Waters · Rivers · UT · Tue, Sep 15
Green River fishing report today Biting — save your energy for the evening.
Worth a cast.
Today's bite windows
Sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:26 PM · tomorrow's first major 4:10 AM–6:10 AM · windows on every water
Conditions right now
Nearby gauges
These sit on connected water, not on Green River itself.
- Second stretch — 2430 cfs · 62.8°F USGS 09261000 updated 6:45 AM
What this means
Green River water level today
9.64 ft down 0.01 ft in 24 hours
That sits 34% of the way up the band it has held over the last 8 days, between 9.31 and 10.27 ft. Over the week it is down0.03ft.
The week ahead
| Wed | 7 | Biting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 8 | On fire | |
| Fri | 7 | Biting | |
| Sat | 7 | Biting | |
| Sun | 6 | Biting | |
| Mon | 7 | Biting | |
| Tue | 7 | Biting |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Green River boat ramps and public fishing access
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources / UGRC lists 11 public access points on Green River. These are the 8 closest to our gauge — the farthest one the agency lists sits 142 mi away.
- Flaming Gorge Spillway 0.1 miVessels: floatManaged by: Usfs
- Little Hole 5.7 miVessels: floatManaged by: Usfs
- Browns Park 13 miVessels: floatManaged by: BLM
- Rainbow Park 31 miVessels: floatManaged by: NPS
- Split Mountain Gorge 33 miVessels: floatManaged by: NPS
- Ouray 58 miVessels: floatManaged by: DNR
- Sand Wash 78 miVessels: floatManaged by: BLM
- Nefertiti 123 miVessels: floatManaged by: BLM
Access data from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources / UGRC. Distances are straight-line from our gauge, not driving distance.
Before you go
A Utah fishing license covers this water — $40 a year for residents. DWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What it costs, and who is exempt →Nearby waters today
- 5 Picky Flaming Gorge Reservoir UT · 15 km
- 4 Picky Strawberry Reservoir UT · 166 km
- 4 Picky Jordanelle Reservoir UT · 171 km
- 4 Picky Hiwassee Lake NC · 2293 km
- 6 Biting Kenai River AK · 3558 km
Questions people ask about Green River
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Green River.
- Is it worth fishing Green River today?
- 6 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 3:21 AM–5:21 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.
- What time should you fish Green River?
- Today's major windows run 3:21 AM–5:21 AM and 3:45 PM–5:45 PM, with minor windows at 11:30 AM–12:30 PM and 8:55 PM–9:55 PM. Sunrise is 6:58 AM and sunset 7:26 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Green River?
- 58.6°F, read at 6:30 AM from USGS station 09234500. That is 0.3 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago.
- What is the water level at Green River right now?
- 9.64 ft, read at 6:30 AM from USGS station 09234500. Over 24 hours it is down 0.01 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Green River?
- Holding steady. The lake is down 0.01 ft in 24 hours and down 0.03 ft over the week. Over the last 8 days it has held between 9.31 and 10.27 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Green River?
- That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Utah Department of Environmental Quality publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where organised by contaminant and applying to named species and waters, with most Utah waters carrying no advisory at all. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.
- Do you need a licence to fish Green River?
- Yes. A Utah fishing license covers this water, required from age 12. DWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
- What size fish can you keep in Utah?
- It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: trout, kokanee salmon and arctic grayling (a combined total), largemouth and smallmouth bass, black and white crappie (a combined total), channel catfish. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.
Trout, kokanee salmon and Arctic grayling (a combined total) limits · Largemouth and smallmouth bass limits · Black and white crappie (a combined total) limits · Channel catfish limits · Check a length against the rules
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 6:59 AM
- NOAA KEEO Meeker Airport 6:40 AM
- NOAA GJT gridded forecast 6:41 AM
- USGS 09234500 GREEN RIVER NEAR GREENDALE, UT 6:30 AM
Greendale sits directly below Flaming Gorge Dam — the tailwater the Green River is famous for.
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