Fishing Report

The Provo River has been fishing great the last couple of weeks. The browns are spawning so be careful when wading upstream to not walk on any reds.  The most productive time of day has been from 10am-3pm.  Sow bugs, Zebra Midges and Egg patterns have been working well. When the fish start surfacing then a Matt’s midge, Griffiths Gnat, Double bead midge and Bunny midges have been fooling fish on top.

The Lakes at Falcon’s Ledge and Six Lakes are getting cold and will freeze in the next week or two. The fish are active and are chasing streamers during the warmest times of the day. Black buggers have been the most consistant producer along with Olive and white.

The streams are too cold and have turned off for the season.

The fishing this fall has been excellent. The weather is cooling down and the fish are preparing for the colder months ahead.  Streams such as the Yellowstone and Uinta are producing good numbers of brook trout and rainbows. Flies to have here are Parachute Adams, Royal Wulff, Hoppers and PMX’s.

The stillwaters are picking up and the fish are keying in on ants and beetles. When the fish are not feeding on the surface a woolly bugger will do just fine.

Fishing on the streams and rivers have been great and will continue to be good as the temperature stays in the 80′s. The stillwaters are fishing great in the morning and evenings.

Yellowstone Cr.- Producing great numbers of fish on dries and droppers. Covering a lot of water is the best way to increase numbers of fish and possibly catch a grand slam. Flies to use are: PMX’s, Stimulators, Hoppers, Bugmeisters, Copper Johns, Prince nymphs and Caddis.

Rock Creek: The water is a little higher and off color than normal. Fishing with streamers along the edges and under cut banks has been producing. Flies to have are: Black Buggers, EH Caddis, Hoppers, Trudes, Prince nymphs, Copper Johns, Hare’s Ears and Pheasant tails.

Duchesne River: Fishing has been fair to good. The water is still a little warm and the fish are not as active. As the weather cools down the fishing will heat up.

Strawberry River: Unusually high flows for this time of year. Fishing is tough.

Stillwaters: Early A.M. and Late P.M fishing are the best times to fish the lakes. Midges are hatching at the coolest times of the day. Fliest to have are: Black, red, green chironomids, zebra midges, blood worms, para adams, ants, beetles and hoppers.

The rivers around Falcon’s Ledge are getting better and better. The water is finally down to fishable levels and the fish are hungry.

Yellowstone Cr.- Fishing is good. Fishing with attractors has been very productive along edges of current and near banks of the river.  In deeper pools a dry dropper works well. Flies to have are: Royal Wullf’s, Stimulators, PMX’s, EH Caddis and Hoppers.

Rock Creek- Water is still a little high but the fish are eating. Good hatches of PMD’s and Caddis are bringing fish to the surface. Flies to have: PMD’s, Para Adams, Stimulators and PMX’s

Uinta River- Fishing has been excellent. Brookies and Cutthroats are attacking anything that floats over them. Flies to have: Royal Wullf, Royal Trude, Bugmeister and Hoppers.

Whiterocks- Fishing is good. The whiterocks has been productive just above campgrounds. Fish are behind rocks and downfall. Flies to have: Para adams, para hoppers, ants, stimulators and EH Caddis.

Some of the best dry fly fishing is just around the corner so get those bugs ready and get out here.

The cold and rainy weather here at Falcon’s Ledge has the fish in feeding mode. Fishing dries, nymphs and streamers have been producing good numbers of fish. Lots of rainbows have been active with the occasional tiger and brown competing for food.

Flies to use are purple, black, white buggers. Captain america, choronomids, phlamin phesants, copper johns, pheasant tails, Higa’s SOS’s and some fish have been taking ants and beetles on top.

The Stillwaters at Falcon’s Ledge are crystal clear and the fish are hungry. We’ve been getting good reports back from clients and members that are stripping buggers around the shorelines. Also, hanging nymphs and choronomids has been producing some nice fish. A little chop on the water will add enough movement to these nymphs to entice these trout.

With all of the ice gone on the stillwaters the fishing has been excellent. We are getting many fish from stripping black crystal buggers or just hanging chironomids from an indicator stripping very slowly. The fishing will continue to be excellent and as some have seen the fish are very healthy.

Flies: Black Crystal Buggers, Olive Crystal Buggers, Chromies, Balck and red chironomids.

The weather has been up and down the last couple of weeks. We’ve started to see some open water around the edges on most lakes. We’ll be posting some pics this week of what the water looks like. Get those bugs ready because Spring fishing is right around the corner.

If you want a chance at a trophy trout this year then your best bet will be Spring time. After a long winter the fish are hungry and ready to eat. Ice-off usually occurs around late April to early May.

Our snow pack levels this year are will above normal which means we’ll be getting a lot of water into our water systems. Keep checking back for updates on when we project ice off and be ready to book your trip to catch that trophy trout.