Green River Fly Fishing Report
August 13th, 2024
Terrestrial season is upon us! The fish are eating small ants and beetles and also much larger offerings in the swifter water. Their are still a few PMD's on the B Section, with Tricos starting to show up on the C Section. The Tricos will continue to move up the river and should be on the B and A Sections fairly soon. The flows are much better now than earlier in the summer - ramping up daily from 1,000cfs to 1,960cfs in the evenings. The flows are about 1,600cfs in the day - depending on where you are on the river. The fly fishing is not easy out there, but persistence will pay off. There is a lot of moss on the edges of the river - look for moving water on the banks and fish in tight.
The fish are in great shape, and fighting hard. The current average size trout is 16 inches and thick.
Flaming Gorge Reservoir is at about 88% capacity,
1,000 - 1,960 CFS
Changing daily
56 - 60 F
Blew out yesterday
should be fishable in a couple more days
The Flow schedule will likely change a bit in September.
A Section: Terrestrials , Midges, some PMD's
B Section: Terrestrials, some size PMD's
C Section: Terrestrials and Tricos
Hatches: Terrestrials, Tricos, and a few PMD's,
Dry Flies
Hot and Sunny conditions fish best . Look for PMD's on cloudy days.
Green River PMX Cricket #10
Parachute Ant #16-18
High Vis Chubby Chernobyl #10-14
Triple Double #16-18
Streamers
Dark day dark fly. Bright day, bright fly. Retrieval speed - mixed. 0X - 2X tippet. Early mornings and evenings are usually best.
Humungus black/gold
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
Egan's Frenchie #14-16
Scuds #20-22 grey, olive
Tungsten Jig TNT - PMP #16 -20
Black Beauty #20-22
Tungsten Zebra Midge #14-20 brown, wine, purple, black
Flossy Worm pink, purple, red, orange #10-14
Crackback PMD #16-20
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