Fishing Reports

Mirror Lake Highway:

Nothing new or revolutionary to note in regards to the high country other than that the Upper Provo is getting quite low and anglers should tread lightly and monitor water temps, or avoid these low water stretches all together. For those fishing the lakes, many will fish very similarly, and the main factors are going to be how far do you want to hike, and what species are you after? There is so much information online about the different hikes, trailheads and lakes so it would be futile to try and replicate that here. Being said, grab a map and dig around online (trip reports, hiking forums, etc...) and find somewhere that looks nice, and a place that meets your desires for a day out on the trail. Fly selection up here is pretty simple: Terrestrials, attractor style dry flies, damsel flies, callibaetis mayflies, balanced leeches, and small streamers should all do the trick. I'm usually going to start by looking for fish sipping and cruising the edges to throw dry flies at, and then switch to a small leech or streamer if I can't spot anyone. Check our our Frequent Angling Questions - High Country for a crash course in getting after it up there.

Small Streams:

Thanks to the cool down and precipitation we had last week, our small streams are still holding strong! With that being said, most of our major hatches have come and gone on these streams. Just like most of our other waters around here, look for fish up on PMD's and Caddis and don't hesitate to prospect around with Yellow Sallies, Golden Stoneflies, ants, beetles, terrestrials and attractors. If one was inclined to drop a little beadhead behind their dry fly, jig style nymphs (#14-#18), Frenchies (#14-#18), Caddis nymphs (#14-#18), Stonefly nymphs (#12-#14) and otherwise will move fish.

Stillwater:

Both Scofield and Strawberry Reservoirs are fishing well from the shore with a variety of flies and technoques. Deer Creek Reservoir and Jordanelle Reservoir both conitunue to fish well at times, and are great options if you can't go as far as the 'Berry to fish. Fishing a variety of dry-dropper rigs, streamers, balanced leeches, Midge Pupa patterns (i.e. Chironomids), and slowly stripping larger soft-hackles can be effective during the late-mornings and afternoons-especially if there is a breeze. June is also a good month to start thinking about chasing carp, bass, and sunfish as the water and weather warm up. So if you want to try something a little different, fishing for "warmwater" species is a great way to have some fun with a fly rod.