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

Grey Soft Hackle

Juju Baetis

Zebra Midge - Black/Purple

Zebra Midge - Brown/Red/Two Tone

Jig-A-Glo - Salmon

RS 2 Grey

Lil Bit Craven - Black

Tungsten Jig Perdigon — Black

Glo Bug Fl. Orange

Glo Bug Peach

Scud Grey / Olive / Rainbow

Sow Bug Grey / Olive / Rainbow

Neon Nightmare

San Juan Worm Brown / Red

Jake's Flash A Midge Purple

18-20

18-20

18-20

18-20

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18-20

18-20

18-20

10

10

16 - 18

16 - 18

6 - 8

12

18 - 20

Dry Flies

Para Ext Body BWO

Parachute Adams

Wild Turkey Baetis

Green River Para Beatis

Hackle Stacker Beatis

Bufus Para Emerger

Purple Haze

Comparadun Beatis

Fat Albert Black

Carl's Cicada - Black

Love Joy Cicada Black

Dancin Ricky - Black

Egans Bionic Ant - Black

Green River Flying Ant - Black

Chubby Chernobyl - Purple

Big Fat Angie - Craven - Black

18-20

18-20

18

18-20

18-20

18

18

18

10-12

8-10

10

14

14-16

14

10-12

10

Streamers

Articulated Goldie

Gallup’s Peanut Envy – White

Gallups Barley Legal - Olive/White

DC Silver Minnow Bugger Articulated

Galloups Dungeon - Natural

Ginger Bugger

Gallups Peanut Envy - Ginger

Sculpzilla

Gallups Buttsump - Ginger

Baby Brown Trout

Gallups Mini Dungeon - Cream

Ebony Articulated

Rusty Trombone

4

6 & 8

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4 & 6

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6 & 8

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6

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4

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Flows

8.41 CFS

Water Temps

River: 42.6°F

Lake: 50°F

Last Update

04/13/2026

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