The water flow recently has been low
and steady. The BWO mayfly is in full swing and with the cloudy weather
we've had recently the dry fly fishing is doing very well. One can still
have a good morning using nymphs, both deep and intermediate depths.
In this river report we will make an effort to
inform you all about the Green River, giving you the information
needed to know what to expect at any given time of the year.
To begin with our river is fishable throughout the 12 months of
the year. There are times during the winter when weather does
prohibit fishing, although If a person is feisty enough to combat
the worst weather conditions they will be able to still catch fish. Our
location on the very eastern edge of the vast Uinta Mountains
means that many of the storms that pound the Wasatch and eastern
Uintah. are reflected aside by the mountain range making this
area less snow packed then areas around us.
There is not a significant number of insect hatches because of
the tail-water fishery, however when there are hatches they're
really quite heavy.
| Early Midge |
January - May
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
Dry flies Size 20 - 26 ---
para-adams, befus emerger, 2 bead midge,
Nymphs - zebra midge, WD40, RS2, |
| Blue wing Olive |
Late March to Early May |
Dries - Size 16-20 - para adams, |
| Cicada |
20th May to 15th June |
They are on many year cycles therefore hatches each
year are uncertain. On this river if the weather doesn't
knock them out then we usually get a hatch, some years
much better than others |
| Pale Morning Dun |
July 1st to 20th |
Very good hatches on lower sections, sometimes above |
| Hoppers |
June to September |
2008 was a fantastic year 2009 keep you fingers
crossed |
| Ants, Beetles |
May to September |
Better always have a few patterns to match these.
Never used enough |
| Scuds |
Full year |
Olive to gray is the natural color. sometimes orange
to match dead scuds or a pink which is a good attracter. |
| Crane fly Larvae |
|
Use to account for more large trout than any other.
Now the way they are releasing the flows we have lost the
numbers of old, so they are not quite as effective. |
| yellow Sally Stone |
July 1st to August |
On lower sections in Browns Park. a very good hatch
bringing up many rising fish. |
| Tricos |
September |
Mornings about 8:30 |
The
winter hatches of midge are still around in the mornings and the
dry fly fishing is good early and into the middle of the day. Tiny dries such
as para-adams, griffith Gnats, brooks sprout emergers will do quite
well at most times. Any of the skinny body nymphs in small sizes are
effective even when the hatch has not begun. Zebra nymphs in red,
black, brown, and wine are good, so are the WD 40s.
Floating the canyon section below the dam is
doing quite well now. Streamers can still be
effective if you are floating the river. Most colors are working but
it will change at times and one will work better than others. You will
also run across rising fish in some of the likely areas and stop and
work to them if you wish to throw dries.
Flies: Midges, Midge adams, Midge black, befus emerger, ju ju
beatis and this type
of fly are some examples of dry flies to use. There are
countless other patterns that would prove successful.
Have a great time and no matter what season is upon
us, always bring some warm fleece and rain gear for protection from
the elements that can crop up at any time. This is still a time of
year to be ready for any type of weather. Never trust what the morning
looks like, have extra layers you can work with if the wind or
temperature acts up.
