Green River
Fishing Report
Hot Flies on the Green River
Welcome to our Hot Flies on the Green report — your updated list of what’s working best right now on the Green River. Below you’ll find the top nymphs, dries, and streamers our anglers and guides are having success with, along with current flows and water temperatures. This page is updated frequently to help you hit the river with confidence.
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Fly Pattern
Size
Nymph
RIO UV Yum Yum smoke
Slap Shot Scud Gray
RS2 Gray
Soft Hackle Gray
Mop Fly Cream
Mid Weight Scud Gray
Neon Nightmare Orange
Barrs BWO Emerger
Rainbow Warrior
Pheasant Tail
Twisted Worm Smitherman Red
Hot Wire Worm Red
Jig A Glo Salmon
JuJu Beatis Black
JuJu Beatis Craven Camo
16
16
20
18-20
14
16
6-8
20
20-22
18-20-22
16
8
16
20
20
Dry Flies
Fat Albert Tan/Black
MFC Para Cricket Black
Triple Double Blk
Dancin Ricky Black
Egan's Bionic Ant Black
Chubby Chernobyl Peacock/Blk
Parachute Adams
Chubby Micro Blk
Rainy's Hivis Ant Blk/Tan
Extended Body Beatis
Hamburgler Black
Parachute X Black
Green River Para Cricket
AJ's Beetle
Glitter Ant Cin/Blk
Regal Beetle Blk/Tan
14
12-14
16-18
12
14
10
20
10
14
20
12-16
12
12-14
12
12-16
12
Streamers
Articulated Goldie
Gallup’s Peanut Envy – White
Gallups Barley Legal - Olive/White
DC Silver Minnow Bugger Articulated
Galloups Dungeon - Natural
Ebony Articulated
Rusty Trombone
Ginger Bugger
Gallups Peanut Envy - Ginger
Sculpzilla
Gallups Buttsump Ginger
Baby Brown Trout
Gallups Mini Dungeon Cream
4
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6 & 8
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4 & 6
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6 & 8
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6
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Flows
2150 CFS Daily Average
Watch For Power Gen. Bumps
Water Temps
River: 58.1°F
Lake: 65°F
Last Update
9/11/2026
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