Middle Provo River Fishing Reports

Location

Middle Provo River

Overview

Flows have greatly decreased with the release out of the dam being 300 CFS and below the diversion, 150 CFS. Caddis hatches have been sporadic throughout the day with little bursts of them going off all day. PMD’s have been hatching around mid-morning and continue throughout the day. The dry fly eat is ok, nymphing will still be your more productive option.

Latest Flows

Dam: ~300

River Road Bridge: ~150

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

**the dry fly hatch across all bugs is still very weak, again, hunt for fish that are looking up.**

Caddis

PMD’s

Best Patterns

Caddis (18-20)

PMD’s (18-22)

Midges (20-24)

Best Time Of Day

All day

Location

Middle Provo River

Overview

Flows are slowly coming down and the river is much more wadable. The Middle Provo is coming out of the dam at about 600 CFS and is just over 400 CFS below the diversion. Nymphing has been the more productive option in the earlier hours of the day, there is some dry fly opportunity throughout the day, but look for those fish that are willing to eat off the surface. Water temps are still on the colder side and need to come up a little bit higher before we start to see any drakes, there are nymphs in the water they just are not quite hatching yet.

Latest Flows

Dam: ~600

River Road Bridge: ~400

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

**the dry fly hatch across all bugs is still very weak, again, hunt for fish that are looking up.**

Caddis

Drakes

PMD’s

Best Patterns

Drakes (14-16) nymphs will be more productive

Caddis (18-20)

Sows (18-22)

PMD’s (18-22)

Midges (20-24)

Best Time Of Day

All day

Location

Middle Provo River

Overview

Flows have been slowly starting to ramp up on the provo. The Middle is currently at 550cfs. Small flies have been the name of the game. Wether using Sows, midges, or bwos. The smaller the better. There has also been some Caddis nymphs in the water, though no adults seen yet. Keep your flies and tippet small despite the increase in flows. Dry fly fishing has been sporadic.

Latest Flows

Dam: ~550

River Road Bridge: ~ 450

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

Midges

Blue Wing Olives

Best Patterns

Sow Bugs (rainbow, ray charles, hare gray) sz 20

Midges (Bling, KF Flasher) sz 24,26

BWOs (Barr emerger, RS2, WD40) sz 22, 24

Caddis (green Weenie) sz 20

Streamers (Articulated goldie, Olive Sculpins)

Best Time Of Day

All day, mornings can be slow on cooler days.

Location

Middle Provo River

Overview

The Buffalo midge has come and mostly gone. But BWO’s are here, mostly towards the afternoon for dry fly action. They have bumped up the water a bit to around 300cfs. Pre hatch has been good on sowbugs and midges. During the hatch its been all BWOs. Steamers are still in play especially on the cloudy/stormy days.

Latest Flows

Dam: ~300

River Road Bridge: ~ 300

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

Sow Bugs

Midges

BWOs

Streamers

Best Patterns

Midges (22-26) Gray, Black, Blue, Red, Cream

sow bugs (size 16-20) Gray, Tan

BWOs (18-22) Barrs, Stalcups, idyls

mico san juan Red, Wine

Sculpins- Small olive

Best Time Of Day

All day, mornings can be slow on cooler days.

Location

Middle Provo River

Overview

Fishing has been decent during the warmest hours of the day. Mostly small midges with us on the lookout for buffalos. Play around with color in the smallest sizes to find the flavor of the day. Streamer fishing has been good on cloudy/dark days.

Latest Flows

Dam: ~150

River Road Bridge: ~ 130

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

Sow Bugs

Midges

Streamers

Best Patterns

Midges (22-26) Gray, Black, Blue, Red, Cream

sow bugs (size 16-20) Gray, Tan

mico san juan Red, Wine

Sculpins- Small olive

Best Time Of Day

All day, mornings can be slow on cooler days.