• Upper Provo River
Some large browns are being caught just upstream from Jordanelle Reservoir. These are lake run fish making their spawning trek. Streamers in black, olive, and yellow have produced fish. Also try nymphing small leeches, san jaun worms, egg patterns, and stonefly nymphs.
• Middle Provo River
The Middle has been fishing great! Surface action has been good on both caddis and b.w.o. patterns. Cloudy rainy days have brought a lot of fish up on blue winged olives, while sunny days have been a bit better on caddis. Try orange Stimulators #14-16 for the big fall caddis and #16 tan Spent Partridge Caddis and Elk Hairs for the smaller caddis. B.W.O.'s hatch midday with the best patterns being #20 Comparaduns and Blue Ribbon Cripple patterns. A great rig for covering some water is using the Stimulator as a large bouyant attractor and trailing a bead head nymph such as a Barr's B.W.O. Emerger, Psycho May, or Good 'N Plenty. Streamers have been great in low light conditions. Black and Olive have been best. Spin fishers should try Panther Martins and Brown Trout Rapalas.
• Lower Provo River
Fishing's been good using sow bugs trailed with Blue Winged Olive nymphs. Try using gray or rainbow colored sows in #14-18, and either a Juju Baetis or Micro May pattern in #18-20's.
• Strawberry Reservoir
Fishing's excellent! This is the best time of the year to hit the 'Berry, fishing should to be great at least through the end of the month. Water temps have been in the high 40's to low 50's, making the cutts very aggressive. Tube jigs have been very good, along with jerk baits and large swim bait patterns. Try white, sand, and olive tubes. Rainbow and Chub patterns for the jerk and swim baits. Fly anglers have been doing great using a variety of woolly bugger and minnow patterns. Try red and black woolly buggers, pearl crystal buggers, pink crystal killers, and plain black buggers.
• Rockport Reservior
Many good sized rainbows being caught from shore with PowerBait and worms. Trolling with needlefish, flat fish, and pop gear and a worm has also worked. The fish are shallow so try longline trolling with monofillament.
• Willard Bay
Fishing for Wipers has been a little sporadic but when you run into a school it's been fast and furious. Try Pearl and chartreuse colored jigs, shad colored crankbaits and jerkbaits. Fly anglers should try white Zonkers, chartreuse and white Clouser Minnows, and white woolly buggers.
Sept 15th - 21st
• Willard Bay
Some sporadic boils are showing up, usually in the evening. The inlet has been a popular area, as has the east bay and there has also been some activity around the north marina and dike. Some fish are being pulled up on large top water baits like Lucky Craft Sammys, but the best has action has been on smaller jigs, lipless cranks, spinnerbaits, Roostertails, and flies. Focus on white and chartreuse colors.
• Middle Provo River
Caddis are still the name of the game on top for the Middle. Small Orange Stimulators, Brown Elk Hair Caddis, E-Z Caddis in #12-#16. With some of the larger fall caddis around, try nymphing with a bigger Hare's Ear or Red Fox Squirrel in #12-#16's, and trailing those with smaller baetis nymphs and midge larva like Barr's Emergers, Zebra Midges, and Mercury Midges. Fish are starting to chase streamers pretty well too. Try some olive sculpin patterns and black conehead buggers. Spin fishers should throw some Panther Martin Spinners, and Brown Trout Rapalas.
• Lower Provo River
Good fishing in high water. The flows are up, but it is very fishable. PMD's and caddis. The larger PMD is about done, but there are lot of small, #22's mid day. Try using a #22 vis-a-dun for the adult and Bear's baetis for the nymph. There is a great afternoon caddis hatch. Use a #16 elk hair caddis on top or an olive caddis emerger under. Hoppers can be the surprise fly. They may not be the best, but every once in a while a big fish will be the reward.
• Strawberry Reservoir
The cooler temps have helped. Mostly rainbows being caught with a few cutthroat showing up a little shallower. Try trolling wedding rings and Flatfish. Cast tube jigs and Lucky Craft lures along the shoreline, and still fish with minnows and PowerBait
• Jordanelle
Still lots of small smallmouth being caught in 8'-10' of water on drop shot set ups like green pumpkin grubs and tubes, minnow imitating plastics, and some top water poppers in the early morning hours. PowerBait has been picking up a few trout in the Rock Cliff river arm, try the Salmon Peach.
• Green River
The River is fishing very well with flows fluctuating between about 1800 c.f.s. and 3000 c.f.s. The best fishing has been on top with small and large terrestrial patterns; #12-14 cinnamon ants and beetles have been great, # 8-10 black cricket and cicada type patterns have also been fishing well. Triple Doubles, Sailor Ants, Foam Hoppers, Foam Flying Ants, Black PMX's, and LSS Chernobyls have all been great.
Some sporadic boils are showing up, usually in the evening. The inlet has been a popular area, as has the east bay and there has also been some activity around the north marina and dike. Some fish are being pulled up on large top water baits like Lucky Craft Sammys, but the best has action has been on smaller jigs, lipless cranks, spinnerbaits, Roostertails, and flies. Focus on white and chartreuse colors.
• Middle Provo River
Caddis are still the name of the game on top for the Middle. Small Orange Stimulators, Brown Elk Hair Caddis, E-Z Caddis in #12-#16. With some of the larger fall caddis around, try nymphing with a bigger Hare's Ear or Red Fox Squirrel in #12-#16's, and trailing those with smaller baetis nymphs and midge larva like Barr's Emergers, Zebra Midges, and Mercury Midges. Fish are starting to chase streamers pretty well too. Try some olive sculpin patterns and black conehead buggers. Spin fishers should throw some Panther Martin Spinners, and Brown Trout Rapalas.
• Lower Provo River
Good fishing in high water. The flows are up, but it is very fishable. PMD's and caddis. The larger PMD is about done, but there are lot of small, #22's mid day. Try using a #22 vis-a-dun for the adult and Bear's baetis for the nymph. There is a great afternoon caddis hatch. Use a #16 elk hair caddis on top or an olive caddis emerger under. Hoppers can be the surprise fly. They may not be the best, but every once in a while a big fish will be the reward.
• Strawberry Reservoir
The cooler temps have helped. Mostly rainbows being caught with a few cutthroat showing up a little shallower. Try trolling wedding rings and Flatfish. Cast tube jigs and Lucky Craft lures along the shoreline, and still fish with minnows and PowerBait
• Jordanelle
Still lots of small smallmouth being caught in 8'-10' of water on drop shot set ups like green pumpkin grubs and tubes, minnow imitating plastics, and some top water poppers in the early morning hours. PowerBait has been picking up a few trout in the Rock Cliff river arm, try the Salmon Peach.
• Green River
The River is fishing very well with flows fluctuating between about 1800 c.f.s. and 3000 c.f.s. The best fishing has been on top with small and large terrestrial patterns; #12-14 cinnamon ants and beetles have been great, # 8-10 black cricket and cicada type patterns have also been fishing well. Triple Doubles, Sailor Ants, Foam Hoppers, Foam Flying Ants, Black PMX's, and LSS Chernobyls have all been great.
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