Thanks richyd4u! Sorry for my delayed response, I need to get this into another inbox, so I'm faster. I WILL hit you up as we make plans this winter, for spring/summer of 2025!
Hey Joe_Hill, my boys and I did try Diamond Creek a few weeks ago - it was a beautiful little creek, and beautiful day. We got ourselves into some great pockets, where we were nymphing and certain we'd get some good hits. We caught several cutthroat trout, all very small (say 5-9 inches) but fishing in general was much slower than I'd have guessed, simply because of how good the water looked; and inspecting rocks there is plenty of food in that little river. I didn't see any surface activity the entire time I was there (several hours). We didn't venture up all the way to 3 forks - but I assume you're saying that it's better fishing downstream from three forks (campground) than upstream? We didn't research much on Diamond Fork, just caught a Saturday afternoon more or less on a whim.
I look forward to giving Sixth Water and Thistle Creek a shot in 2025 ;-).
American Fork River in the Canyon of the same name is our standby, given I live very close to it. We have picked out a few holes we hit if nobody else is in them, and it's quite reliable for small but fun browns and rainbows - and we catch them on both nymphs (zebra midge is the most reliable) and dry flies too (we've been successful with multiple types - especially the old standbys like BWO, renegade and caddis). Attached photo was taken on Friday (27 Sep) and is a little Brown my son caught. I wish more of that river was fish-able in the canyon. Are you saying you fish more of the American fork River downstream from the canyon entrance? If so, where?
(09-01-2024, 06:19 PM)Joe_Hill Wrote: Since you live in Utah County, I'm going to give you my 4 favorite streams to fish there in order of my preference.
1 Sixth Water- tough to access most but the first mile above 3 Forks and the section below and above Ray's Valley road isn't too bad. Can also drive off that toward Strawberry Ridge but be warned the clay makes it impassable if wet. The middle 4 miles without road access is the best fishing but it takes a lot of effort to get there and a few dozen trips to learn how to get out efficiently.
2 Diamond Fork: only the section upstream from 3 Forks and above the fish barrier was treated. It's a hit or miss stream. Nymphs generally work ten times better than dries except during the Salmonfly hatch when both work equally. Fishing can really turn on during cloudy afternoons
3 Thistle Creek: only problem is there's less good access than in the past
4 American Fork , don't expect any 20 + inch fish ever but still can be a lot of fun.
Hey Joe_Hill, my boys and I did try Diamond Creek a few weeks ago - it was a beautiful little creek, and beautiful day. We got ourselves into some great pockets, where we were nymphing and certain we'd get some good hits. We caught several cutthroat trout, all very small (say 5-9 inches) but fishing in general was much slower than I'd have guessed, simply because of how good the water looked; and inspecting rocks there is plenty of food in that little river. I didn't see any surface activity the entire time I was there (several hours). We didn't venture up all the way to 3 forks - but I assume you're saying that it's better fishing downstream from three forks (campground) than upstream? We didn't research much on Diamond Fork, just caught a Saturday afternoon more or less on a whim.
I look forward to giving Sixth Water and Thistle Creek a shot in 2025 ;-).
American Fork River in the Canyon of the same name is our standby, given I live very close to it. We have picked out a few holes we hit if nobody else is in them, and it's quite reliable for small but fun browns and rainbows - and we catch them on both nymphs (zebra midge is the most reliable) and dry flies too (we've been successful with multiple types - especially the old standbys like BWO, renegade and caddis). Attached photo was taken on Friday (27 Sep) and is a little Brown my son caught. I wish more of that river was fish-able in the canyon. Are you saying you fish more of the American fork River downstream from the canyon entrance? If so, where?