Utah Fly Fishing
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Fly Fishing on the Provo River
The Provo River is one of America’s best rivers. It boasts stretches of 3,000 fish per mile and has extensive public access along the 25 miles of Blue Ribbon quality river. The Provo River supplies diverse hatches of mayflies, caddis, stoneflies and midges providing anglers with daily opportunities to cast a fly at actively feeding fish. Fisherman can catch fish on the Provo 363 days a year. Jordanelle Reservoir at the north end of the scenic Heber Valley is the first in a series of two dams on the Provo River. The water controlled by the variable release dam optimizes temperatures to grow trophy brown, rainbow, and cutthroat trout year-round. This tailwater fishery has minimum flow requirements to maintain the high quality fishing experience, even during severe drought years. The Provo River has excellent access for anglers of all walks of life. There are access points within 30 feet of the rivers bank so that everyone has an opportunity to fish, or a three quarter mile walk-in for adventurous souls on Utah’s premier trout fishery. The Provo River is within 45 minutes of Salt Lake City, 15 minutes of Park City and 35 minutes of Provo.
![]() Almost 30 miles of river for uncrowded Blue Ribbon Fly Fishing. |
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The Strawberry River, sometimes referred to as a little bit of New Zealand in Utah’s, is a fine alternative to the Provo. Anglers can hunt for large browns in a small stream setting. The water if often quite clear and provides for great sight fishing challenges.
Blacksmith Fork – There are more fly fishing shops in the Cache Valley than anywhere else in Utah, according to fishing guide Steve Schmidt, author of Steve Schmidt’s Non Nonsense Guide to Fly Fishing in Utah.
The reason? A rich selection of quality trout fishing waters. Wild brown and cutthroat trout, as well as stocked rainbows, are found here in good numbers.
“A medium-sized piece of water by western standards, the Blacksmith Fork is, nevertheless, a diverse and challenging fishery,” Schmidt explains.
“From a small, sub-alpine stream gaining volume as it cascades through the canyon to the quality freestone water of the lower river, it offers a variety of options for the fly fisher. There is even a small section with spring creek-like conditions above a small hydroelectric dam about halfway downstream.”
Unfortunately, Blacksmith Fork has a history of being dewatered. In recent years with higher flows it has not been dewatered but it has a long history of total water removal during the summer irrigation season. Water users have the rights to the water and in dry years the stream for a few miles is dried up and fish become trapped in isolated pools. If there isn’t any flow the water warms, oxygen is depleted and eventually the fish die.
Tips by Dennis Breer, Owner, Trout Creek Flies…
www.utahoutdoors.com/pages/green_river_year.htm
Are Ciscos a joy or a curse? These sardine size fish found only in Bear Lake haunt anglers with a curse of their own.
www.anglerguide.com/articles/112.html
Bear Lake is truly a unique fishery because of the five endemic species that are present…
www.anglerguide.com/articles/710.html
…a list of the best flies for Utah waters that would help my students…
utahoutdoors.com/pages/Whatflies.htm
covers early season hatches on well known rivers such as the Green
www.flyfisherman.com/northwest/ffmspringhatch/index3.html
There are three main hatches on the Green
utahoutdoors.com/pages/Greeninsects.htm
The Other Green River
www.redrockadventure.com/fishing/green_river/green_river_browns_park.htm
Our database contains descriptions of more than 70 lakes, reservoirs and rivers in Utah with fishing opportunities
www.go-utah.com/fishing.cfm
One of the most exciting, yet unique fishing experiences in the state is flyfishing on the Green River below Flaming Gorge Reservoir during the spring Cicada hatch.
utahoutdoors.com/flyfishing/greenriver_cicada.htm
Fishing the Green River
www.anglerguide.com/articles/305.html
Utah Outdoors article providing basic information about fishing the wild Strawberry River.
www.utahoutdoors.com/flyfishing/strawberryriver.htm
Brookside Flies Green River Assortments
flyfishing-gifts.com/flies_accessories.shtml
Fishing International, absolutely awesome fly fishing travel vacations in Utah, United States, fly fishing the Green River
www.fishinginternational.com/location/usa3.htm
Provo River info from hebervalleycc.org
www.hebervalleycc.org/prvorvrfsh.html
great info from FlyFishingConnection.com; “The Green river in Utah below Flaming Gorge Reservoir is one of the finest tailwaters in the United States”
www.flyfishingconnection.com/articles/current/119/Fly+Fishing+The+Gr
een+River+in
Detailed flyfishing information for the Green River in Utah from FlyFishingConnection.com
www.flyfishingconnection.com/green.html
Detailed flyfishing information for the Provo River in Utah, from FlyFishingConnection.com
www.flyfishingconnection.com/provo.html
Complete Green River stream reports, fishing conditions, detailed maps, camping info, streamflows, calendar of flies, directory of guides, lodging, rentals, etc
quickbyte.com/greenriver
Fly Fishing Utah, Southwest Wyoming and now Baja Mexico – with Utah
www.utahflyfish.com/provo_river.html
Battling the elements — on principle
www.utahoutdoors.com/pages/winterfishing.htm
The prime flyfishing stretches of the Green River are located within the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area…
www.quickbyte.com/greenriver
The 30 miles below Flaming Gorge Dam are generally broken down into 3 sections based on put-in and take-out points for boats;
gorp.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/trout/greenriv.htm
The Green river, from it’s majestic, yet humble beginnings in the Wind River Mountains
flyanglersonline.com/features/greatrivers/green
The 30 miles below Flaming Gorge Dam are generally broken down into 3 sections based on put-in and take-out points for boats
away.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/trout/greenriv.htm
Travel guide to the Green River in Eastern Utah. Complete coverage of activities, lodging, photos, maps and more. Part of GO-UTAH.COM, Utah
go-utah.com/green_river
overview from professional flyfishing guide service offering 30 miles of prime tailwater flyfishing on Utah
greenriverdrifters.com/river.html
lots of really good info from troutsource.com
www.troutsource.com/RiversFolder/Green.htm
Green River, Wyoming/Utah – Information of theriver, fishing the river, seasons, maps and flies.The Premier Magazine for the Fly Fishing Enthusiast.
www.flyanglersonline.com/features/greatrivers/green
Western Rivers Flyfisher is a fly fishing retailer and outfitter located in Utah, providing guided fishing trips to the Green River, Provo River and other small streams.
www.wrflyfisher.com/guided/provo.html
from http://utahflyfishing.com/
utahflyfishing.com/provoriver_u.html
from http://utahflyfishing.com
utahflyfishing.com/strawberry.html
Introduction to the Provo River from flyfishrivers.com
www.flyfishrivers.com/Provoriver/Intro.html
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources fishing info
www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishing
the original outfitters of Utah’s famed Provo River as well as the only outfitter supplying trips to unmatched private, and surrounding waters.
www.utahflyfishing.com
In Utah just a handful of waters command the attention of most fly fishers.
www.utahoutdoors.com/pages/flywaters.htm
Here’s a fact: Utah has some of the best trout fishing in the West…
away.com/gorp/location/ut/wa_saltlake.htm
this is the first complete topographic map of this great fishing and recreation area adjacent to the Ashley National Forest.
www.flyfishingmaps.com/fg.htm
This map contains over 500 lakes in the High Uintas Wilderness Area of Utah not shown on any other map
www.flyfishingmaps.com/uw.htm
Current Green River Conditions and “Flycast” for Upcoming Conditions
quickbyte.com/greenriver/flycast.shtml
Utah fishing reports for the entire state updated weekly.
www.utahfishfinder.com/fishing.shtml
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/weeklyreports.html
from Western Rivers Flyfisher
www.wrflyfisher.com/rivers.php3?id=6159c3882d75fe9a9b7da75e0114c246
from Western Rivers Flyfisher
www.wrflyfisher.com/rivers.php3?id=85e749a51835a9be8d81bec00d1945a8
Reports for the Provo, Green, L.C. Ranch and more
www.fishwestoutfitters.com/reports.php
Western Rivers Flyfisher is a fly fishing retailer and outfitter located in Utah, providing guided fishing trips to the Green River, Provo River and other small streams.
www.wrflyfisher.com/condit/rivers.php3?id=6159c3882d75fe9a9b7da75e01
14c246
from Trout Creek Flies
www.fishgreenriver.com/Fishing%20Report.htm
from Spinner Fall Guide Service
www.centralpt.com/pageview.aspx?menu=1065&id=3895
from Four Seasons Fly FIshers
utahflyfish.com/fishing_forecast.shtml
from Western Rivers Flyfisher
www.wrflyfisher.com/rivers.php3?id=a417bb00b1d7843f6a2ba15bf0590e47
from TroutBum2 – includes Provo, Weber, Green and other reports
www.troutbum2.com/fishing_reports.shtml
from KUTV Outdoors with Doug Miller
kutv.com/fishingline/local_story_212844741_html
1071 East 900 South Salt Lake City, UT 84105, 801-521-6424
www.wrflyfisher.com
P.O. Box 712467 Salt Lake City, UT 84171, (801) 733-8858
www.fishwestoutfitters.com/index.php