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Trip brief · Green River

How to go fish the Green River

The months we list for the Green River are April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November. You are inside that window now, so this brief is written for August.

August

Reading the gauge…

Flies to tie — August

Access

  • Green River Lakes (Headwaters)

    43.311, -109.857parking

  • Warren Bridge — Highway 191

    43.038, -110.038parking

  • Pinedale Area Access

    42.867, -109.861parking

  • Seedskadee NWR — Fontenelle Bridge

    42.028, -110.083parking

4 more on the river page, with the map →

Regs — check current rules before you go

Wyoming sections: Wyoming fishing license required. Upper Green River — check WGFD for current artificial-lure restrictions and slot limits by section. Seedskadee NWR — barbless hooks required in refuge sections; follow all refuge regulations. Utah Flaming Gorge tailwater — A Section (Dam to Little Hole): catch-and-release, artificial lures and flies only. B and C Sections: 2-fish limit, various gear allowed. Check Utah DWR for current slot limits. Both states require a valid state fishing license.

Pack list

  • A current state fishing licence
  • Waders and boots you have already leak-tested
  • Net, nippers, forceps
  • Floatant and desiccant
  • Tippet in the sizes the chart asks for
  • Water, sun cover, polarised glasses

Generic gear. Anything specific to this water is above.

Full hatch chart, access map and live gauge on the Green River page →