Green River Fly Fishing Report
April 17th, 2026
The fishing on Utah's Green River has been solid as of late! The BWO hatch is starting to take flight. The nymph fishing is about as good as it gets. Sunny days will bring some terrestrial opportunities with dry dropper rigs working well.
The flows on the Green River are still averaging 850cfs and stable. Current snow pack for the Green River is at about 51% of normal in the upper Green River Drainage and 31% of normal in the lower valley. Flaming Gorge Reservoir is at about 82% capacity. There is a water meeting on April 21st that will likely bring more information on the BOR's plans for the water flows. They will be sending water downstream to save Lake Powell from hitting deadpool status (no power generation). Our guess is flows around 1,600 cfs starting in early May. The first day of raised flows will be tougher fishing as the river is very mossy. The fishing should be great once the initial flush is over. These higher flows are great news for the short term fishing outlook in 2026. We really need some serious snow in the Western U.S. for a healthy longterm outlook !
850 CFS average
CLEAR - can change daily
44-46 F
Higher flows coming soon
A Section: The Midge hatch begins in the mornings around 10am. The BWO's start showing up around noon with the main hatch starting around 2pm. Don't be afraid to throw ants, beetles, crickets or cicadas on dry dropper rigs.
B Section: The Midge hatch begins in the mornings around 10am on upper B. The BWO's start showing up around noon with the main hatch starting around 2pm. Don't be afraid to throw ants, beetles, crickets or cicadas.
C Section: There are dry fly opportunities for persistent anglers with small terrestrials. There are some BWO's but not nearly as many as there are on the upper stretches of the river. Streamers and dry dropper rigs are producing as well. The fish tend to be spooky at low flows.
Hatches: Midges, BWO's and Terrestrials.
Dry Flies
Sunny days are best for terrestrials, cloudy days for BWO's. 5x tippet for BWO's, 4x tippet for terrestrials
Harrop's Last Chance Cripple #18
Nyman's DOA Cripple Baetis #18
Griffiths Gnat #20
Parachute Ant #16-22 black
Triple Double #14-18 purple, black
Streamers
Dark day dark fly. Bright day, bright fly. Retrieval speed - slow. 0X tippet
El Sculpito tan
Cheech Leech - articulated all colors
Complex Twist Bugger - all colors
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
Tungsten Zebra Midge #16-20 brown, wine, purple, black
Pheasant Tail #18 -22
Scuds #20-22 orange, grey, olive
Black Beauty #20-24
Yong Special #24
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