Trout Tales Utah Fishing Report - June/2016

Report Summary

Drumroll please..... It's peak season, and the fish are in chow mode! Our local rivers are coming off a short stint of high water that flushed a fair amount of the winter grime out of the stream beds, got a bunch of bugs in the drift and started our resident trout off on the right foot.

The Middle Provo River and the Lower Provo River are fishing well. PMD's have started to emerge, caddis are fluttering in the late mornings and evenings and both the sub-surface and dry fly fishing has been consistent. The TT guides have been out on the water daily getting clients into fish and exploring some of the smaller water we love guiding in the early summer.

This is our favorite time of the year! Spirits are high with all the guys and we are excited to introduce you to your first fish on a fly, a new stream or that next big brown that wont get out of your mind. Conditions over the winter gave us plenty of water to keep our rivers in great shape through October. Utah is famous for its crystal clear, cold, clean tailwaters. Let the most professional and courteous guides in the state help you make some memories.

*Booking Info...

If you have dates that you know you'd like to get on the water with one of our guides, please don't hesitate to call and get it on the calendar. We try to accommodate the last minute bookings, but peak season fills up quickly and we want to make sure you get the dates requested.

Lower Provo River

FLOWS: 362 CFS - Stable

The "Lower" is starting to see its first hatches of the small yellow mayflies known as PMD's. Emergences are generally mid-morning with spinners coming back tot he water in the evenings and early mornings. Water is still a bit high, but that will change quickly. That being said... we love high water. The fish are happy, there are lots of bugs in the drift and plenty of little places for trout to hold and eat.

Sow bugs continue to produce as per usual, along with midges and san juan's. The rainbows and browns are healthy! The winter treated them well and we are excited to see what fills our nets this year. If you haven't fished the "Lower", request it and we'd be happy to show you around.

FLIES:

Nymphs (Point):
Dark Sow Bugs (16, 18, 20)
Light Sow Bugs (16, 18, 20)
Rainbow Sow Bugs (16, 18, 20)
PMD's (16, 18, 20)
San Juan Worms (earthworm brown, red, wine) (small)

Nymphs (Dropper):
Midges: Grey, Black, Brown, Cream, Olive (20, 22, 24)
PMD's (16, 18, 20)

Dry Flies:
PMD's - cripples, emergers and duns (16, 18)
Ants and Beetles (16 -18)

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Middle Provo River

 FLOWS: 301CFS Dam Release - 189 CFS at River Road - Stable

The "Middle" is in great shape right now. The flows have stabilized and the trout are settling into the runs. Caddis have been buzzing around in the late mornings and evenings. They are usually 16's and 18's and mostly dark bodies. Pupa, larva and adult patterns have been working well.

PMD's are starting to pop as well. These bugs are smaller, otherwise known as "psuedocleons", but we just call them small PMD's (haha). The fish aren't really looking towards the surface quite yet for these guys, but they seem to be very interested in the little nymphs.

Midges are still on the menu as well. Grey, brown and black patterns have been our go-to's over the past few weeks. Still pretty small too: 20's 22's and 24's. If you don't already know, 6X is the name of the game on the middle.  We know it sucks tying on that tiny little tippet, but it greatly increases your catch rates when the fish get picky... and the Middle is notorious for snobby brown trout. 

We love this technical little fishery and are always happy to answer any questions you might have about how to fish it, what access fish the best and what hatches are happening.

FLIES:

Nymphs (Point):
PMD's (16, 18, 20)
​​Sow Bugs - Rainbow, Dark and Light (16, 18, 20)
San Juan Worms (earthworm brown, red, wine) (small)
Caddis Pupa, Larva (16, 18, 20)
Yellow Sallies (14, 16)
Golden Stoneflies (12, 14, 16)
​Green Drake (14, 16)

Nymphs (Dropper):
Midges: Grey, Black, Brown, Cream, Olive (20, 22, 24)
PMD's (16, 18, 20)
Caddis Pupa, Larva (16, 18, 20)

​Dry Flies
Caddis - dark bodies, light wing: Hemingway, Henrys Fork, Elk Hair
PMD's - cripples, emergers and duns
Ants and Beetles (16, 18)
Golden Stoneflies - (14, 16)

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Weber River

FLOWS: 171 CFS - Stable

The Weber is back! Last year was a little slow on the "Weebs", but the brown trout over-wintered well this past season and are on the bite. We mostly guide the middle Weber between Wanship and Coalville, but have done a few trips on the Lower section in Weber canyons. If you want to explore some of that water let us know and we can set you up with one of our guides that knows it well.

As far as bugs go... Caddis and PMD's are the name of the game. We are starting to see emergences in the mid mornings with spinners and egg laying caddis hitting the water in the evenings. The fish are eating the nymph really well right now and it seems like theres a ton of food in the drift. They bumped the flows from Rockport and the water is in great shape.

Come explore the Weber with us if you have been wanting to get over there. Big fish lurk in its depths are were happy to go hog hunting with our clients!

FLIES

Nymphs (Point):
PMD's (16, 18, 20)
​Sow Bugs - Rainbow, Dark and Light (16, 18, 20)
San Juan Worms (earthworm brown, red, wine) (small)
Caddis Pupa, Larva (16, 18, 20)
Yellow Sallies (14, 16)
Golden Stoneflies (12, 14, 16)

Nymphs (Dropper):
Midges: Grey, Black, Brown, Cream, Olive (20, 22, 24)
PMD's (16, 18, 20)
Caddis Pupa, Larva (16, 18, 20)

​Dry Flies
Caddis - dark bodies, light wing: Hemingway, Henrys Fork, Elk Hair
PMD's - cripples, emergers and duns
Ants and Beetles (16, 18)
Golden Stoneflies - (14, 16)

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