states.

 

Fishing is off the charts! The Green below Flaming Gorge Dam is having Cicada Mania again, A, B, and the C section have a wealth of small to gigantic cicada's and the trout are going crazy for them! Don't miss this, the fishing is fantastic and that includes the lake also. The month of July should fish very well especially the end when the large 17 year cicada's start to die.

The Provo is fishing well also and the buzz word is Green Drakes are they here? The Drakes are not hatching yet but I expect them any day now, the flow has dropped considerably and the water temperatures are steadily rising. Nymph fishing has been good and the best fishing of the summer is right around the corner. If you are not familiar with the Green Drakes and how the hatch works feel free to call us here and we will let you know the latest.

The small streams are fishing well and it is time to get out to your favorite small stream and catch the Drakes the Stones, Salmonflies, Yellow Sallies, or whatever it might be. Most of the small streams are dropping and are running clear, or clearing now.

For those of you that frequent the river's and streams in southwest Wyoming they are also in shape now and fishing very well!!

 
 
 

Water Location: Lower Provo River

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Water Level / Flow: 700 to 800 . Lower Provo River Flows

Fishing Pressure: moderate

Fishing: Good

Hatches: PMD's

Best Techniques: Nymphing, Sowbugs, PMD nymphs

Best Times: Mid morning through afternoon.

Best Water Types to fish: Current seams, holes, and riffles

Forecast for the next few weeks: Expect the river to fish well and stay at these levels.

Other Comments: ..Road construction around Deer Creek Dam has caused some delay at times, but most closures are complete for now. Click here for up to date construction information. Etiquette is always an issue here as it seems on most Utah rivers. We all have to share it, so please try to be respectful of other anglers.

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Water Location: Middle Provo River

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Water Level / Flow:  Current streamfow is 750 to 250cfs. Check this for all Middle Provo River Flows Check this for USGS Real Time Flows

Fishing Pressure: moderate

Fishing : Good

Hatches:Green Drakes, caddis, PMD's

Best Techniques: Nymphing, and Dry fly fishing

Best Times: Early through mid morning and mid afternoon to evening

Best Water Types to fish: Seams and the big deep holes. Slower water areas and spots in the sun.

Forecast for the next few weeks:Fishing is good but the flow is unpredictable the Drakes will happen soon!

Other Comments:  Etiquette is always an issue on this popular fishery and we hear about poor behavior all the time. Nobody owns the river or a hole and there truly is plenty of water if people spread out. We all have to share the river so please try to be respectful of other anglers. If someone is working an area; don't wade through, ask first. If you can hit someone with your cast you are too close!

 

Although the situation is improving as habitat stabilizes, there is still an overpopulation issue. If you or someone you know likes to eat fish please harvest them (you are allowed 2 under 15 inches). Catch and release is not always the only way to go.

MIDDLE PROVO RESTORATION PROJECT NEWS

For most current update and more extensive information check this link:

http://www.mitigationcommission.gov/prrp/prrp_bboard.html

 

The previously completed sections have fished very well. The more recently completed sections are coming along, but the sections completed first are the best as they are becoming pretty established. Each section gets better with more time. The Provo river continues to be one of the best in the country and as the construction sections become more established it will just get better.

The entire project includes reconstructing the river channel to match a more natural character with riffle to pool water and large meanders, bends and side channels. The project area includes just below Jordanelle dam all the way down to the Heber railroad bridge above Charleston. For the most current information regarding the Provo River project, you can check the web site above.

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Water Location: Upper Provo River

Water Level / Flow: Current river flow is around 658 cfs at the Hailstone guage. Click here for Provo RIver Flows Check this for USGS Real Time Flows

Fishing Pressure: Low

Fishing: fair to good

Hatches:Stones,and Drakes soon

 

Best Techniques: Dry dropper, nymphing, and streamer fishing

Best Times: Mid Morning to Mid Afternoon

Best Water Types to fish: Deep holes and slower areas

Forecast for the next few weeks: The water is dropping and the best fishing is coming up Stones Drakes and clear lower water.

Other Comments: With the exception of the small stretch of water above Jordanelle reservoir in Rockcliff state park and higher up in the National Forest Land this section of river is largely private and inaccessible to the public. Unlike Many states, in Utah you can own the river bottom, so if you are in the river you cannot walk through properly posted private property. Please avoid wading through spawning beds!

Top producing fly patterns on all sections of the Provo River have been:

Dries:

Caddis:

PMDs:

Terrestrials:

Emergers:

PMD:

Caddis:

Nymphs:

PMD:

Caddis:

Crustaceans, attractors, other: JUMBO JOHN

 

Streamers:***

Double Bunnies (#1/0-#6), Articulated Leech (#2-#6), Platte River Spider (#4), Egg Sucking Leech, Zonker, Woolley Bugger(#4-#8) Bighorn Bugger (#4-#6) Foxee red Clouser (#6) Silvey's Sculpin minnow (#4)

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Water Location: Weber River Below Rockport


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Water Level / Flow: Flows are currently at 355cfs in Wanship. For current flows, click here and scroll to Weber River near Wanship USGS Real Time

Fishing Pressure: Low

Fishing: Good

Hatches: CADDIS

Best Techniques: nymphs in the am and dries in the afternoon.

Best Times: Mid day

Best Water Types to fish: Deeper runs and riffles, and the Big holes

Forecast for the next few weeks: Fishing the Weber has been good on nynmphs and the flow is dropping the good caddis dry fly is going to happen inthe next few weeks..

Other Comments: Not a bad option to fishing the Provo. Great nymphing, and no crowds.

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Water Location: Weber River Above Rockport

Water Level / Flow: According to the real time site, the Weber at Oakley is at 579 cfs. For current flows check this link and scroll to Weber near Oakley: USGS Real Time For average inflow and outflow into Rockport Reservoir, visit this link Rockport Reservoir

Fishing Pressure: Low

Fishing: Fair

Hatches: Stones Worms

Best Techniques: Dry-dropper, nymphing streamer

Best Times: Mid day

Best Water Types to fish: anywhere the flow is softer and slower

Forecast for the next few weeks: Conditions should be similar to the upper Provo.

Other Comments: Like the upper Provo, much of this section is closed to public access by private landowners. Again, in Utah you can own the river bottom, so if you are in the river you cannot walk through properly posted private property. There is a small public stretch just above Rockport reservoir, and another one near Weber Canyon, other than that, you are on your own. Please avoid wading through spawning beds!

Top producing patterns on the Weber have been:

Dries:

Caddis:

PMDs:

Terrestrials:

Emergers:

Caddis:


Nymphs:

Caddis:

Crustaceans, attractors, other:Sows midge pupa and larvae

PMDs:

Streamers:***

Woolly buggers, Zonkers. Woolhead Sculpins (Olive and black), foxee red, foxee dace clousers (#6-#10) Double Bunnies (#1/0-#6), Articulated Leech (#2-#6), Platte River Spider (#4)

 

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Water Location: The Green River

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Water Level / Flow: . Current flow is averaging 1500 cfs a day. Flows should remain consistent for the next couple weeks with afternoon power generation increases in the Flow.

For the most current flow forecast click here: Green River Flow Forecast You can also email rclayton@uc.usbr.gov For real time flows click here and scroll to the Green River near Greendale listing: USGS Real Time

Fishing: excellent

Hatches: Cicada's, Crickets, PMD's, and Yellow Sallies

Best Techniques: Big Dries, Dry and Dropper

Best Times: Early morning through mid day, evening periods when the sun is on the water.

Best Water Types to fish: Everywhere in the wet stuff will usually work

Forecast for the next few weeks: The fishing is as good as it gets and it is time to go the next month will be epic. Giant Cicada's and everything else lumped in is pretty good also.

Other Comments: New Zealand mud snails have been confirmed in this section of the Green. This exotic species competes for the same food as insects which then displaces the insects that trout feed on. In order to prevent spreading these invaders to other waters, wash all equipment with bleach and allow it to completely dry (drying and freezing seem to kill them) before entering other waters.

Practice good etiquette. This is a large river with plenty of room especially this time of the year, if you can hit another angler with your cast you are too close!

Top Producing Patterns on The Green:

Dries:

Terrestrials: Cicada's, Crickets, Fat Albert

Attractors: Peacock PMX

 

Emergers:


Nymphs:

Crustaceans, attractors, other: Mitchells split case, Iron sallie

Midge: Various midge larva patterns, blood midge, disco midges red, olive, black midge larva and pupa (#18-#24) Zebra and other Bead-head midges (#16-#22)

Eggs: Glo Bug (peach, roe, chart., pink) Gorman's BeadHead egg, Otters Soft egg, Moe glue eggs, Pettis Unreal egg (peach, pink), (#12-16) Orange and pink scuds (#14-#16)

Streamers:

Woolly buggers, Zonkers. Woolhead Sculpins (Olive and black), foxee red, foxee dace clousers (#6-#10) Double Bunnies (#1/0-#6), Articulated Leech (#2-#6), Platte River Spider (#4)

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Water Location: Other Areas

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Water Location: Currant Creek / Strawberry R / Duchesne / Uinta Streams/ Other Small Streams.

Water Level / Flow: varies

Fishing: Good to excellent

Hatches: Midges Some Stone's and caddis

Best Techniques: Dry or dry dropper, Nymphing

Best Times: Mid Day

Best Water Types to fish: Riffles and runs, pools and deeper water

Forecast for the next few weeks: Many of these streams have dropped and the fishing is generally good. The fishing will improve over the next few weeks.

Other Comments: If you are willing to drive 1 to 2 hours, there is some great fishing with far less people.

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Water Location: L.C. Ranch

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Water Level / Flow:

Fishing CLOSED TILL SEPTEMBER

Hatches:Midge's

Best Techniques : fishing deeper than normal

Best Times:Afternoon

Best Water Types to fish: deep

Forecast for the next few weeks: good for a couple more weeks

Other Comments:

Dries:

Midge: Hi vis Cluster midge, Griffiths gnat, Parachute Adams, Parachute black gnat, mating midge

Callibaetis: Sparkle dun, Parachute Adams, Lawson's Thorax, CDC Biot spinner, Gulper Special

Terrestrials / Attractor: Carl's foram Flying Ant, Card's Green River Flying Ant, Fat Albert, Para Hopper

Emergers:

:Callibaetis: Callibaetis Marabou Cripple

Midge: Chans frostbite midge, Chan's pheasant tail midge emerger, Poison Tung, Homie midge Swannundaze Midge pupa

Nymphs:

Callibaetis: Hares Ear

Waterboatmen: Idylwile waterboatmen, Prince nymph

Midge: Zebra midges, Disco midges, Tungsten Blood midges

Damsels: Ruby eyes Damels, No Name damsel, Marabou Damsel

Streamers:

Shiners, sculpins other baitfish : Zonker, Double Bunny, Mirrored minnow, Whitlock's Match the Minnow, gray/white clouser, Gummy Minnow

Leeches: Hale Bobb leech, Woolly Bugger, Crystal Killers, Mohair Leech, Articulated Leech, Egg Sucking leech

Crayfish: Brown Woolly Buuger, Root Beer Crystal Bugger, Goldilox, Brahams Crayfish,

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