Fishing Reports

*PSA: Spawning season for the local Brown Trout should be done, but we as anglers and good stewards of the resource will need to watch where

we are stepping to aviod their redds in waters where Brown Trout are the primary fish species. We have posted multiple social media posts, and written multiple blog posts about why it is important to leave ANY and ALL spawning fish alone, but if you haven't seen them or understand why leaving spawning fish alone matters, you can read about why we need to respect spawning fish by clicking on the link I've provided for you Here.*

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a good holiday season. It hasn't felt like Winter very much the last month or so, but it looks like colder weather is in the forecast, and with it comes the "normal" Winter fishing conditions we're used to. Most if not all of the local tailwater fisheries have dropped their output to winter flows, which has made sections of the Weber too low to fish in our eyes, so make sure you check the river gauges before heading out.

The best information for river flows on the Middle and Lower Provo are through the CUWCD Wesbite. You can find that info Here.

For flow information on a majority of the smaller streams in the state, we use the USGS Website. You can find that info Here.

For flow information on other tailwater fisheries in the state, and surrounding states, we use the USBR website. You can find that info Here.

Midges are and will be the primary hatch on the local tailwaters for the next three months, and will be the major hatch driving our dry fly-fishing opportunities for the rest of the Winter season. Fishing lakes, ponds, and reservoirs from shore or by boat is still an option at lower elevations, and still continues to be an option until temperatures get cold enough to ice over our local stillwaters. If you're unsure of how to fish the local lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, I wrote a blog post talking about fishing the remaining hatches AND fishing stillwaters. You can find all sorts of helpful tips and fly suggestions by following the link to the blog post below. If the Winter hatches are a little lackluster, fishing streamers during periods of low-light or storms, or swinging soft hackles pre-hatch and post-hatch through the deep holes and pools on the local tailwater fisheries can move fish when nothing else seems to work.

Due to the lack of snow, it's still been busy out there with other anglers, and based on my personal experiences in the last couple of weeks, some of you REALLY need to read up on river etiquette! Be self aware while on the water, spread out, ask people if they're ok with sharing the water with you before just jumping in, give each other space, and treat others as you'd like to be treated; there is plenty of room for everyone. If you are intent of fishing a specific piece of water; get there early! If you're having a hard time finding space; fish the pockets, edges and banks that are often overlooked. As always, in order to avoid bad river etiquette, it's important to know the basic ins an outs of how to interact with each other on the water. Check out this video from Redington on basic fishing etiquette Here.