Utah Fly Fishing Reports

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Lower Provo River Fishing Report 05/09/2019

Location

Lower Provo River

Overview

Spring is here and so are the flows. Its currently sitting at 500cfs, and were waiting for the springtime release to ease a full Deer Creek. Water is stained a bit on most days. Were still seeing midges and  BWOs. If nymphing is your game, go with scuds, sow bugs, midges, San Juan worms, and BWOs.  Streamer fishing has been ok, better on overcast days.

Recent Flows

500 CFS

Fishing

Ok

Current Hatches

Midges and BWOs

Best Techniques

Nymphs: Size 16 and smaller

Sow bugs, bling midge, disco midge, baetis nymph, mayhem emerger, San Juan Worm

Dry flies: Size 20 and smaller

Parachute Adams, winger BWO, comparadun BWO Hanging Midge, Silvey’s midge, cluster Midge

Streamers : Size 4-12

Wooly bugger, sculpzilla, sparkle minnow,  mini-dungeon, slump buster, Zonker

Best Time Of Day

9AM – 5PM

View archived lower Provo fishing reports here.

Green River Fishing Report 05/09/2019

Location

Green River Below Flaming Gorge Dam

Overview

Spring is continuing to be good for the Green and river traffic is picking up. Flows have picked up to 2000cfs in the morning and a 2500 bump in the evening. Dry fly fishing has picked up on overcast days with large numbers of bwos on lower A, upper B. There is also still midge fishing to be had as well.  Nymphing is going to be productive on the river with scuds, midges, bwos, and worms. There is still some good streamer fishing to be had as well, Red Creek has been varying the amount of sediment dumped into the river so the lower river has been sporadic in clarity and how it fishes.

Latest Flows

2000cfs

Fishing

Good to Great

Current Hatches

Midges and BWOs

Best Techniques

Streamers and Nymphing, Dry dropper

Flies

Dries

Size 16 and smaller

CDC Midge, Parachute Adams, bwo emerger, bwo cripple

Nymphs

Size 18 and smaller

Flashback Scud, Black Zebra Midge, Purple Zebra Midge, Pheasant Tail, Gray Soft Hackle, San Juan Worm

Streamers

Dungeons, Heisenbergs 

 

Best Time Of Day

11 AM – 2 PM

View archived Green River fishing reports here

Weber River Fishing Report 05/09/2019

Location

Weber River

Overview

Spring has been so so for the Weber. Flows were at a fairly constant 200cfs but as of this morning were back down to 83cfs for the last 2 days and slightly off color. With the Weber river basin sitting at a fat snow pack of around 140% , big water is going to come this spring. Look for slow deep water and chuck sows and worms in there. Streamer fishing may also be an option with the off color water. There was sporadic bwos and midges at the higher water level. No reports of mothers day caddis yet.

Latest Flows

83 CFS below Rockport Reservoir

Fishing

Sporadic reports of decent fishing

Current Hatches

Midges, BWOs

Best Techniques:

Nymphing deep

Nymphs and streamers

Bigger sows 12-16

San Juan worms

Zebra midge

Best Time Of Day

10 PM to 3PM

View archived Weber river fishing reports here.

Middle Provo River Fishing Report 05/09/2019

Location

Middle Provo River

Overview

Spring has continued to be good on the middle provo. Flows have started to bump up and are currently at 325cfs from the dam. Fishing on the provo has been good, were just all holding our breath to see when the big flows happen for runoff.

Dry fly fishing on the Middle has been consistent (on days they havent bumped the flows) with the midges still barely hanging on early in the morning, and bwos on cloudy days. On bright sunny days there’s been sporadic skwala sightings

Nymph fishing remains productive in the Provo’s deeper holes.  In the mornings try sow bugs and various midge patterns.  As the day progresses start switching to midge and or bwo emergers and look for a possible hatch especially in riffled waters.

Small and Medium sized streamers have been working on days the water has been bumped and slightly off color.

Latest Flows

Dam: 328 CFS

Charleston: 330 CFS

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

Midges and BWOs

Best Patterns

Nymphs size 20 and smaller

Sow Bug, Ray Charles, Zebra midge, Bling Midge in tan or gray, Cardinal Midge, WD40, creme midge

Dries size 18-22

Matt’s Midge, CDC Midge, Parachute adams, CDC BWO, Thorax BWO

Streamers

Sculpzilla, zonker, mini dungeon, small buggers

Best Time Of Day

9 AM – 6 PM.

View archived provo river fishing reports here.

Lower Provo River Fishing Report 04/06/2019

Location

Lower Provo River

Overview

Winter flows are still on (ish). Dry fly fishing has been great on some days. Were seeing midges and  BWOs. If nymphing is your game, go with scuds, sow bugs, midges, San Juan worms, and BWOs.  Streamer fishing has been ok, better on overcast days.

Recent Flows

113 CFS

Fishing

Good

Current Hatches

Midges and BWOs

Best Techniques

Nymphs: Size 20 and smaller

Sow bugs, bling midge, disco midge, baetis nymph, mayhem emerger, San Juan Worm

Dry flies: Size 20 and smaller

Parachute Adams, Mother Shucker, winger BWO, comparadun BWO Hanging Midge, Silvey’s midge, cluster Midge

Streamers : Size 4-12

Wooly bugger, sculpzilla, sparkle minnow,  mini-dungeon, slump buster, Zonker

Best Time Of Day

11AM – 3PM

View archived lower Provo fishing reports here.