Green River Blog

Flows: Around 1500 cfs.

Any questions contact me at greenriverflyfisher@gmail.com

Ratings on this report will consist of excellent, great, good, fair and poor.


A-section:Good
Dry flyfishing has been good to Great . There are a lot of cicadas from the launch at the dam down stream for about five miles ( just above dripping spring). There are a few cicadas through the little hole area now. I have seen a lot of tan hoppers on the water the last few days. The naturals are about a size 8. With the water back down the fish are eating everywhere. I have seen a few crickets, lots of beetles, and the occasional hopper out as well. Terrestrial fishing has been great in spots, but not all over the river.
Dry Flies to use:

Cicada #8
Flying Ants #10-12
BWO cripples #18-20
Fat Albert #6-10
Green River Para Cricket #16-20
Black, Peacock, Royal PMX #8
Gulper Special #18-20
Parachute Adams #16-24
Tiny midge patterns. 22-30
Any good terrestrial patterns should work.

Nymph fishing Nymph fishing has been good. The fish are mainly eating scuds and a few midges. I have nymphed zebra midges in black, brown, tan, and wine. Scuds patterns have been productive as well.
Nymphs to use:
Gray, Red, Black WD40 #22
Wine, Purple, Rainbow, Black, Red, Zebra Midge #14-22
Gray Soft Hackle #16-22
Ginger Woolly Bugger #6-8
Ginger Bunny #6-8
Pheasant Tail #14-22
Gigaglow
Glow Bug
RS2 olive #16-20
Olive WD40 #16-20
Red San Juan Worm
Neon Nightmare

Streamers:Fair. Buggers or bunnies in olive or black have been productive in spots.

B-Section: Great
Dry flyfishing has been Great. There are big cicadas out along with other terrestrials. I have also seen PMD's and Yellow Sally's out as well.

Dry Flies to use:
Green River Para Cricket #12
Black PMX #8-12
Hopper #6-10
PMD cripple #12-14
Parachute Adams #16-24
Brown Chernobyl Ant #6-10
Black/Brown Chernobyl Ant #10-12
Mondo cicada #4
Cicada #8

Nymph fishinghas been Great, use zebra's, worms, or soft hackles. Red San Juan worms have been very productive. The fish have been deep. I found most of the fish at 7-10 feet last week. If a hatch comes off the fish will suspend up a little.
Nymphs to use:
Brown or Wine zebra midge #16-20 (always a good choice on this section)

Insert favorite midge pattern here #18-22
Gray Soft Hackle #16-20
Barr's Emerger #20-22
Ginger Woolly Bugger #6-8
Ginger Bunny #6-8
Pheasant Tail #12-22
Copper John #16-18
Olive RS2 #22
Gigaglow
Glow bug.
Gray, Red, Black, Brown WD40 #20-22
Neon Nightmare

Streamers: Fair
Try black or ginger buggers or bunnies. Best in low light conditions. Caught some fish below Red Creek in the off colored water on a black bunny stripped slow. This is typically a good time of year to fish streamers.

C-Section: Good

There has been some good terrestrial fishing on C.
C-section flies to use:
Gigaglow in Salmon or natual roe colors.
Black, Peacock, Royal PMX #4-12
Hoppers #4-12
Fat Albert (tan and black) #6-10
Stimulators #10-12
Brown Chernobyl Ant 4-12
Triple Double, Double Ugly #6-12
Mormon Cricket #4-6
PT's #12
Red or Brown Zebra Midge #12-16
Black or Ginger Woolly Bugger #2-6
Black, olive or ginger bunny #2-8

Streamers: Good
Try black or ginger buggers or bunnies. Best in low light conditions.