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Green River Fishing Report, Utah

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Utah's emerald tailwater below Flaming Gorge: 8,000 trout per mile in water so clear you fish by sight all day.

1/5
Tough. Pick your battles.Post-front sun and slick water make them sulk.
Flow
1,900 cfs
Air / High
57 / 58 F
Wind
WSW 4 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 09234500, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

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Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

1/5Tough. Pick your battles.Post-front sun and slick water make them sulk.

Green River fishes cold and honest: earn your bites in the deep stuff. The river is running 1,900 cfs, dropping and clearing. Today brings clear skies, wind WSW around 4 mph, rising pressure near 1011 hPa and a high of 58. Water sits around 47 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:55 AM-11:55 AM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutGood

In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown troutGood

Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

Tomorrow: Similar at 56 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Utah requires a fishing licence from age 12, from $40.00 for residents. What a Utah licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with UDWR before you keep anything. The season dates for Utah, read off the agency, are on the Utah seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings from Green River near Greendale (below Flaming Gorge Dam).

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 09234500.

1,9672,0902,2141,900 cfs09/2310/0310/1310/23

Today’s flow against 76 years of October 23

At 1,900 cfs, the flow at USGS gauge 09234500 (Green River near Greendale (below Flaming Gorge Dam)) is at the 75th percentile for the date: normal. In half of the 76 years of approved record the daily mean on October 23 was below 1,335 cfs; the highest was 3,910 cfs and the lowest 156 cfs.

p10 787median 1,335p90 2,867

Percentiles of the daily mean flow for this date, from the USGS Water Data Statistics API for gauge 09234500; today’s reading is the latest instantaneous value. Classes follow the ones the USGS used on its WaterWatch maps (retired at the end of 2025): below 10th, much below normal; 10th–24th, below; 25th–75th, normal; 76th–90th, above; over 90th, much above.

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp57 F
High / Low58 / 42 F
WindWSW 4-19 mph
Pressure1011.4 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 66%
Sunrise / Sunset07:38 / 18:25
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (gauge)49 F USGS
Water temp (seasonal)~47 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Which day to fish Green River this week

The best day on Green River this week looks like Saturday Oct 24, at 3 out of 5, against 1 today.

Best day this week: Saturday, Oct 24 β€” fair at 3/5, steady pressure, neither help nor hindrance.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Slow

Post-front sun and slick water make them sulk.

Solunar majors
9:55 AM-11:55 AM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM
Minor period
4:19 AM-5:19 AM
Sun
07:38 to 18:25
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Rain, 25 mph
Rain chance
66%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Green River: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Spring along Great Lakes shorelines; low light and overcast days in rivers; fall spawning runs

A European trout first stocked in the US in 1883 and now fished in rivers and lakes nationwide; it tolerates warmer water than other trout, and mature stream fish feed mostly at night. Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

When to come: the Green River calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 47 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~47 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Green River today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

2/5 Slow. The wind owns today. 28 mph gusts make boat control the real battle. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 60 F, wind to 28 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

2/5 Slow. The wind owns today. 24 mph gusts make boat control the real battle. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 66 F, wind to 24 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 68 F, wind to 15 mph.

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Before you go

License

Utah requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Utah license (reciprocal stamps if drifting into Colorado water on C). Artificial flies/lures only, 2-trout limit under 15" or over 22" on the A/B: confirm current UDWR rules.

Access

Dam ramp, Little Hole and Indian Crossing ramps; the 7-mile riverside trail from dam to Little Hole gives full walking access to the A Section. Services at Dutch John.

About this water

Tailwater of Flaming Gorge Dam, Daggett County, UT. A/B/C sections over ~30 miles; among the highest trout densities in North America.

Fishing Green River: the full guide

The aquarium

The Green below Flaming Gorge Dam is the West's great sight-fishing tailwater: emerald-clear releases through a red-rock canyon, with trout densities in the A Section pushing 8,000-14,000 fish per mile. You see them: pods of browns and rainbows finning in every run: and they see you, which is the game.

A, B and C

The A Section (dam to Little Hole, 7 miles) is the famous water: a red canyon full of visible fish, floated or walked via the riverside trail: rare luxury for a western river. The B Section (Little Hole to Indian Crossing) mellows and fishes bigger dries with fewer boats; the C Section below Browns Park turns moody and less dense but grows the biggest browns. Scuds, midges and baetis are daily bread; the cicada fall (May-June) and terrestrial summer bring the surface show this river is loved for.

Clear-water craft

Long leaders, small flies, careful feet: everything is technical and everything is visual. Flows from the dam (tracked on this page) set wading limits: under ~1,500 cfs opens the walk-fishing wide; releases can change with hydropower schedules. Dutch John services the river; Little Hole's trail makes it the best walk-wade tailwater access in the country.

Common questions

When is the cicada hatch on the Green?

Roughly mid-May through June in warm years: big foam bugs slapped near the banks move fish that ignore everything else. It is weather-dependent: call Dutch John shops before driving for it.

Can I fish the Green without a boat?

Better than almost any tailwater: the A Section trail runs 7 miles of prime water from the dam to Little Hole. Walk ten minutes past the parking crowds and pick your pod.

Why is the water so clear?

Flaming Gorge releases from deep in a huge, sediment-settling reservoir: the river below runs filtered and cold, which powers both the clarity and the scud-driven biomass that packs it with trout.

Is fishing good at Green River right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Tough. Pick your battles. Post-front sun and slick water make them sulk.

Nearby waters

Flaming Gorge Reservoir17 miStarvation Reservoir74 miGreen River84 miStrawberry River88 miStrawberry Reservoir103 miWeber River103 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 09234500 β€” Green River near Greendale (below Flaming Gorge Dam)
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 19:30 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 40.9083, -109.4229 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
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