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Green River Fly Fishing Report

January 27th, 2025

The flows on the Green River are currently averaging 1,200cfs and fluctuating between 940cfs and 1,910 cfs daily.  Please be careful when wade fishing!  Every 1,000 cfs is about a foot in river depth change.  The streamer action on the Green River has been pretty good on all 3 river sections.  Retrieve your streamers slowly and cover lots of water to get the most action.  When the high pressure sets in the fishing tends to be best.   Warm, calm days will provide the best shots for dry fly action - if you find trout rising stay there, as you may not find other fish looking up.  For nymph fishing, focus on the middle and tail-outs of runs at about 9 feet deep. For Nymphing use a small streamer or an orange scud with a tiny midge above.     

Current snow pack for the Green River is at about 78% of normal in the upper Green River Drainage and 97% of normal in the lower valley.  Flaming Gorge Reservoir is at about 85% capacity.  

1,200 CFS average
940 - 1,910 daily

CLEAR - can change daily

Fluctuating Flows 

A Section: The lower half of A has been pretty consistent with streamers.  The Midge hatch begins in the mornings around 10am.  On calm days there are pods of trout up on these tiny bugs. The fish are holding in their winter runs, nymph rigs around 9 feet deep have been best.  The strikes are very subtle, so swing on any movement.

B Section:  Nymph rigs and streamers have been the most effective method on the B Section.  Commit to streamers on lower B.   

C Section:  The action has been decent on streamers. Fish dark flies on dark days and tan, ginger or white on bright days.  Dry fly action is little to none. 

Hatches: Midges 

 

Dry Flies

Calm days have been best for small dry fly fishing. 6x tippet

 

Haslam's Midge Adult #22

Midge Cluster #18-20

Griffiths Gnat #20

Harrop's Hanging Midge #20-22

Parachute Adams #22-24

Parachute Ant #16-22 black

Brook's Sprout Midge #20-22

Bunny Midge #20-22

Triple Double #14-18 purple, black

 

Streamers

Dark day dark fly. Bright day, bright fly. Retrieval speed - slow​. 0X tippet

Flash a Bugger

El Sculpito tan

Cheech Leech - articulated all colors

Complex Twist Bugger - all colors

Tungsten Jig Bugger

Kreelex

Galloup's Dungeon - articulated all colors

 

Nymphs

There are a large variety of nymphs for the fish to choose from. Use 5x or 6x tippet

Grey Soft Hackle #22

Jujubee Midge #20-24

Tungsten Zebra Midge #16-20 brown, wine, purple, black

Pheasant Tail #18 -22

Scuds #20-22 orange, grey, olive

Miracle Nymph #20-22

Black Beauty #20-24

Yong Special #24

 

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Historical River Reports

Green River Fly Fishing Reports from Previous Months and Years

 

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Stockton Art Brown Trout
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