What flies should I use on the Provo River?


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  • Best Time of Year to Fish. Pre-runoff in the spring; May through July during the Green Drake hatch.
  • River Hatches. Green Drake, Yellow Sallies, stones, mayflies and caddis.
  • Best Flies to Use. RS2, BWO, PMD, Green Drake cripple, green stimulator, cicada, caddis, and Henrysville.
  • Current Water Levels.

What flies to use on the Provo River in winter?

Your best bet during winter fishing on the Provo river is to fish size 20-24 adults and emergers with a light rod. Fish feed on adult midges in the afternoon hours and so its not unusual in March to have so many Buffalo midges on the surface that the trout can’t find your fly.

How do you fly fish in Provo?

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What flies to use in Utah?

  • Higa’s S.O.S. (sizes 18-22)
  • Zebra Midge / Copper Zebra Midge. (sizes 16-24/18-24)
  • Pheasant Tail Euro Nymph. (sizes 14-18)
  • Griffith’s Gnat / Griffith’s Gnat Emerger. (sizes 18-24)
  • Mathews’s Zelon Midge. (sizes 18-24)
  • Little Black Stone. (sizes 20-24)
  • Parachute Adams. (sizes 18-24)
  • Scud. (size 12)

Where is the best fishing on the Provo River?

Popular areas near the dam like “Lunker Lane” and “Rickety Bridge” accommodate nearly 3,000 fish per river mile, with average brown trout in the 12” range. The Middle is wild brown trout territory. Fish in excess of 18” are caught every day, during all 12 months of the year using a variety of fly techniques.

What is a green drake fly?

What is a Green Drake? A western green drake or Drunella Grandis is a large crawling mayfly that can be easily identified for its upright mayfly wings and vibrant green color. They are most often found in size #10-#12 sometimes even an #8 sized fly.

Can you fish the Provo River in winter?

Middle Provo River The Best Winter Fishing on the Middle has been on the upper stretches of the river (along old hwy. 40) you’ll find sporadic risers here and there, but certainly nothing compared to what we should see in the coming weeks.

Can you fly fish in the winter in Utah?

Wintertime in Utah usually signals the start of ice fishing season. Saved for the handful of dedicated anglers, fly fishing in the icy months of the year is often overlooked. Which is interesting, since winter fly fishing can offer some of the best success for Utah anglers.

What is an RS2 fly?

The RS2, a very effective pattern and a favorite of many an angler. It can be fished as a nymph, makes an excellent emerger pattern and can even be fished like a dry. It was created over forty years ago by Rim Chung. The RS2 stands for “Rim’s Semblance 2” and will imitate a midge or mayfly.

Is Provo River fly fishing only?

Most of the river is open to artificial flies and lures only and regulations are strict on limits. Be sure to consult the current Utah fishing proclamation for details. In the Heber Valley vicinity, the Provo River is primarily a fly-fishing stream and is one of the most popular in the State of Utah.

Do you have to fly fish the Provo River?

Most anglers we run into strictly practice “catch and release” fishing and only use artificial flies or lures anyway, so they are always legal on all sections of both the Middle and Lower Provo Rivers.

How deep is the Provo River?

However, the deepest point on the river is located at the Provo River Near Hailstone reporting a gauge stage of 5.74 ft. This river is monitored from 5 different streamgauging stations along the Provo River, the highest being perched at an elevation of 6,977 ft, the Provo River Near Woodland.

What weight fly rod for Utah?

To answer both questions โ€“ while fly fishing in Utah you will want to have a 9′ 5 weight fly rod for most of the blue ribbon rivers that we will fish (usually the Provo and Weber rivers). Keep in mind that in fly fishing, the line provides the weight to deliver the fly when you cast.

How many flies can you use in Utah?

No line may have attached to it more than three baited hooks, three artificial flies or three artificial lures. (This rule also applies to those who are fishing for crayfish.)

Is fly fishing good in Utah?

Utah offers some of the best fly fishing in the country. While that might sound like a bold statement, we’re sure you’ll agree after you see what it has to offer.

Can you keep trout on the Provo River?

Middle Provo Fishing Regulations It’s all catch-and-release fishing above the Legacy Bridge, but you can, if you choose, keep two trout under 15 inches.

Are there rainbow trout in the Provo River?

Fly Fishing The Provo River Utah’s Provo River is a phenomenal blue ribbon self-sustaining brown trout fishery with all brown trout naturally reproducing in the river without stocking. In addition you will find Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout and even Brook Trout in the upper reaches.

What is a PMD fly fishing?

Pale Morning Duns or PMDs provide some of the finest dry fly action of the summer. They are classified as crawler nymphs. Nymphs, emergers, cripples, duns, and spinners are very important to catch the most selective trout. Spinners vary according to sex.

What does a Pale Morning Dun imitate?

Before its time to hatch, they usually crawl toward shore where water flows are slower. The nymph can become dislodged during this trip, and make an easy meal for a trout. Imitate this form of a PMD with a dead drifted nymph. Vary the depth of the drift from dredging the bottom to the top foot of water.

What is a Hendrickson fly?

Ephemerella subvaria Dun โ€“ Hendrickson The Hendrickson hatch is one of the first prolific mayfly hatches of the season, often corresponding with opening day of trout season. Females have dull brown bodies with lighter colored legs and wings of brown or brownish gray.

What is a March Brown fly?

The March Brown Nymph in sizes #12 and #14, or a Pheasant Tail Nymph of the same size, will be your bread and butter flies. March Brown nymphs are flat hydrodynamic shaped clinger/crawlers with an underside that is cupped, with the gill plates forming a sucker to help hold the nymph to rocks in extremely fast water.

Where is the Provo River?

The Provo River is located in Utah County and Wasatch County, Utah, in the United States. It rises in the Uinta Mountains at Wall Lake and flows about 71 miles (114 km) southwest to Utah Lake at the city of Provo, Utah.

What flies in July in Utah?

Summer Fly Fishing (June โ€“ August) As the water clears, the rivers start to explode with the much-anticipated green drake and stone fly hatches. Early summer, there is no better Utah fly fishing combination: small streams, big dries and large trout.

Is Flaming Gorge frozen?

Flaming Gorge Reservoir The northern side typically freezes over in the winter, while the Utah side of the reservoir often has open water, giving you the option to do both types of fishing in the winter.

What does Prince Nymph imitate?

The Beadhead Prince Nymph most accurately imitates a stonefly or a mayfly nymph but can imitate a variety of other insects depending on the size, color and river that you are fishing.

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