Tailwater · Mixed · Utah, US

Strawberry River (tailwater)

Fall on the Strawberry River in Utah
Today · About as good as it gets
Black Midge
Forecast · Today
About as good as it gets
On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% projected
Today's fly
Black Midge
Black Midge
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Falling
1.71 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp8.2°C
ClarityClearing
Weather7°C
WindN 10 km/h
Pressure1031 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Cutthroat Trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 9–15°C
0°14°28°

We have not characterised this dam's release, so this is a general cold-release figure and could be several degrees out in either direction. Treat it as a hint, not a reading, and check locally before you fish.

How to fish it · for Cutthroat 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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10:00

12:00(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 94%
Also:Western Blue-Winged Olive87%
Peak emergence window5 food groups active

Peak activity at 10:00 — Black Midge (Black Midge, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 3 as a supporter.

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Western Blue-Winged OliveHatch
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Pale Morning DunHatch
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TricoHatch
2
3
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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
Fly box · Cutthroat Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Open all year (statewide default)
  • SPECIAL REGULATION: the Strawberry from Soldier Creek Dam downstream to the confluence with Red Creek (Pinnacles) is artificial flies and lures only; the rule also applies to in-stream lakes and ponds in that reach
  • No overnight camping on Division land
  • Verify the current boundary and harvest rules against the UDWR 2026 Fishing Guidebook
  • Flow is set by Soldier Creek Dam releases — suppress runoff inference.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Strawberry Reservoir
16 km
Cutthroat trout · Rainbow trout
Diamond Fork Creek
30 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Duchesne River
39 km
77
Brown trout · Rainbow trout · Cutthroat trout
Price River
51 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Lower Provo River
53 km
Brown trout · Rainbow trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Fall on the Strawberry River in Utah
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Impaired
  • Recreation: Impaired
What this classification means

Recreation: Bacteria/pathogen advisory — mind wading cuts and immersion.

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Strawberry-4' (UT14060004-013_00), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Oxygen Depletion, pH Acidity Caustic Conditions. 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) · UT14060004-013_00

The full read · show the working · for Cutthroat Trout · confidence 90%
How the 80 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature85 × 28%23.8
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time80 × 13%10.4
Pressure75 × 7%5.3
Insect activity67 × 12%8.0
Conditions total= 80
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts