Fishing Reports
Northern Utah Fishing Reports: June 24th, 2025
Hello All,
It's officially Summertime, and the Summer hatches are starting to get going on our local waters. We just updated our [WR]FAQ blog, and it's focused on the upcoming Green Drake and stonefly hatches in Utah, and across the west. Take a look at our [WR]FAQ: Summer Hatches - Part 1 and the Summer Hatches Gear Guide (both linked below) to get a head start on getting ready for the "big bugs" of Summer. If you like to fish little freestone creeks and streams, the next three-four weeks are going to be primetime, so it's time to get after it!
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.
Provo River
Middle Provo:
As of today the Middle Provo is currently 305 CFS out of Jordanelle, and 116 CFS at River Road. We've been waiting for them to drop the flows, and while this is a bit lower then preferred, this should kick off some bugs. At these flows fish will be able to spread out but will still hang around river structure such as rocks, drop-offs and shelfs, log jams etc... During significant insect emergences, fish will spread in to shallow water feeing lanes so wade gently and don't discount those shallow riffles & gravel bars. Our summer bugs are on the cusp of hacthing, so coming prepared with Pale Morning Dun (P.M.D.) dries and nymphs (#16-#18), Caddis dries and nymphs (#14-#18), Yellow Sally & Golden Stonefly patterns (#12-#16). We've haven't seen many of them yet but I suspect at these flows, Green Drakes should arrive in numbers soon. Be prepared with a selection of Drake imitations like the Hair Wing, Timmy or Impearsonator in #12-#14. Nymphing with the aformentioned insect representations as well as attractor/perdigon/jig head style nymphs will move fish too. With the dropping current flows, swinging soft hackles 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 511 CFS out of Deer Creek. This is once again a fishable flow, but 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), worm patterns, sow bugs, and attractor nymphs. 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 182 CFS at Wanship, and 194 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 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 426 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.
GREEN RIVER
The Green's flows are now at 1,860 CFS.. If you're heading to the Green I'd make sure to bring midge nymphs and dries (#18-#24), PMD mayfly nymphs and dries (#16-#20) 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). Cicada's are starting to show in noticeable numbers, and 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, small mayfly nymphs (i.e. RS-2, Juju Baetis, Barr's 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
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 potentially lead to some fun fishing opportunities. 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).
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!
