5/7/2023 0 Comments Webber falls ok fly fishing![]() There has been a good Mother’s Day caddis hatch from south of River Road to Legacy Bridge. The middle Provo River has been staying stable at a flow of about 300 CFS, which is a very wade friendly flow for the river. The fish have been eating on top in most of the flats on the river. There is some great dry fly fishing on PMDS if you are willing to work for it. The PMD hatch really gets ramped up at around 3 o’clock and last until around 6:00. ![]() At about noon, I usually switch one of my flies to a Barr’s emerger or a Split Case PMD. I usually start the morning with a variety of sow bugs. As long as you can tolerate the raft hatch, the fishing has been very good for the last month. This is probably the most productive time of the year on the lower Provo River. As for the dry fly fishing, we have been doing really well on PMD Sparkle Duns up by the dam. In the afternoon, we have switched out the sow bug and midge for PMD nymphs and some green drake emergers. In the morning, we have been nymphing small thread midge in sizes 22-24 with a small sow bug trailing in sizes 18-20. It has usually started around 1:00 PM with good dry fly action and nymph fishing. There has been a good PMD hatch from north of River Road all the way up to the dam. The fishing has still been great and we don’t have to deal with the crowds as much. The crowds have also been following the green drakes, so when we have taken guide trips on the middle section, we have usually been fishing behind or in front of the hatch. The green drakes started on the middle Provo River a couple of weeks ago and have made there way up to the Bunny Farm. The summer heat has finally cooled off since the beginning of July and the fishing has been nothing short of spectacular. If you are fishing before or after the hatch, fishing streamers can be productive, olive or ginger are my favorite colors for the provo, using a slower retrieve or swing will be best. The Blue Winged Olive hatch has slowed down considerably but you will still see bugs around 11:30-2 depending on the day, these mayflies will be of the smaller variety right now, as well as the midge. The Middle Provo has been fishing well but a little more hatch dependent this time of year. Set up a nice shallow water nymph rig and look for fish sitting in the shallows, they will often move for a sow bug, or your favorite thread midge pattern. The fish really start to spread out at this higher flow after being confined to deeper pools at the usual winter flow of 90-100cfs. ![]() Flows are up a bit in the 180cfs range which has shut down the good dry fly fishing but the nymphing has been fantastic, Fish seem to be most active from about 9-1. The Lower Provo is your best bet for consistent fishing this time of year. Ski season is almost over here in the Wasatch, that means its time to fish! Springtime is our favorite time to fish our local tail waters in the Park City area, crowds are down, fish are active, and the Provo River is low and clear. Again, these flows don't lend themselves to the easiest fly fishing but in the long run should make for great fall season! Have fun and we look forward to seeing on the water. These flows won't last forever and should drop back to normal in the next few weeks. Then progress into the run with a little more weight using sow bugs, micro worms, PMD nymphs, or caddis larva. My suggestion would be to size down your tippet to 6x, fish close, and use a light rig with smaller thread midge. Unfortunately, there are not many of them under these conditions and they are getting pounded on. These higher flows can make for difficult wading and tricky fishing conditions so the key is to find the right water slower, glassy, inside runs. While the fishing may be tough it should help to create a killer fall fly fishing season in Park City. In the meantime, the middle Provo River flows have been ramped up to over 600 cfs which is a ton of water for this time of year. ![]() This should be beneficial for our remaining PMD and caddis hatches. With the dog days of summer almost behind us and night time temperatures dropping into the 40's we welcome the cooler temps.
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