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Provo River Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

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

3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Flow
74 cfs
Air / High
57 / 58 F
Wind
SW 11 mph

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

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 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.

3/5Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Provo River is in its winter mode: slow, deep and deliberate. The river is running 74 cfs, steady over the week. Today brings clear skies, wind SW around 11 mph, steady pressure near 1016 hPa and a high of 58. Water sits around 47 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 10:05 AM-12:05 PM and 10:34 PM-12:34 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutExcellent

In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown troutExcellent

Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

Tomorrow: Similar at 58 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Utah requires a fishing licence from age 12, from $40.00 for residents. What a Utah licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with UDWR before you keep anything. The season dates for Utah, read off the agency, are on the Utah seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings from PROVO RIVER AT PROVO, UT.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 10163000.

40597874 cfs09/2310/0310/1310/23

Today’s flow against 92 years of October 23

At 74 cfs, the flow at USGS gauge 10163000 (PROVO RIVER AT PROVO, UT) is at the 32nd percentile for the date: normal. In half of the 92 years of approved record the daily mean on October 23 was below 111 cfs; the highest was 615 cfs and the lowest 3 cfs.

p10 35median 111p90 299

Percentiles of the daily mean flow for this date, from the USGS Water Data Statistics API for gauge 10163000; today’s reading is the latest instantaneous value. Classes follow the ones the USGS used on its WaterWatch maps (retired at the end of 2025): below 10th, much below normal; 10th–24th, below; 25th–75th, normal; 76th–90th, above; over 90th, much above.

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp57 F
High / Low58 / 46 F
WindSW 11-15 mph
Pressure1015.6 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain15% cloud, 77%
Sunrise / Sunset07:46 / 18:35
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~47 F est.

Bite planner

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

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Which day to fish Provo River this week

Today is the pick of the week on Provo River, at 3 out of 5.

Best day this week: today, Oct 23 β€” fair at 3/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Fair

A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Solunar majors
10:05 AM-12:05 PM and 10:34 PM-12:34 AM
Minor period
4:29 AM-5:29 AM
Sun
07:46 to 18:35
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Showers, 22 mph
Rain chance
77%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

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

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Spring along Great Lakes shorelines; low light and overcast days in rivers; fall spawning runs

A European trout first stocked in the US in 1883 and now fished in rivers and lakes nationwide; it tolerates warmer water than other trout, and mature stream fish feed mostly at night. Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

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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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 47 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~47 F now

Angler reports

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

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Provo River today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 64 F, wind to 13 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 71 F, wind to 15 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 71 F, wind to 7 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: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.

Nearby waters

Deer Creek Reservoir17 miJordanelle Reservoir30 miStrawberry Reservoir33 miScofield Reservoir45 miWeber River49 miStrawberry River50 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 10163000 β€” PROVO RIVER AT PROVO, UT
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 18:45 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 40.2366, -111.7388 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written guide was drafted with AI assistance. Unlike our newer pages, it does not yet list the official pages its facts were checked against: that audit is under way, and anything it cannot verify will be taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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