Utah Tailwater
Provo River Fishing Report, Flows and Hatches
A tailwater below Jordanelle Dam that runs thick with wild brown trout. Year-round midges hold the fishing together, and in June the Green Drake brings the biggest fish up top.
Tailwater
Utah
5,690 ft
Gauge 10155200
Right now
Live conditions
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The hatch chart
Provo River hatch chart
The emergences that come off the Provo by month, straight from the Rivus hatch model.
| Hatch | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midge Midge, #18-22 | ||||||||||||
Blue Winged Olive Mayfly, #16-22 | ||||||||||||
March Brown Mayfly, #12-14 | ||||||||||||
Grannom / Mother's Day Caddis Caddis, #14-18 | ||||||||||||
Caddisfly Caddis, #12-14 | ||||||||||||
Green Drake Mayfly, #10-12 | ||||||||||||
Pale Morning Dun Mayfly, #12-16 | ||||||||||||
Pale Evening Dun Mayfly, #14-18 | ||||||||||||
Trico Mayfly, #18-22 | ||||||||||||
October Caddis Caddis, #6-10 |
How it fishes
A Utah tailwater
A tailwater runs out of the bottom of a dam, so the water comes out cold and steady all year. That stable temperature is why the bugs stay small and the hatches run like clockwork, and it is why the fish grow picky and well fed. The flip side is that the dam sets the flow, not the weather, so a release can change the river overnight. You read the gauge, not the sky.
Flow and gauge
Reading the flows
The Provo is metered at USGS gauge 10155200. Watch the trend as much as the number: a river that is dropping and clearing fishes very differently from one that is coming up.
Low
under 100 cfs
Optimal
100 to 300 cfs
High
above 500 cfs
Access and regulations
Before you fish
Access and the right to fish are the angler’s responsibility, every time. Public access, private water, and seasonal closures vary along the river, so confirm where you can legally stand and wade before you go. We do not point you to a specific spot.
Read the current rules, license requirements, and any special-regulation water before you go. Regulations change season to season, so check them fresh.
Flow and water temperature from USGS, weather from NWS and NOAA, refreshed hourly. Real-time USGS readings are provisional and subject to revision. The hatch chart and river read are Rivus model output.