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UtahFlyFishing  > Guided Fly Fishing Trips > Lower Provo Fly Fishing Trips > Dan's Fly Fishing Adventure
August 24th evening guided fly fishing trip with Dan, in town to do some business, as well as to become familiar with the Provo river as he plans on being here often. Dan is a fly fisherman, like many of us fisherman, will take advantage of work situations that require us to travel, and course to fish, if and when possible. Dan got lucky as work brought him to one of the greatest rivers in the west, Utah's famed blue ribbon Provo river. We had a wonderful evening with some really good hook ups, break offs, and a few nice brown trout landed. The last fish we hooked up with was right at dark, and put up quite a battle bringing us down river about 50 yards. Will call it the miracle landing and the photos will give you an idea of our experience. Great times on the Provo, and the evening is such a peaceful time to be on the water, basically we had the Provo to ourselves, and we will be offering and promoting this time of day to fish here in the near future. Book your evening fly fishing excursion today! http://www.parkcityexcursions.com
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The bow ready to go!
Hooked up with another Provo river fighter.... The high water made for some strong 2011 fish, as most had not been hooked till mid august, when the level of the river finally came down to reasonable levels... However, fishing was great the entire time, it was just a matter of making a few adjustments. The reality is my clients that braved the high water, and those that were not scared off by the fishing reports stating that all Utah rivers are blown out, had more success than when the river slowed to what some would consider ideal.. I personally prefer the Provo to have a good flow, as I believe it's best for the fish. As for the angler, well, the fish are there, you just need to tweak your approach so you can get your flies in front of those fish.. With the higher flows they are less spooky and will eagerly eat, It's simply a matter of getting your bugs down, and then hold on, as you are in for a wild Provo river trout battle, one that you will not soon forget, whether you land the fish or not.. About 90% never make it to the net, as you have to be willing to move down stream if you wish to have even a chance at netting your fish. This year this was more true than ever before, with the record number of big fish being hooked, it was an unbelievable year on the Provo. Next year, will be even better, as most the big fish that made it to the net, had no signs of having been hooked, the usual raw mouth of fish that have been pounded. All the fish we caught, had pure white jaws, which is a sign they have not been caught in months... So I am looking forward to a great 2012 Utah fishing season, not just on the Provo, but state wide, I experienced similar experiences. This fall the size of those fish will be revealed on the spawning beds.. Surely there will be some trout in sizes that have not been seen in years.. A great testament to giving a fishery a break for just one season, as the high water automatically did for the Provo this year. If you were part of the average fly fishing population, you probably had poor success, hence the poor river reports everywhere. This kept fisherman off the water till mid August, seldom experienced on the Provo, but that was my experience, and more or less was what happened state wide this season. So for the sake of the trout it was great, as for business, only those that dug a little deeper discovered, that this year was a special time to be on the Provo. Even if many of the fish were not landed, those fish are the ones that keep a true angler coming back again, as the seeds of landing a big trout are then securely planted even in those that started out semi passionate, usually get hooked on fly fishing, and see the light, and then become converted to fishing at it's most challenging yet most rewarding and respected ways to decieve a fish. It requires some effort, and can be one of the more frustrating sports to get, but once you taste success with a fly rod, fishing any other way seems like going back in time. Kinda like when you learned to ride a bike at five with training wheels, and the first day you ride without them you get it, and are not likely to say, today I am switching back, I want my training wheels back on. Other forms of fishing have there place, I guess. For me its kinda fun for a bit, till the fish is hooked, and I am guareenteed that fish, most of the time. With a fly rod, hooking a fish means very little, fortunately, as I believe a lot of the thrill that comes from fly fishing is the fact that landing takes even more skill then the original goal of getting the fish to strike. This keeps the guy with the fly rod challenged far more, as one false move by the angler and the fish is set free. This year, I had few fish in the twenty inch class landed, most we never got close too, and even though it was frustrating, it goes to show both me and my clients there is no short cuts when it comes to fly fishing. This is the fact, which I believe is the reason that why catching a fish with a fly, is so much more fulfilling, and meaningful. I have fun with a spinning rod till I hook a fish, and for me that is where I feel the most cheap, as I put my back into landing the fish and feeling the stiffness of the rod, knowing this fish is done.. Not so with a fly rod, the sound of the drag pealing line back out is music to my ears, as the skill of knowing precicley how much pressure can be applied to your tippet before snapping takes a good while to perfect. However, an avid fly fisherman can land a good fish in quickly, as they know how to manipulate, pressure, angle, and timing to take charge of what that trout can do are critical skills that take years to master, which again, is just another reason why fly fishing is the most rewarding way to catch what ever species of fish your after. I guess it also adds to the addicting nature of fly fishing that has will have you saying, just one more cast, or maybe over there.., then the bug has taken hold and another person is converted to the exact thrill and sense of accomplishment that only fly fishing can bring. Fishing is fishing, I have loved it all, but fly fishing will never be something I did, or perfected. There will always be much more I can improve on, and endless waters I can travel to, as well as countless speciec I have yet to target, or successfully land. I know many of these fish are easily caught with bait, and it's hard to be proud of anything in my life that came easy, nor did the easy things ever change me as a person in a way that I was especially proud of. Fly fishing on the other hand, is a great teacher of truth, as there are no shortcuts with a fly rod. To succeed you have to do it correctly or your chances of success are minimal. The fly rod does not reward the angler due to chance, but rather responding to correct skills, and only then will you have success catching fish on a fly. I remember fishing worms on the Provo, which I did for a few years before making the commitment to the fly rod. Not sure if it was legal 12 years ago, but what I was sure of was that it was lethal when they were feeding. Now when they were off they were off, a big nitecrawler would bounce right through where I new the fish were and nothing. I know believe they were keyed into a particular bug and as if feeding with blinders will not touch anything but what they are focused on for the moment. I would say these days, I am just as effective with a fly, and likely more effective as I understand what trout are thinking due to having to decide which flies to throw, as well as where and how to present them depending on what the trout are doing, and where in the water they are located.. Slowly you begin to think trout think, which is when the angler is a deadly threat to the serenity of wild rocky mountain trout.
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