Tailwater · Limestone · Utah

Lower Provo River

Lower Provo River fishing venue photo
Prime · Brown Trout
Sparkle Dun · 14-18
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About as good as it gets
River steady at a fishable height. On the feed top to bottom — start on the rises with a dry, drop a nymph if they stay down.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level1.18 m
  • Water temp10.3°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
SD
Sparkle Dun14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
1.18 m
Water temp10.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather18°C
WindN 4 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead2.3 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 1016°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 — conditions well-balanced, with water temperature particularly in your favour.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.

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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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TricoHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Beats · 2

The Lower Provo is the venue where Rise Daisy earns its keep on access. The canyon below Deer Creek runs in alternating public and private hands: there's genuine public water — the Provo River Parkway corridor, signed pullouts and day-use access off US-189 — but it threads past private frontage where the streambed itself is private. Utah's floating-access law lets you float over private water; it does not give you a right to wade, stand on or anchor to a private bed. Fish the verified public stretches, read the signs, and don't trust a casual 'everyone fishes here.' Flow is a tailwater game too — it tracks Deer Creek Dam releases, not rainfall — so check the gauge before you commit to a wade. Confirm public frontage and parking reach by reach against UDWR before relying on any of it.

Public Provo Canyon accessPublic
The straightforward end of the Lower Provo — verified public water in the canyon below Deer Creek, reached from the Provo River Parkway corridor, signed pullouts and day-use parking along US-189.
Private-streambed reachesPrivate
Parts of the canyon thread past private ground where the streambed itself is privately owned.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Open all year
  • ACCESS CAUTION: Utah's floating-access law lets you float over private water but does NOT grant a right to wade or stand on a private streambed
  • Fish verified public reaches only; confirm access reach by reach before promoting it
  • Verify current UDWR gear/limit rules
  • Flow tracks Deer Creek releases.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
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 lifeImpaired
What this classification means

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Provo River-3' (UT16020203-003_00), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Cause Unknown Impaired Biota. 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) · UT16020203-003_00

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 87 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 activity65 × 12%7.8
Conditions total= 87
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout1 January31 December
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