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Provo River Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Utah's home river: brown trout by the thousand in the middle and lower canyons.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Flow
46 cfs
Air / High
85 / 87 F
Wind
SW 15 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 10163000, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Provo River feels the season turning: shorter days, grouping fish. The river is running 46 cfs, steady over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SW around 15 mph, rising pressure near 1006 hPa and a high of 87. Water sits around 54 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutGood

Blue-winged olives and midges on soft seams; streamers on overcast days move the better fish.

Brown troutGood

Pre-spawn aggression: this is streamer season for the fish of the year.

Tomorrow: Similar at 87 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings from PROVO RIVER AT PROVO, UT.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 10163000.

45627846 cfs08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp85 F
High / Low87 / 59 F
WindSW 15-22 mph
Pressure1005.5 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 2%
Sunrise / Sunset06:57 / 19:54
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~54 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Clear, 87/59 F, wind 19 mph, rain 2%

Fair or better. A 19 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Provo River: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Best: Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

The workhorse of western rivers: riffles, seams and dry-fly eats. Blue-winged olives and midges on soft seams; streamers on overcast days move the better fish.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Best: Sep-Nov

Wary, predatory and nocturnal by preference. The big ones eat streamers. Pre-spawn aggression: this is streamer season for the fish of the year.

When to come: the Provo River calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 54 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~54 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 86 F, wind to 15 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 85 F, wind to 19 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at good. High of 81 F, wind to 16 mph.

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Before you go

License

Utah requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Artificials-only, 2 brown trout under 15 inches on most reaches. Confirm with Utah DWR.

Access

Legacy easements ladder the Middle; canyon pullouts on US-189 for the Lower.

About this water

Blue-ribbon tailwater system, Wasatch/Utah counties, UT; among the West's most productive brown fisheries.

Fishing Provo River: the full guide

The Provo's two acts

The Middle Provo (below Jordanelle) and Lower Provo (below Deer Creek) hold 3,000-plus browns per mile within an hour of Salt Lake: sowbugs, midges and consistent hatches on stable tailwater flows. Crowds are the tax; early winter mornings are the refund.

Middle vs Lower

The Middle (Jordanelle to Deer Creek) fishes riffle-run classic: sowbugs, midges, browns to measure a season by. The Lower (Deer Creek to Utah Lake) runs bigger and moodier through the canyon: bigger bugs, bigger fish, more shoulder-room debate. Both fish 365 days.

The green drake bonus

July drakes on the Middle bring the year's most real dry-fly window: size 12 attractors eaten with commitment. Otherwise think small: 18-22 zebra midges and sow bugs under yarn: Utah's standard graduate curriculum.

Three rivers in one canyon system

The Provo stacks three distinct fisheries: the Lower's brown-trout metronome below Deer Creek (year-round midges, 3,000 fish per mile), the Middle's freestone-style pocket water between Jordanelle and Deer Creek, and the small-water Upper in the Uintas. The Lower's winter midge game within 20 minutes of Provo city is the signature: sight-nymphing pods of browns while snow stacks on the highway rails.

Common questions

How crowded is the Provo really?

Salt Lake proximity shows on weekends: but 3,000 browns per mile absorb pressure, and weekday mornings fish nearly private. The fish are conditioned, not depleted.

Which Provo section should a visitor fish first?

The Middle: forgiving wading, cooperative browns, classic riffle-run structure, and legal public access throughout. Graduate to the Lower's technical pods once your dead-drift is honest.

Is fishing good at Provo River right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

Deer Creek Reservoir17 miJordanelle Reservoir30 miStrawberry Reservoir33 miScofield Reservoir45 miStrawberry River50 miHuntington Creek64 mi
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