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Fishing Reports

Northern Utah Fishing Reports: July 1st, 2025

Hello All,

 

What a wonderful time to be out and on the water! Get in your car and drive any direction to find good opportunities to watch a trout sip down the dry fly of your choice. The next few weeks will, without a doubt, be the best  dry-fly fishing of the year. Stop by the shop if you need intel on a specific piece of water, to reload the fly boxes or swap stories over a cup of coffee. Everybody around here has been getting after it and you'll likely be greeted by a bunch of sun burnt faces plotting their own next adventure.

 

As our local rivers and streams begin to fish well, it's going to get busy out there with other anglers! Be self aware while on the water and spread out, 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.


[WR]F.A.Q: Summer Hatches - Part One

If you're heading out to fish the local rivers or streams, check out our new: [WR]F.A.Q - Western Rivers Frequent Angling Questions - Summer Hatches - Part One. This new blog feature seeks to break down and de-mystify some of our favorite local angling opportunites, techniques and gear throughout the season. This first installation of Summer Hatches offers a good primer on getting out and chasing some of our favorite aquatic insect hatches of the year in Utah and the West. If you're heading out looking for bugs, give it a read!


Provo River

Middle Provo:

 

As of today the Middle Provo is currently 308 CFS out of Jordanelle, and 146 CFS at River Road. The river is fishing great and right now there isn't a better game in town. The water is down, fish are spread out and anglers have been taking good quality fish on dry flies daily. Green Drakes are here! Get out and go for a walk and be prepared with #10-#12 patterns such as the Impearsonator, Timmy, Hair Wing & Green Drake Cripple. Don't forget that as the hatch progresses, it will move up stream so wherever you or your buddy hit it yesterday, might not be the case today. Additionally, look for good hatches of P.M.D's (#16-#18) in the late morning, Golden Stoneflies (#10-#14) & Sallies (#14-#16), and Caddis (#14-#18) emerging in the evening and being present throughout the day. With the spectacular dry fly fishing, the river is going to be busy so don't be afraid to go early in the morning, stay late in to the evening and fish the pockets, edges and sneaky little spots that are often overlooked. I suspect you'll find rising fish if you just go and look for them.

 

 

Lower Provo:

 

The Lower's flow is up a little bit at 650 CFS out of Deer Creek. This is a fishable flow, but very pushy, and not easy to cross at. With these current conditions, the fish will seek out structure right along the rivers edge, and structure such as drop-offs, pools, rocks, and foam / bubble lines are still what I'd focus on fishing. I'd be on the lookout for fish up and eating along the rivers edges on Yellow Stonefly dries and  nymphs, Pale Morning Dun (P.M.D.) mayfly dries and nymphs (#16-#18), Caddis dries and emergers (#14-#16), sow bugs, and attractor nymphs. If you don't want to look at a bobber, fishing streamers can move fish too. Focus on mornings and late evenings for not only the best fishing, but also to avoid the dreaded "tube hatch". The fish don't seem to mind the recreators, but it's not where you want to be if you're looking for a quaint fly fly-fishing experience. Set your expectations and have fun with it if you're out during the day; it can be entertaining!

 


WEBER RIVER

The Weber River between Rockport and Echo reservoirs is now flowing at 201 CFS at Wanship, and the same at Coalville. This is a pushy, but fishable flow for the Middle Weber. So make sure you take your time when wading! The Summer insect hatches are going, so it wouldn't be bad idea to come prepared with Pale Morning Dun (P.M.D.) mayfly nymphs and dries in #16-#18, Yellow Stonefly nymphs and dries in sizes #12-#16, sow bugs, Hare's Ears, Pheasant Tails, and Copper Johns are good option over there for nymphing. Fishing a streamer low and slow through the deeper holes can also potentially move a fish or two, and isn't a bad option to try-especially if nothing else is working. Flows out of Echo Reservoir to Henefer are now currently at 431 CFS, which is a borderline fishable flow, and the fish will be forced right to the rivers edge to find structure to hang out around. Heading down towards Morgan and Ogden the flows are starting to be more fishable, but that stretch can be tricky to fish and wade. In short, use caution, and don't put yourself in danger!!! Flies to use for the Lower Weber will be identical to what we are fishing on the Weber between Rockport and Echo Reservoirs. 

 

The Weber can get a little testy on these ultra hot afternoons. Without the presence of a good PMD emergence, rising fish can be tough to come by. I'd personally prefer to fish the Weber in the early mornings or late evenings for hopes of dry fly fishing but also to avoid high water temperatures (>68*). If there is nothing hatching but you're still committed to rising a fish to the dry, don't be afraid to prospect with an Ant, Beetle, Hopper or other attractor or terrestrial dry fly. The tall grassy banks lend this fishery to terrestrial insects and some great fish are taken this way each summer.


GREEN RIVER

The Green's flows are at a daily average of 1400 CFS. The river is busy but there is so much good fishing to be had, it hardly even matters. Come prepared with all of your dry flies! On any given day you may see good hatches of Yellow Sallies (#14-#16), Pale Morning Dun's (#16-#18) and Caddis (#14-#18). Additionally, Cicadas (#8-#12) are still fishing great and Ants, Beetles, Chubbies and attractor style dries are filling any other voids. If you get desperate or for some reason hate watching trout sip down a bug off of the surface, dropping a Frenchie (#16), Zebra Midge (#16-#20), Perdigon (#14-#20) or small mayfly or attractor nymph off the back of your dry fly will pick up fish as well.

 


OTHER WATERS

The Mirror Lake Highway is open, the creeks and streams are coming into shape, and taking a drive to find some open lakes and ponds can lead to some fun fishing opportunities and solitude as our primary fisheries get busy. Many, but not all, of our favorite freestone & tailwater small streams are at settled flows and should be worth checking out too. North & South Slope Uinta streams can fish well between the water settling and high late summer temps and anglers should be prepared with everything on the Middle Provo menu as well as a healthy selection of terrestrials like Ants, Beetles & Cicadas (#12-#16) and attractor dries like Stimulators, P.MX's, Water Walkers & Chubby Chernobyls (#8-16). As temps reach close to or above 100 degrees down here in the valley, there is hardly a better idea than escaping to the high country!

 

If you fancy a road trip, heading down to check out some of the high-country streams, lakes, and reservoirs down in Southern Utah can potentially lead to good fishing opportunities, and less people. Warm-Water fish species such as carp, sunfish, and bass are great options to fish for during the early Summer, and can be a welcome change from fishing popular (i.e. crowded) trout streams.. 


Tips

For fishing streamers and giant dry flies, I like to run a 7.5' 2X leader, and 2X-4X tippets. For my "all-around" Summer leader, I use 7.5'-9' 4X leaders and 4X-6X tippets for everything from Stoneflies, Drakes, Terrestrials, Caddis, and Pale Morning Duns. 

Fly Recommendations

Dry Flies:

 

Timmy Drake Cripple (#12) 

Hair Wing Drake (#12)

Impearsonator Drake (#12)

Film Critic PMD Cripple (#16)

CDC Thorax PMD (#16-#18)

Deer Hair Ant (#12-#16)

Peacock PMX (#10-#16)

Chubby Chernobyl (#10-#16)

Bullet Head Golden Stone (#12, #14)

Yellow Stimulator (#12-#16)

Tan & Olive X-Caddis (#14-18)

Hemingway Caddis (#16) 

Spent Partridge Caddis (#14-#18)

Hi-Vis Griffith's Gnat (#18-#22)

Para. Adams (#12-#20)

Purple Rooster (#14-#16)

 

Nymphs:

 

Green Drake Nymphs (#12)

Jiggy Epoxy Stone (#12)

Iron Sally Stonefly Nymph (#16)

Split Case PMD (#16-#18)

Prince Nymphs (#12-#16)

Pheasant Tail Nymphs (#12-#22)

Hare's Ear Nymphs (#12-#18)

Cased / Un-Cased Caddis Larva (#14-#18)

Zebra Midges (#16-#22)

 

Soft Hackles:

 

Graphic Caddis (#16)

Partridge & Yellow (#14-#16)

Partridge & Olive (#14-#16)

March Brown Spider (#14-#16)

Partidge & Orange (#14-#16)

Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle (#14-#18)

Olive Sparkle Soft Hackle (#16)

 

Streamers:

 

Leeches (#8-#12)

Olive and Rusty Sculpin

Patterns (#6-#12)

Platte River Spider (#4)

Shiela Scuplin (#6)

Sculpzilla (#6)


Check out our full SUMMER HATCHES GEAR GUIDE for everything you need to be prepared when the fish are looking up!


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