Need help on the Provo

[riverdog]

October and November is when I switch from 5 or 6x to 3 or 4x. Yes you can land big fish on light line but you're going to lose that monster if you're lucky enough to hook him. That is the time of year to chuck big streamers. Large nymphs can also be amazingly productive as well. If your fishing fluorocarbon I don't think the fish see the line much. Our waters won't likely be crystal clear that time of year anyways. Since we're talking looking for big browns bring the 6 wt or at least 5 wt rod. Nothing wrong with using a relatively short length of leader and tippet. What knot do you use to connect them together? That can be a big source of break offs with the bigger fish if you have a weaker knot. I personally think the fishing peaks about November 5-10 unless you're lucky enough to spot lots of big ones migrating up a week or 2 earlier. Come a bit earlier if possible. Not sure what others experience with timing. You can certainly find big browns especially coming out of the reservoirs on the Provo but the native fish are a bit scrawny overall for at least a decade now. Provo is the quickest and easiest for the guides to hit so it's played up a lot. If you're not just hunting for that one monster and want a chance at many fish over 20 inches a day don't spend all your time on the Provo with everyone else. Mischievous has some good advise with alternate waters. I'd be paranoid every time I saw some one with a rope out in the boonies if I posted some locations on an open forum[shocked]. So send me a PM if you're interested in other suggestions..
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