• Fly Fish Utah- Stonefly Migration

    More and more stonefly exuviae (exoskeletons shed as stonefly nymphs emerge as adults) are appearing along the river’s edge of the middle Provo. Stonefly migrations occur primarily at night and early morning. Large stonefly nymphs will catch fish in the early morning, but strikes will decrease as the trout realize the stonefly migration has ceased until darkness returns. It is still possible to take fish on stonefly nymphs during the day, but early morning and just before night fall is your best bet. Today, Utah Pro Fly Fishing client Robert landed a large whitefish on a giant size 6 golden stone nymph. This is an unusual hook up since whitefish have small mouths and are often missed on the hook set when using large flies. The river is running crystal clear and PMD and caddis hatches are increasing daily. This is a great time of year to be on the river!

    Flies that caught fish today:

    Golden Tungstone
    Two-toned Surveyor

    Today’s flows were: 380 cfs

    Written on July 17th, 2010 , Middle Provo Tags: , , , , ,
    Guided Utah Fly Fishing Trip – Middle Provo

    Crowds of fishermen on the middle Provo are moving up river along with the green drake hatch. Today Utah fly fishing guides took their clients south of the Legacy Bridge in Midway, and for a Saturday it wasn’t near as crowded as expected. This is probably because the drake hatch has dwindled away from the lower stretches of the river. However, nymph fishing these stretches is still very good. It is a good was to get away from summer crowds and still catch fish. Large golden stones have started to migrate to shore and hatch alongside the river, but we were unable to catch fish on stonefly nymphs. This hatch will increase and peak here in the next few weeks. There was a good PMD hatch and small sally stoneflies were abundant. We saw quite a few fish chase after caddis adults that were returning to the river to deposit eggs. Fish were willing to eat, and fishing is currently great. It appears that river flows have settled into summer regimes which are very wadable and fishable. Wear some bug spray in the mornings and evenings because the mosquitos are hungry and everywhere.

    Flies that worked today:

    Two- toned Surveyor
    Splitback PMD emerger
    Frenchie

    Today’s Flows were: 380 cfs

    Written on July 10th, 2010 , Middle Provo Tags: , , , , ,
    Small Flies on the Lower Provo

    Today was a lot like yesterday, except it took a little longer for the fishing to heat up. For the first couple of hours we struggled to find the right flies. After we landed our first fish we pumped it’s stomach and realized that anything above a size 18 probably wasn’t going to catch fish. The fish we pumped has a few teeny tiny midge larva and that’s it. We changed accordingly by fishing small midge patterns and small mayfly emerger patterns, all of which caught fish. Long steady drifts were required, but we soon found our rhythm and caught some nice fish. We fished pine run and just below it. There are a lot on nice fish in this section. Today the river was once again not that crowded. We saw a few other groups of people and all appeared to be catching fish and having a good time.

    Flies that caught fish today:

    Splitback PMD Emerger (sizes: 18-20)
    Bead Thorax BWO Emerger (size 18)
    Barr Emerger (sizes 18-20)
    Green Rock Worm (Size 18)

    Today’s Flows were: 400 cfs

    Contact us for your guided Utah fly fishing trip!

    Written on June 17th, 2010 , Lower Provo Tags: , , , , ,
    Fly Fishing in Utah – Lower Provo River

    Fishing on the lower Provo is HOT! We were on the river today from around 10:30 am until 5:30 this afternoon. Right when we arrived until about 1:00 the fishing was fast and some large fish were caught. Things slowed a little in the early afternoon, but then again by three the fishing had picked back up. The river is still flowing low and clear which made for some great fishing. The rainbows are super fat and football shaped, the browns are thick and feisty, and all the fish are healthy and hot wired! It is a great time of year to book a guided fly fishing trip on the Lower Provo.

    Flies that worked today:

    Splitcase PMD Emerger
    Zebra Midge
    Green Rock Worm

    Flows today were: 380 cfs

    Written on June 16th, 2010 , Lower Provo Tags: , , , ,
    Caddis Imitations Hot on Middle Provo 06/3/10

    The middle Provo produced much better results today. Things appear to be picking up each day. Utah fly fishing guides found success on a variety of caddis imitations, and small mayfly emergers. Most of the fish were found holding in the heads and tails of deep runs, and some were holding in mid-depth riffles. Hatches were once again very sparse, which isn’t rare for this time of year. Nymph fishing in Utah has been great lately, and will continue to be. The middle Provo is still flowing at a wadable depth.

    Flies that worked today:

    Green Rock Worm (pictured on the right)
    Green Caddis Larva
    Cased Caddis
    Splitback PMD emerger
    San Jan Worm

    Today’s flows were: 340 cfs

    Fly fishing in Utah is starting to pick up, good luck on your next trip!

    Written on June 3rd, 2010 , Middle Provo Tags: , , ,
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