Fishing Reports
Northern Utah Fishing Reports: June 4th, 2025
Hello All,
With warmer air temps comes our Spring run-off, so check the flow gauges before you head out. Take a look at our [WR]FAQ: High Water (linked below) for some ideas for this time of year. Reservoirs are a great option this time of year and Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs are wide open, Strawberry Reservoir is iced-off, and prospecting with streamers, balanced leeches, and chironomids are moving fish. 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.
*FLOW UPDATE: The flows on the Middle Provo are now at 612 CFS out of Jordanelle Reservoir, and have dropped to 664 CFS out of Deer Creek Reservoir. Both of these flows are fishable, but very pushy, so use caution and focus on fishing the rivers edges. As of now, there is a scheduled flow bump on the Green below the Gorge from June 16th-19th. Flows are predicted to go as high as 4,600 CFS for 72 hours, so plan accordingly if you are heading out during those dates. Before heading out, check the river gauges or give us a call. Run-off is still going, so checking the river gauges before heading out can save you time and gas money!*
*FYI: Spawning time for Rainbows and Cutthroat is still going on, so it's important to be aware of where we are fishing and stepping so we don't crush their eggs. If you're not sure what a spawning redd is, and why it's important to leave them be, we've written articles on why it's important to leave any spawning trout alone, which you can read here. The folks over at Redington also made a little video on the why leaving spawning trout alone is so important to the long-term health of any fishery. You can view that here.*
Provo River
Middle Provo:
As of today the Middle Provo is currently 612 CFS out of Jordanelle, and 474 CFS at River Road. This is once again fishable flow, and at these flows fish will hang around river structure such as rocks, drop-offs and shelfs, log jams, and side channels. This is still a pushy flow, so a variety of San Juans and Squirmy worms wouldn't be a bad idea for the forseeable future. Our summer bugs are still a couple of weeks out from hatching with any consistency, so nymphing with worm patterns (#12-#18), sow bugs (#12-#16), Pale Morning Dun (P.M.D.) nymphs, Caddis larva patterns, attractor/perdigon/jig head style nymphs, yellow stonefly patterns (#12-#16) and Green Drakes (#12-#14) may move fish too. With these current flows, swinging soft hackle or fishing streamers during the low-light periods of the day can potentially move a fish or two.
Lower Provo:
The Lower's flow is around 664 CFS out of Deer Creek. This is once again a fishable flow, but very pushy, and not safe 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. Nymphing along the rivers edges with a variety of sow bugs, caddis larva, Yellow Stonefly nymphs, Pale Morning Dun mayfly (P.M.D.) nymphs, worm patterns, and attractor nymphs can be effective. If you don't want to look at a bobber, fishing streamers can move fish too.
WEBER RIVER
The Weber River between Rockport and Echo reservoirs is now flowing at 276 CFS at Wanship, and 270 CFS 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 were just barely starting, but the increase in flows could put them back a moment, 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, San Juan worms, 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 461 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 higher, and more 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.
GREEN RIVER
The Green's flows are now at 890 CFS from roughly 1 AM-4:30 PM, and are bumping to 2,450 CFS starting at around 5 PM. As of now, there is a scheduled flow bump on the Green below the Gorge from June 16th-19th. Flows are predicted to go as high as 4,600 CFS for 72 (ish) hours, so plan accordingly if you are heading out during those dates. If you're heading to the Green I'd make sure to bring midge nymphs and dries (#18-#26), Blue Winged Olive mayfly nymphs and dries (#18-#22) for the cloudy days, attractor dry fly patterns like Deer Hair Ants (#12-#16), Bionic Ants (#12-#16), Para. Crickets (#12-#16), Peacock PMXs (#12-#16), Parachute Adams (#14-#22), and Purple Rooster/Purple Hazes (#14-#18). No word on Cicada's being around in noticeable numbers, but if it's a hot, windy afternoon-I'd put a #10-#12 Cicada on and trail a small ant or beetle pattern behind it 18"-24". Dry-Dropper fishing with attractor nymphs like "Frenchies", Perdigons, olive or tan sow bugs/scuds, Blue Wing Olive nymphs (i.e. RS-2, Juju Baetis, Barr's BWO Emergers, etc.) and a variety of sizes and colors of Zebra Midges can work well if there are no signs of fish feeding off of the surface. If it is super windy, cloudy, not much surface activity, etc.-fishing a streamer can be effective.
OTHER WATERS
Many of the local community ponds/lakes and reservoirs are fishing, and can be good at times with a variety of streamers, chironomids (large lake midges), and balanced leeches. If you're stumped about what size and colors to fish, remember to keep it simple. Bright day, bright fly. Dark day, dark fly. Sunny and calm, I like to fish sparser and/or smaller flies. Cloudy, stormy, or windy days I like to fish darker and/or larger flies. Warm-Water fish species such as carp, sunfish, and bass are great options to fish for during the Mid-Spring to Early Summer, and can be a welcome change from fishing high water on our local streams during run-off. The Mirror Lake Highway is open, and taking a drive to find some open lakes and ponds can potentially lead to some fun fishing opportunities. If you fancy a road trip, heading down to check out some of the streams and reservoirs down in Southern Utah can potentially lead to good fishing opportunities, and less people.
Tips
For fishing streamers, 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 I'm typically fishing 9' 5X leaders then tapering down to either 5X-6X tippets for smaller Caddis and Pale Morning Duns.
Fly Recommendations
Dry Flies:
Hi-Vis Griffith's Gnat (#18-#22)
Para. Adams (#12-#20, #22-#26)
Deer Hair Ant (#12-#16)
Peacock PMX (#10-#16)
Chubby Chernobyl (#10-#16)
Olive X-Caddis (#16)
Hemingway Caddis (#16)
Spent Partridge Caddis (#16-#18)
Nymphs:
Squirmy Worms (#12)
San Juan Worms (#12-#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:
Olive 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)
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