Tailwater · Limestone · Utah

Middle Provo River

Middle Provo River fishing venue photo
Prime · Brown Trout
Sparkle Dun · 14-18
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About as good as it gets
River dropping into shape after a lift. The kind of afternoon you remember — a weighted nymph through the clearing seams, the dry as it settles.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.12 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp14.4°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
SD
Sparkle Dun14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.12 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp14.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather26°C
WindNE 4 km/h
Pressure1018 hPa
Rain · recent1.9 mm
Rain · ahead0.5 mm

Live readings only. Trends shown where the gauge supports them.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
14.4°Cideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Pale Morning DunHatch
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TricoHatch
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Black MidgeHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Open all year
  • Verify current UDWR gear and limit rules
  • Access is largely public via the restoration-corridor easements, but confirm public access points before promoting any reach
  • Flow tracks Jordanelle/Deer Creek releases.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Lower Provo River
20 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Weber River
23 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Strawberry Reservoir
45 km
Cutthroat trout · Rainbow trout
Diamond Fork Creek
53 km
32
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Strawberry River (tailwater)
60 km
Brown trout · Cutthroat trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Catching Greasers on the Provo!
    Catching Greasers on the Provo!
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Supporting
What this classification means

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Provo River-4' (UT16020203-004_00), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Fully Supporting. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.

Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.

EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · UT16020203-004_00

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 86 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity64 × 12%7.7
Conditions total= 86
Can you trust it?
Water temperaturelive gauge readinggauge
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 January → 31 December
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Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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