• Upper Provo River
Some rainbows are being caught above Jordanelle as they come out of the reservoir to spawn. Flows are still moderate, but levels could rise a bit with the milder weather and storms this week. Try rubber leg stone patterns in #4-8, San Juan Worms, Prince Nymphs, and egg patterns.
• Middle Provo River
Flows are high at just under 600 cfs, but the river is still fishing well. Blue Winged Olive nymphs, black Zebra Midges, #10 stonefly nymphs, and worm patterns are all working subsurface. Some dry fly action can be had in slower runs and pocket water with BWO's. Get out and enjoy the river before it really blows out with runoff.
• Lower Provo River
The Lower is fishing very well with BWO nymphs, black WD40's, Rainbow Warriors, and sow bugs. Rising fish can be found in slower water; try surface emergers like Sprout Baetis, Sparkle Duns, and Drymergers in #18's and 20's. Water is high making wading the river difficult. Pick a side and fish shoreline runs and back eddies.
• Strawberry Reservoir
The 'Berry still has a solid layer of ice beneath surface slush. There isn't even any open water showing around the Ladders. This all means we've probably got a few more weeks before ice off.
• Jordanelle
The ice just melted off the main body of the reservoir this past week. Try casting or trolling Rapalas and spoons. Jigging with olive tubes and black marabou jigs can also be effective. Shore anglers' should try PowerBait and nightcrawlers. Fly fishermen should try trolling and stripping dark colored Wooly Buggers and Zonker patterns.
• Weber River
The middle section of the Weber just dropped by around 200cfs late last week. We haven't had a chance to get up and try it yet but the flow drop usually makes for good fishing. Try nymphing with #14-16 Ray Charles sow bugs, #12-16 Tungsten Surveyors, #18-22 Pearl Disco Midges, #10-12 Tungstones, and #16-18 Barr's Emergers. Flows are still over 400cfs, but this is still a very fishable level. Add some weight and move your strike indicator up a bit.
• Green River
The river is fishing very well! Flows are stable at just under 3000cfs. The high, stable flows are pushing more fish along the banks and stacking them up in the back eddies. Dry fly fishing is on fire with consistent BWO and midge hatches! Fish #18-20 Comparaduns, Thorax Baetis, and Blue Ribbon Cripples for the Blue Wings. Beaded Midge Emergers, Griffith's Gnats, and Morgan's Midges are great surface midge patterns. Streamer fishing has also been good with large dark colored patterns. Spin fishermen should try unscented tube jigs in white and olive/smoke colors. Brown and Rainbow colored Rapalas also fish well.
April 3rd - 9th
• Upper Provo River
River is still relatively low as the cooler temps have kept runoff from being much of a factor. A few rainbows are in up from the reservoir. Try egg patters, 20 Inchers, Rubberlegs, San Juan Worms, and Pheasant Tails for nymphs. Streamers, and Wooly Buggers in Black and Olive are working as well.
• Middle Provo River
Flows are up but clear. Anticipated runoff has officials trying to make room in Jordanelle, so don't look
for flows to come down anytime soon. The fish are still there, you just need to use more weight and fish some of the slower runs and back eddies along the edges. Try some larger nymphs as attractors such as stoneflies and San Juan worms, and trail these with some smaller pheasant tails, zebra midges, Barr's emergers, and soft hackles. Black Magnum Super Buggers, olive sculpin patterns, and Foxy Clousers are good streamer patterns to try.
• Lower Provo River
Flows have increased over the last week. Blue Winged Olive nymphs, midge pupa patterns, and sow bugs have been effective nymphs. Hatches of Blue Wings have been consistent and dry fly fishing has still been good in eddies and pocket water along the shorelines.
• Strawberry Reservoir
Slushy conditions but still plenty of ice. Weather depending, anticipate ice-off from early to mid May.
• Jordanelle
Reservoir is still iced from the Hailstone Marina and north. There is open water from the small craft launch south to the dam, and east up the river arm. Some nice browns have been caught recently on some larger Rapalas, as well as trolling dark colored Woolly Buggers and Streamers.
River is still relatively low as the cooler temps have kept runoff from being much of a factor. A few rainbows are in up from the reservoir. Try egg patters, 20 Inchers, Rubberlegs, San Juan Worms, and Pheasant Tails for nymphs. Streamers, and Wooly Buggers in Black and Olive are working as well.
• Middle Provo River
Flows are up but clear. Anticipated runoff has officials trying to make room in Jordanelle, so don't look
for flows to come down anytime soon. The fish are still there, you just need to use more weight and fish some of the slower runs and back eddies along the edges. Try some larger nymphs as attractors such as stoneflies and San Juan worms, and trail these with some smaller pheasant tails, zebra midges, Barr's emergers, and soft hackles. Black Magnum Super Buggers, olive sculpin patterns, and Foxy Clousers are good streamer patterns to try.
• Lower Provo River
Flows have increased over the last week. Blue Winged Olive nymphs, midge pupa patterns, and sow bugs have been effective nymphs. Hatches of Blue Wings have been consistent and dry fly fishing has still been good in eddies and pocket water along the shorelines.
• Strawberry Reservoir
Slushy conditions but still plenty of ice. Weather depending, anticipate ice-off from early to mid May.
• Jordanelle
Reservoir is still iced from the Hailstone Marina and north. There is open water from the small craft launch south to the dam, and east up the river arm. Some nice browns have been caught recently on some larger Rapalas, as well as trolling dark colored Woolly Buggers and Streamers.
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