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Provo River
Description:
The Provo River is one of Utah's 'Urban Fisheries'.
- Location: Orem & Provo area
- Directions: From I-15, exit 275 (Orem) and take 800 N to mouth of Provo Canyon, follow signs towards Provo, taking State Rd. 189 to the Riverwoods shopping area; or follow the river and find a place of your own!
- Size: Variable
- Hours: 5:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
- Daily bag & possession limit: General regulations. Special regulations near Utah Lake State Park
- Boating & floating: No
- Likely catch: Rainbow trout, brown trout, & mountain whitefish
- Possible Catch: Bonneville cutthroat trout
- Site extras: Grassy picnic areas
- Site rules: Noise ordinance, no golfing or archery, pets ok on leash. No cutting trees or plants, pack litter out
- Handicap access: No
Fish Species:
Directions:
- Lower section located from Utah
Lake in Provo, up through town, into Provo Canyon, until
Deer Creek Reservoir.
- Middle section is located from Deer Creek Reservoir in Heber
(Wasatch County) up to
Jordanelle Dam.
- Upper section is located from Jordanelle Reservoir (Rock Cliff area)
upstream to the Mirror Lake Hwy to its headwaters at
Trial Lake.
Current Regulations:
Upper Provo River:
(From
Jordanelle Reservoir
upstream to its headwaters in the
Uinta Mountains).
- From Jordanelle Reservoir upstream to the confluence
of the South Fork Provo River
- Artificial flies and lures only
- Trout limit 2 fish under 15 inches
- CLOSED to the possession of cutthroat and rainbow trout and their hybrids.
- All rainbow and
cutthroat trout and their hybrids must be immediately released.
From the confluence of the South Fork Provo River upstream to the headwaters
- Bait is allowed on this strech.
- Statewide Trout/Salmon/Grayling limit: 4 fish (in the aggregate)

Provo River just below Jordanelle dam
Middle Provo River:
(From Deer Creek Reservoir
upstream to the Jordanelle dam).
From Legacy Bridge on Midway Lane (SR-113) in Midway upstream to the Jordanelle Dam
- Artificial flies and lures only
- Trout Limit 2 fish under 15 inches
A nice
Brown Trout caught with a plastic jig on the lower Provo River.
Lower Provo River:
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