Thanks to a day off of work for Good Friday, I managed to make it out to the Mighty Provo two weeks in a row, last Saturday and yesterday. Although conditions varied considerably between the two days, both turned out to be awesome. On Saturday the canyon was windy with temps in the high 40s, so I had a few layers and a beanie on for much of the day.I was able to hook a few nice fish in the early afternoon while they were rising to some darker colored blue wing olives. The blue wing action was a little sporadic, with midge hatches overlapping through much of it.It wasn’t until a little later as the sun was getting lower that things got really crazy. Large fish started rising frequently to midges and the hatch got so thick that it was like a blanket covering the surface of the water.I was doing ok on a couple of my favorite midge patterns before switching over to a very basic looking Griffith’s Gnat after I noticed clusters of midges all over. That was when I started hooking fish after fish until dark, with most being in the 14-16” range. A basic Griffiths Gnat ended up being my MVF (most valuable fly), can’t remember the last time I was able to say that. This guy stood out because he had obviously been in quite a few battles and was still going strong.On Friday, temps were in the 70s in the canyon and there was little to no surface action, so I enjoyed a few hours of nymphing in T-shirt weather. I didn’t catch as many fish, but managed to net a few beasts, my favorite of which was the 18” rainbow pictured at the top of the post. The weather was so nice, in fact, that I enjoyed sitting on the bank eating my pb & j almost as much as the actual fishing. It was a reminder that when it comes to fly fishing, the actual catching of fish isn’t necessarily the most important part of the experience. For me, the sounds of the trees and the wildlife, and especially the water, all have a sort of calming effect on the much noisier parts of life that take place during the week. Hopefully you have an equivalent activity in your own life to help keep things in perspective and keep the craziness of everyday life from getting too out of hand. If not, I recommend fly fishing.