The crystal clear waters of the Green River boast incredible numbers of healthy trout. The combination of beautiful scenery and abundant trout make it a world-class fishing destination. There are 30 miles of river from the Flaming Gorge Dam to the Colorado state line. With an estimated 12,000 fish per mile and an average fish size ranging between 14”- 18,” the river can provide anglers with many opportunities. The fishing is amazingly consistent year-round with an impressive number of aquatic and terrestrial insects. Wildlife is prolific in all sections, with the possibility of seeing deer, bighorn sheep, elk, moose, bear, mountain lion, otter, and birds of prey, just to name a few. The river is divided into three unique sections: A, B, and C.

Red Canyon ( A section) begins just below the Flaming Gorge Dam and runs a little over seven miles to Little Hole boat ramp. As the name suggests, this section has dramatic and beautiful scenery as you float through the steep red-rock canyon. The towering sandstone cliffs have great color contrast with Juniper, Cedar, Pinion and Ponderosa pine trees, growing right out of the rock. There is a variety of water types on this section from deep pools and large back eddies to riffles, runs, and pocket water, it has every type of water an angler could ask for. This section contains the highest population of fish of the three sections. With its close proximity to the dam and cold water, it has plentiful rainbow, cutbow, and brown trout.

Devil’s Hole (B section) begins where the A section ends at Little Hole boat ramp and runs nine miles to Indian Crossing boat ramp. The canyon starts to open up as you get farther down this section, but it doesn’t lack in beauty. The first few miles are similar to the A section in the varied types of water. There are deep pools, big back eddies, riffles, runs, and some good pocket water. At about the fourth mile, the Red Creek tributary converges with the river creating the biggest rapid between the dam and the Colorado state line. At times of heavy rainfall, the Red Creek tributary can run high and blow out the river, making it not fishable below. As you get farther below Red Creek rapidly, the river really starts to slow down. There are a lot of long, slow flats and runs with small rapids and riffles sprinkled in between. This section has mostly brown trout with an occasional rainbow or cutbow trout.

Brown’s Park (C section) begins from Indian Crossing boat ramp and runs fourteen miles to the Colorado state line. This section is characterized by its technicality. The warmer water, due to its proximity to the dam, results in a lower population of trout, making it the most difficult to fish. It is very similar in water type to the lower 5 miles of the B section, with long, slow flats and runs separated by small rapids and riffles. The canyon really opens up for several miles as the river meanders through the Brown’s Park Wildlife Refuge valley. Its beauty is unique, and the trees change from the Juniper, Cedar, Ponderosa, and Pinyon pines on the A and B sections to cottonwood trees that line the river. At the lower end of this section, you once again enter a canyon; although not as steep as the walls on A section, Swallow Canyon is a peaceful and quiet part of the river. With the warmer water temps as the river gets farther from the dam, this section has predominantly brown trout.