Tag Archives: lower provo river

This fish doesn’t belong on this river

March 20, 2012

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Fat Rainbow Trout on the Provo River

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 [...]

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Provo River Fishing Report

February 2, 2012

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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 [...]

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Fishing Report

October 19, 2011

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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 [...]

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Provo River Reports

August 15, 2011

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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 [...]

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The Making of a Pheasant Tail

November 19, 2009

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The Making of a Pheasant Tail by Travis “Dr” Gillespie Xstream Outdoors One of the all time most successful flies in fly fishing is the Pheasant Tail nymph. It works on fooling trout all over world with its mayfly appearance. I personally took a liking to it early in my fly fishing days, in fact [...]

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Fly Fishing the Elements. Provo River January 24th, 2009.

January 29, 2009

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Aaron and I went Fly Fishing on the Lower Provo River this last Saturday. Here are some pics from our couple hours on the river.

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