Our Utah fly fishing reports offer a brief overview of current conditions on our waters. You'll find fishing reports for the main Utah rivers and streams that we guide on and fish regularly. Reports for the Lower Provo, Middle Provo, Weber River, Green River and Small Streams are included.

We write the reports based on our daily experiences on the water and information received from customers. We update the reports as conditions change and our schedule permits. If you don’t see what you are looking for, please give us a call at the shop or contact us here. We are always happy to update you with current conditions on many other Utah waters and fisheries in surrounding states as well.

Following are the latest reports in descending order of when they were last updated. As a result, you may see multiple reports on the same destination if we haven't updated one of the other destinations recently. If you want to view previous fishing reports, you can click on the category name link under the report title or use the dropdown menu in the top navigation or follow the links in the sidebar. You can also use the following links to each category: Lower ProvoMiddle ProvoWeber RiverGreen River and Small Streams :

Lower Provo River Fishing Report 3/14/2020

Location

Lower Provo River

Overview

The Lower Provo is flowing at ~300 cfs out of the Deer Creek Reservoir. Fishing is very good. The fish are on baetis and midge nymphs, and some are eating sows the closer you get to the dam. Activity picks up around 2pm, but you can get eats pretty much all day.

Recent Flows

~300 cfs

Fishing

Very Good

Current Hatches

Baetis

Midges

Best Techniques

Nymphs: Size 18 and smaller

Baetis Nymphs, Purple Zebra Midge, Purple Juju baetis, Dark Sow Bugs

Dries:

size 20 Midges

size 18 baetis

Best Time Of Day

1PM – 4PM

Photo Credit: Kip Dakil

View archived lower Provo fishing reports here.

Middle Provo River Fishing Report 3/14/2020

 

 

 

Location

Middle Provo River

Overview

The Middle Provo is flowing at ~147 cfs out of the Jordanelle Dam. The bigger “buffalo” midges have started to show up and the trout are on them. Not as much baetis activity as the Lower Provo, but there are some duns on the water on cloudier days.

Latest Flows

Dam: ~147 cfs

Charleston: ~172 cfs

Fishing

Great

Current Hatches

Midges

“Buffalo” Midges

Some BWOs

Best Patterns

Nymphs size 20 and smaller

Bling Midges, Zebra Midge, KF Flasher

Dries size 20-24

Mother Shucker, Griffiths Gnat, CDC midge, Parachute Adams

Best Time Of Day

11AM – 3 PM

View archived provo river fishing reports here.

Middle Provo River Fishing Report 1/27/2020

 

 

Location

Middle Provo River

Overview

The Middle Provo is still flowing at ~145 cfs. This flow is not likely to change much until the spring. The trout have been eating mostly subsurface on Midges lately with very little dry fly activity. Expecting the bigger midges to come out here in a few weeks.

Latest Flows

Dam: ~145 cfs

Charleston: ~160 cfs

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

Midges

Best Patterns

Nymphs size 20 and smaller

Bling Midge, Zebra Midge, Sow Bugs

Dries size 20-24

Mother Shucker, Griffiths Gnat, CDC midge, Parachute Adams

Streamers

Wooly Buggers

Best Time Of Day

11AM – 3 PM

View archived provo river fishing reports here.

Lower Provo River Fishing Report 1/27/2020

 

Location

Lower Provo River

Overview

The Lower Provo is flowing at ~140 cfs out of the Deer Creek Reservoir. This flow is still low, but it can be productive. Nymph will likely be the most productive this time of year. You might get a hit on a streamer too.

Recent Flows

~140 cfs

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

Midges

Best Techniques

Nymphs: Size 20 and smaller

Sow bugs, bling midge, disco midge, juju baetis

Dries:

size 22 and samller Midges

Streamers : Size 4-12

Wooly bugger, mini dungeon

Photo Credit: Dave Wetzel

Best Time Of Day

11AM – 3PM

View archived lower Provo fishing reports here.

Small Streams Fishing Report 12/3/2019

Location

Area Small Streams

Overview

The small streams in the area are most likely going to be flowing pretty low or frozen. Use caution if trying to get to some of the streams in higher elevation. We will update this report again in the spring.

Latest Flows

For up to date stream flows you can check out: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow

Fishing

Current Hatches

Best Techniques

Best Time Of Day

View archived small streams fishing reports here.