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Browns are Browns

Big Hoss — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:45:53 +0000

A few weeks ago we had our annual Frenzy trip up to Idaho and Montana where we landed some awesome fish. We fished mostly streamers hunting for big aggressive trout. When I got home I was convinced that the Brown trout up north are more aggressive. A couple days after being home I was having withdrawals from [...]

Lower and Middle Provo River Fishing Report

Big Hoss — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:12:28 +0000

Spring is coming to an end even though the weather is trying to keep it here. We have had a up and down weather pattern over the last few weeks which is typical for spring in Utah. There have been great reports of awesome BWO hatched on the Lower Provo. Hatches are coming off depending [...]

This fish doesn’t belong on this river

Big Hoss — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:59:52 +0000

I have fished the Lower Provo River my whole life and have caught many many fish on this section. I have seen a handful of colorful fat rainbow trout over the years but nothing like this fish. I hadn’t been fishing for a few weeks so Dave Hancey and I decided to take the afternoon [...]

Provo River Fishing Report

Big Hoss — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:42:54 +0000

Here is a quick river report from Kyle Brooks on the Lower Provo River. I met Kyle a bit ago when I went up to Falcons Ledge for a fly tying retreat. Kyle is an amazing fly tier and a great still water fisherman. River Report: Weather: 40 degrees and sunny. I fished the section [...]

River Report

Big Hoss — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:04:25 +0000

Ogden River and Weber River – The Ogden River is still fishing pretty hot but the water is very low. Most productive patterns are egg and very small midges. The Ogden browns love the black zebra midge so have a handful with you just in case you get caught up in the pesky over hanging [...]

Happy Video Monday / Provo River Update

Big Hoss — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:38:41 +0000

Here are a couple of vids that will start your week off right. Marc Crapo from No Sports Allowed has a great review on a William Joseph Coastal Backpack and Collin Carlson from Finpusher tying up some Provo Hookers. Man those Hookers look good…. Provo River Update Fishing Report for the Provo River for last week. The [...]

Fishing Report

Big Hoss — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:24:41 +0000

So, I have heard from a number of different sources that the fish are getting active and aggressive. Here is a quick river report on some of the rivers. Weber and Ogden Rivers: The Ogden River is running at good levels and is somewhat clear. You can’t go wrong with 18-20 black zebra midges. Your usual suspects [...]

Provo River Reports

Big Hoss — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:18:06 +0000

We don’t write many reports for the Provo River but have heard a lot of good things about the different sections so I wanted to share. Lower Provo River: I haven’t fished for a week or so but have heard from many that PMD’s are coming off mid day. You will see major PMD [...]

Evening Caddis Hatch

Big Hoss — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:54:36 +0000

Last Wednesday night I hit the lower Provo River for a caddis hatch. The video pretty much tells it all but I ran out of time on the camera to give a little wrap up. It was one of the best nights on the lower Provo River in a couple years. I can’t really put [...]

Redemption!!

Big Hoss — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:02:58 +0000

I couldn’t leave the taste in my mouth of the last time I was on the Provo River so I went up early Friday morning and was set on landing a fish. I was only there for about an hour but I dominated. I had 6 fish on and landed them all. The nicest fish of the [...]