Salt Lake City Fishing Report: Abundant Trout, Hatches, and Hot Spots

Hey there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Friday morning fishing report for Salt Lake City and surrounding waters.

The fishing scene is really picking up around our neck of the woods as we move deeper into May. The weather's been cooperating lately, with temperatures warming up nicely. Those Blue Winged Olive hatches I've been talking about are still going strong, especially during early afternoons around 1pm.

Over at Sandy Community Fishery, they've been stocking like crazy this past week. Just this past Tuesday, they dropped in 500 rainbow trout averaging about 10.4 inches, and last week they put in another 501 rainbows. If you're looking for some bigger fish, they also stocked some 15-17 inch rainbows back in mid-April, and a few of those lunkers are still swimming around waiting for you.

The best approach right now seems to be nymphing in the morning hours. I'm hearing great success stories from folks using midge patterns in black and brown, particularly zebra midges in size 22-26. As we move into the afternoon, you might want to switch to dry flies as those BWO hatches start popping.

For you fly fishing enthusiasts hitting the Provo River, both Middle and Lower sections are absolutely on fire right now. The Buffalo Midge hatches have been phenomenal - try Mother Shuckers in black, grey and brown, sized 18-16. The cooler, cloudier days have been bringing the strongest hatches.

Jordanelle Reservoir is sitting at about 93 percent capacity and rising quickly according to the state park folks. The fishing there has been picking up steadily.

Hot spots this week: definitely check out Sandy Community Fishery if you want some recently stocked action, and the Lower Provo can't be beat for some quality fly fishing. For those willing to drive a bit, the Park City and Heber Valley areas are fishing great all around.

Bait anglers are having good luck with standard PowerBait in chartreuse and rainbow, while the lure guys are connecting with small spinners and spoons in silver and gold.

Sunrise today was around 6:05 AM and sunset will be about 8:40 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to get your lines wet. Remember to check your regulations before heading out, and as always, leave our waters cleaner than you found them.

Until next time, this is Artificial Lure saying tight lines and see you on the water!