Fly Fishing Utah Guide Services
:: Welcome to Fly Drifters of Utah guide service. We provide year-round guided fly fishing trips and specialize in trips on the Provo River. Whether you are a novice or an expert fly fisherman, prefer stillwaters or streams, we can customize an ideal fly fishing experience for you. Come join us and experience the West's best fly fishing secrets.
:: The majority of the waters that we guide on are within a relatively short drive from Salt Lake City or Park City. If business or pleasure will bring you to Utah, we hope you'll consider a day or two of guided fly fishing with one of our knowledgeable guides. Our expertise lies in the simple fact that the waters we guide on are considered our home waters.
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Seasons of Opportunity
Spring:
As the snow begins to melt and the temperatures begin to rise, the local rivers and streams awaken from the cold of winter and come alive with epic hatches of Blue Winged Olives and Midges. Some say that spring is the best dry fly fishing of the year on the Provo River. It's a great time to be on the water. Good fishing typically begins in mid-March and continues into May
Summer:
The summer months can really start out with a bang with hatches of the Western Green Drake and the Yellow Sally stonefly. Depending on the weather, water temperature, and water flows, June can turn into a feeding frenzy as the trout really key in on the larger insects. As the weeks of summer pass along, the variety of hatches increase and provide lots of opportunity for the fly fisher. One can run into hatches of stoneflies, caddis, green drakes, yellow quills, tricos, midges, and an assortment of terrestrials throughout the summer months. "Summer" fly fishing will continue through August and into September.
Fall:
As the summer hatches slowly disapear and the cooler tempertures of fall come to the high valleys of the Wasatch mountains, a whole new game begins for the fly fisher. As the last of the large October caddis hatches make their apprearance, the fall Blue Winged Olives start to show themselves in the slower back pools and shallow riffles. The Brown Trout are getting ready to spawn and make a last effort to build up their energy by sipping down the tiny blue winged olives and midges. The fish seem to instinctively know that winter is around the corner and they feed more assertively. The dry fly fishing can be fun and exciting during this time. For those that are inclined, one can throw big streamers and hook into some of the rivers larger more aggressive trout.
Winter:
Fly fishing in the middle of the Winter? Heck ya! Don't be afraid of a little snow and ice...the fishing can actually be quite good during the winter months. The predominant hatch is the midge. Even though the midges are quite small, they make up for it in numbers.....and the fish know it. Trout realize that food sources are fewer during the colder months so they feed more frequently too keep up the calories from these tiny midges. Warm afternoons on our local tailwaters can really get the bugs going and the dry fly fishing can be phenomenal using size 22-26 midge adults and emergers. Late winter months can bring a small winter baetis hatch which can be quite fun to fish....nymphing with small baetis nymphs and emergers can be quite productive. And don't forget the hot cocoa.
me understand so much more about how to read the river, what flies to use, what type of outfit to use, helped me with my casting technique etc. I really had a great time and Jason was very patient and really impressed me with his desire for me to be successful and to enjoy my new found passion with fly fishing more. I am presently helping my wife block out some time so she too can have the same experience. I would recommend Jason and his staff at "Fly-Drifters" for any guiding and instruction for anyone. It was a great day!!"