Green River Fly Fishing Report
November 9th, 2020
The reports for fly fishing on the Green River have concluded that the action has been slow for the past month or so. Several factors are causing this - namely low flows of 900 cfs, and all the pressure that we had on the river this past season. 2020 was the busiest year ever on the river with use up about 50%. Streamers and nymphing have been the most productive techniques.
The brown trout are starting to get colored up and aggressive towards streamers. The low flow levels will be tough on the spawning fish as they will have little cover to help keep them safe from "eggers". Our trout numbers are down over the past few years, and targeting the spawning fish is highly frowned upon.
Green River Flow Forecast Steady Low Flows
Current Flow Level - 900 cfs
Red Creek: Clear - subject to daily change
A Section: Look for Midges to hatch in the mormings around 10am. On calm days there are pods of fish up on these tiny bugs. The trout are moving into their winter runs, nymph rigs around 9 feet deep have been best.
B Section: Steeamers and nymph rigs have been the most effective..
C Section: The action has been slow. Streamers and dry flies. It is a sin to nymph on the C Section and you will receive years of bad fishing Karma for doing so.
Hatches: Midges
Dry Flies
Calm mornings have been great for small dry fly fishing during the Trico spinner fall. The Pseudocloeon hatch is solid on cloudy days with bugs still coming off on sunny days.
Haslam's Midge Adult #22
Midge Cluster #18-20
Griffiths Gnat #20
Parachute Adams #22-24
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
Cheech Leech - articulated all colors
Complex Twist Bugger - all colors
Heisenberg - black & Wyoming Cowboy
Drunk & Disorderly - articulated white / pearl
Galloup's Boogieman - articulated all colors
Nymphs
There are a large variety of nymphs for the fish to choose from. Use 4x or 5x tippet
Grey Soft Hackle #22
Tungsten Zebra Midge #18-20 brown, wine, purple, black
Pheasant Tail #16 -22
Scuds #20-22 grey, olive
Egan's Frenchie #16
Black Beauty #20-24
Yong Special #24
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October 8, 2020
The Green River is fishing slower than normal. The snowfall that we had in early September killed off a majority of the terrestrial insects. There are still some terrestrial bugs around - ants, crickets, beetles and hoppers but the takes are random and there doesn't seem to be a top producing pattern. There are Psuedocloeon and Tricos hatching around 10:30 - they are small , size 24. Matching the hatch is very tough on these patterns - try using a tiny Parachute Adams or ant pattern to tempt trout rising to these little dries.
The flows are decreasing daily and are now averaging 1,200cfs. They are currently fluctuating from about 1,000cfs to 1,6000 cfs daily. They will be dropping 50cfs per day until they reach an average flow of 950cfs on October 13th. This low flow level will be tough on the spawning fish as they will have little cover to help keep them safe from "eggers". Our trout numbers are down over the past few years, and targeting the spawning fish is highly frowned upon.
Green River Flow Forecast Dropping 50cfs daily.
Current Flow Level - 1,200 cfs
Red Creek: Clear - subject to daily change
A Section: Look for Pseudocloeons and Tricos to hatch in the mormings around 10am. On calm days there are pods of fish up on this tiny bugs.
B Section: The Pseudocloeons and Tricos to hatches are not as prolific on the B Section but there are some trout that will key into them around 10am.
C Section: Big dry flies and streamers are you best bet.
Hatches: Terrestrials, Tricos, Pseudocloeon
Dry Flies
Calm mornings have been great for small dry fly fishing during the Trico spinner fall. The Pseudocloeon hatch is solid on cloudy days with bugs still coming off on sunny days.
Bionic Ant #12 -16 purple, brown, black
Chubby Chernobyl royal, tan, purple #8 - 14
Morrish Hopper #10 tan, yellow, pink
Snookie brown black #8
Parachute Adams #22-24
Parachute Ant #16-22 black
Indicator Para Trico #22
Triple Double #14-16 amber, black
Streamers
Dark day dark fly. Bright day, bright fly. Retrieval speed - slow. 0X tippet
Cheech Leech - articulated all colors
Complex Twist Bugger - all colors
Heisenberg - black & Wyoming Cowboy
Drunk & Disorderly - articulated white / pearl
Galloup's Boogieman - articulated all colors
Nymphs
There are a large variety of nymphs for the fish to choose from. Use 4x or 5x tippet
Grey Soft Hackle #22
Tungsten Zebra Midge #18-20 brown, wine, purple, black
Pheasant Tail #16 -22
Scuds #20-22 grey, olive
Egan's Frenchie #16
Black Beauty #20-24
Yong Special #24
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