10-27-2007, 05:02 PM
[black][size 3]Don't feel bad about not doing well on the Provo. That's one stream that I have never felt any confidence on. I've had good and bad days, but never felt like I could drop a fly into it with positive results.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]100 years ago, I first fished as a guest with a friend. We used spinning rods and streamers with a large sinker to get it down. We landed fish until we were tired of casting and catching fish. [/size]
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[size 3]Years later, and several trips to the Provo, mostly unsuccessful, I tried fishing the rough water close to the canyon mouth. Using a fly rod and a heavy weighted stone fly, fishing only the pocket water behind rocks, I landed many large browns. That success didn't last long.[/size]
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[size 3]I still fish the Provo on occasion, using nymphs, probing the bottom, but never have the feeling that I'm going to do well. When there is a good hatch on, it makes it much easier, and can be quite productive. [/size]
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[size 3]I know that there are many local fly fishermen, who have the experience on the Provo, and fish it like it was a hatchery. They know the water, the fish, and most importantly, they know the insect life. Sounds to me like you have a chance to learn from someone who has done well, I would suggest that you get with him, and learn the river.[/size]
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[size 3]100 years ago, I first fished as a guest with a friend. We used spinning rods and streamers with a large sinker to get it down. We landed fish until we were tired of casting and catching fish. [/size]
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[size 3]Years later, and several trips to the Provo, mostly unsuccessful, I tried fishing the rough water close to the canyon mouth. Using a fly rod and a heavy weighted stone fly, fishing only the pocket water behind rocks, I landed many large browns. That success didn't last long.[/size]
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[size 3]I still fish the Provo on occasion, using nymphs, probing the bottom, but never have the feeling that I'm going to do well. When there is a good hatch on, it makes it much easier, and can be quite productive. [/size]
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[size 3]I know that there are many local fly fishermen, who have the experience on the Provo, and fish it like it was a hatchery. They know the water, the fish, and most importantly, they know the insect life. Sounds to me like you have a chance to learn from someone who has done well, I would suggest that you get with him, and learn the river.[/size]
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