Green River On The Fly

[pintail]

A couple weeks ago 2 of my friends and I decided to make the trek to the Green from Bountiful. We got there at about 9:30 and were on the river freezing our butts off by 10. About every five minutes we had to brake the ice out of our eyelets until about 11. It was the prettiest day i have ever seen up on the Green. We fished till dark and did pretty well stripping buggers. Nymphing was slow but we managed to get a few early in the day. had each had 2 poles with one rigged with a dry fly incase a hatch broke out. Sure enough mid day they stared to rise and slurp. We were throwing size 22 BWO's at them but they wouldn't even look at them. The flies hatching were like a size 26 -28 which we didn't have. We caught a couple planter rainbows up by the boat launch at the dam. I guess they had just planted a bunch in there recently. The ones i caught had no fins from living in a concrete tank at the hatchery. It was a great day to get out.

[Flyfishn247]

Great post, reminds me how much I miss that place.

[nate1031]

Cool report! Looks like fun. I like that c&r net, where'd you pick that up?

[LOAH]

Looks like a lot of fun. Are there restrictions on what type of vessel is allowed to float the Green (ie: are float tubes okay)?

[Chaser]

I have seen dudes float it in tubes. I guess it depends on the flow levels and how big of balls you have.

[flyfitch]

I believe the only restrictions are no motors. I have seen people in tubes. (nuts) I would at least use a pontoon. I have seen many people do it in their pontoons and I have thought about it, but figure I will just stick with the drift boat. Much easier to carry a cooler of .....soda. Thanks for the report. When fish rise on the green, I always do well with a griffith's gnat. It looks like a bunch of those tiny bugs, piled up together. It works great.

[Grandpa D]

Back in the 90's I floated the Green, many times on my float tube.
I never had a problem and the fishing was great.

Sometime about 2000, the Feds tried to make it law that any vessel that was used to float the Green, below the dam must have a minimum of 4 seperate air chambers.
This was never enacted but I haven't seen a float tube go down the Green sense then.
Back then, you were required to carry an extra fin with you, when floating the Green on a Tube or Toon.

I don't know if float tubes are now banned or not.

Funny side note.

The first and only time thet I took my Pontoon down the Green, I tipped over going through the waterfall that's about 1 mile below the dam.

I have only floated the Green in a raft or drift boat sense that trip.

[MN transplant]

never been that far south. by the looks of the fish it seems it may be worth a trip. Ill wait til the hard decks gone and go from there I suppose.

[Chaser]

never been that far south. by the looks of the fish it seems it may be worth a trip. Ill wait til the hard decks gone and go from there I suppose.

Some of the more seasoned diehards on here may flame me for this, but what the heck- I doubt it will make too much of a difference...

Winter and early spring are two of the BEST times to fish the Green. As was mentioned, fish can be caught on streamers and nymphs, but if you catch it during a hatch, the dry-fly action can be incredible. Plus there is a lot less pressure during this time. Not many people want to layer up and wear a coat to fly fish, so you may only see a few other people out there.

[MN transplant]

thanks for the the info. I won't tell anyone.