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Guided Trips On
the Green River, Fly Fishing
with Old Moe Guide Service
Old Moe Guide Service is a small, very
personable Green River fly-fishing guide service operating on
Utah's Green river for 29 years. We run some very capable guides
with enough years of experience to give you the best trip
possible. Their objective is to create a very learning
experience to those of you who may need it and for the pros to
put them in the best casting spots along the way, and while they
are doing this expect to have an extremely fun and exciting trip
In June of the 2008 season we were blessed to be able to assist
Rivers of Recovery, a non-profit organization that helps wounded
veterans on their recovery therapy. This is definitely some of
the most meaningful trips we have ever conducted and created
somewhat of a healing for our own state of minds. Please visit
their
link for some of the pictures of these trips.
From it's source high in the Wind River
Mountains the Green River flows south across Wyoming into the
Flaming Gorge Country, into Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the
borders of Wyoming and Utah. In the very deep Red Canyon 30
miles from the border they placed Flaming Gorge Dam with the
river flowing crystal clear at a very agreeable temperature for
the trout and insect life.
Renowned for it's abundance of Rainbow, Cutthroat, Hybrids, and
Brown Trout, this clear stretch of the Green River offers some
of the best tail water fly-fishing in the world. The average fish
run 15 to 18 inches and can weigh fairly good for their length,
and there is a good number of fish considerably larger. Browns
have been caught up to 29 lbs. and Rainbows to 23 lbs. There are
28 fish-able miles of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam to
the Colorado state line. These 28 miles are divided into 3
separate sections each with its' own personality:
- A Section (Red Canyon)
Begins at the base of the Dam and flows 7.6 miles through the
spectacular and rugged lower part of Red Canyon and ends at
the tiny valley called Little Hole. This section offers the
highest percentage of fish per mile and easy access, but also
receives the brunt of the traffic, causing fly-fishing
experience to vary from day to day, especially weekends.
- B Section (Devil's Hole)
This is more remote, starting at Little Hole and flowing 9
miles into Browns Park taking out at the Indian Crossing boat
ramp. The terrain on B changes from rugged canyons to a drier
desert park. The fishing pressure and rafting traffic
decreases considerably. Camping along the river in this
section is permitted and the US Forest Service and the BLM
have built many campgrounds for those people wishing to spend
the night on the river, and gives us a chance to run some very
quality overnight camping excursions.
- C section (Browns Park):
It flows 12 miles through Browns Park, once a haven for
outlaws, to Swallow Canyon boat ramp. There are several floats
in this section, all more open, with less fish per mile, but
produces very challenging fly-fishing with long casts, long
drifts, wonderful scenery and a very good chance to catch a
large fish. It also is subject to wind. We always have to
watch for it when deciding to float this section.
Suggestions - if you are new
to the sport of fly-fishing, we suggest you have some casting
lessons before coming. If possible, or let us know so we can set
up lessons. A little knowledge on casting allows for more
fishing time once we are on the Green, and may also save you
from the frustrations of learning to cast and getting a good
drift at the same time.
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