04-22-2009, 07:01 AM
all good pieces of advise. 457 (current flow) is not a bad flow for the middle at all. The middle was at or around 400 cfs pretty much all summer last year. The fish are still on the chew, you just need to look for them in different places. Like others have said, the fish don't like to fight that current so they will hold anywhere that has a break from the current, good food supply, and cover. Forget the small dries and focus on nymphing, streamer fishing, and even fishing the big dry.
There are lots of Skwala stones out right now (especially on the lower river near Legacy bridge) so covering fishy water along the banks with a big #12 Peacock PMX or Royal Stimmy trailing a tungsten YFD (your favorite dropper) can be deadly. The higher water also displaces lots of baitfish so streamer fishing can be deadly right now, especially with the ever so slightly warmer water.
Don't be surprised to see the middle get over 2,000 cfs this year. Looks like Hailstone on the Uper Provo is about to crest 1,000 cfs tonight. Here's some good links for streamflow
[url "http://www.cuwcd.com/operations/currentdata.htm"]http://www.cuwcd.com/operations/currentdata.htm[/url]
[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow"]http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow[/url]
[url "http://www.usbr.gov/uc/index.html"]http://www.usbr.gov/uc/index.html[/url]
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There are lots of Skwala stones out right now (especially on the lower river near Legacy bridge) so covering fishy water along the banks with a big #12 Peacock PMX or Royal Stimmy trailing a tungsten YFD (your favorite dropper) can be deadly. The higher water also displaces lots of baitfish so streamer fishing can be deadly right now, especially with the ever so slightly warmer water.
Don't be surprised to see the middle get over 2,000 cfs this year. Looks like Hailstone on the Uper Provo is about to crest 1,000 cfs tonight. Here's some good links for streamflow
[url "http://www.cuwcd.com/operations/currentdata.htm"]http://www.cuwcd.com/operations/currentdata.htm[/url]
[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow"]http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow[/url]
[url "http://www.usbr.gov/uc/index.html"]http://www.usbr.gov/uc/index.html[/url]
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