08-30-2024, 01:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-30-2024, 01:43 PM by Cowboypirate.)
Welcome. I am one of the moderators of the site. There are some exceptional fly fishing lovers on this site who I am sure will offer some great thoughts. I fly fish a lot and what I lack in skill I make up for efforts 
Here are some thoughts in no specific order to help you...
1- The lower Provo gets less tube traffic as it gets cold and the fishing can still be excellent but it gets hit hard by very good fly guys. I rarely fish it.
2- the Middle Weber between Rockport and Echo is hit hard by locals and guide services out of Park City. Thus the fish see some very talented presentations and flies. It can still be very good and I still catch browns and whitties, but I have been skunked here often too. I just recently fished it with tiny jigs and caught some big browns. It is within a few miles of home so I test it out frequently. The lower Weber can also be excellent later in Fall after the rafts leave. there are a number of public access points and some DWR walkin access. Here is a link to a youtube video from a couple weeks ago
https://youtu.be/4yAN8nS2w9o?si=dj1Z-kvs2ak5FoVp
3- Frankly I spend most of my time flyfishing smaller creeks and rivers in the Uinta's. About any creek you point to on the map will have good fishing if you simply walk a little ways away from the road. The closest for you would probably be the upper Provo between the Girls camp and Soapstone. Or even higher between Soapstone and Trial Lake. I have fished it a few times this year with excellent success using simple flies like an elkhair caddis, renegade, coachman, ant or hopper patter. Also the bear river going down the other side has some exceptional fishing off the road a bit.
Here are two videos from locations that are like that
https://youtu.be/GOUBDk49bJo?si=K7CkuDF109Q8YoZd
https://youtu.be/5f2tBAO0hi8?si=aAXS1ajqcgIK5BzB
I just fished the Upper Weber and will be posting about it on this site today.
If you want to discuss locations /methods a bit more you can PM me or ask specifics. Happy to help you get back into some fish
cheers
Here are some thoughts in no specific order to help you...1- The lower Provo gets less tube traffic as it gets cold and the fishing can still be excellent but it gets hit hard by very good fly guys. I rarely fish it.
2- the Middle Weber between Rockport and Echo is hit hard by locals and guide services out of Park City. Thus the fish see some very talented presentations and flies. It can still be very good and I still catch browns and whitties, but I have been skunked here often too. I just recently fished it with tiny jigs and caught some big browns. It is within a few miles of home so I test it out frequently. The lower Weber can also be excellent later in Fall after the rafts leave. there are a number of public access points and some DWR walkin access. Here is a link to a youtube video from a couple weeks ago
https://youtu.be/4yAN8nS2w9o?si=dj1Z-kvs2ak5FoVp
3- Frankly I spend most of my time flyfishing smaller creeks and rivers in the Uinta's. About any creek you point to on the map will have good fishing if you simply walk a little ways away from the road. The closest for you would probably be the upper Provo between the Girls camp and Soapstone. Or even higher between Soapstone and Trial Lake. I have fished it a few times this year with excellent success using simple flies like an elkhair caddis, renegade, coachman, ant or hopper patter. Also the bear river going down the other side has some exceptional fishing off the road a bit.
Here are two videos from locations that are like that
https://youtu.be/GOUBDk49bJo?si=K7CkuDF109Q8YoZd
https://youtu.be/5f2tBAO0hi8?si=aAXS1ajqcgIK5BzB
I just fished the Upper Weber and will be posting about it on this site today.
If you want to discuss locations /methods a bit more you can PM me or ask specifics. Happy to help you get back into some fish
cheers
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