River guide · Utah

Fly Fishing the Provo River

The Middle and Lower Provo are Utah's premier tailwaters, minutes from Salt Lake and Park City, with dense brown and rainbow populations.

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When to fish

Year-round

Best months: year-round

Best

Blue-winged Olive: spring & fall. Midges: year-round.

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Where to fish

Along the Provo River

Snyderville1 shopPark City2 shops

Salt Lake City2 shopsHeber City2 shops

The Middle Provo between Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs has public access points and a wadeable channel along US-189; the Lower Provo runs through Provo Canyon.

The water

Tailwater

Key hatches

Midge
Blue-Winged Olive
Caddisfly
Pale Morning Dun
Western Green Drake

Hatch calendar

Conditions

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6-day forecast

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Hatch calendar

Months each hatch is active on the Provo River, with hook sizes and local timing notes.
Hatch · hook	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Midge(midges)hook #20–22year-round	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Blue-winged Olive(mayflies)hook #16–22spring & fall			March	April	May					October	November
Caddisfly(caddis)hook #12–14summer evenings					May	June	July	August	September	October
Pale Morning Dun(mayflies)hook #12–16summer						June	July	August
Western Green Drake(mayflies)hook #10–14						June	July	August
Yellow Sally(stoneflies)hook #14–16						June	July	August