Free Fly Fishing Trip

Spinner Fall Guide Service is offering 2 free guided fly fishing trips on the Green River for kids. Visit this website www.freeflyfishingtrip.com for details.
Kid's must ask for parent or guardian permission before entering.

Who is eligible? All kids 5 to 16 years old. 1 parent or guardian must be present on the trip(s). No experience necessary.

Details: 2 Winners will receive 1 full day guided fishing trip on the Green River for 1 child and 1 adult, including 1 night's accommodation at a local lodge. Estimated retail value $575.00 each.

How to enter: To enter send us the following information via email or mail - Your Name, Address, Gender, Phone Number, Parent or Guardian's Name, and Email Address. You may also send us a fishing picture fishing with your entry. Pictures are not required to enter the contest.
Note - Spinner Fall may use your picture on our website. Pictures will not be returned.
Send entries to info@spinnerfall.com or
Spinner Fall
P.O. Box 350
Dutch John, Utah 84023

Welcome to Utah's Green River !!!

Imagine yourself floating in a drift boat on the crystal clear Green River. On either side of you are towering red sandstone walls, ponderosa pine trees, and abundant wildlife. Beneath you lies one of the largest populations of trout anywhere in the world. As you gaze at the fish and beautiful surroundings your guide yells "SET THE HOOK!!" for the 20th time. Only 5 more miles of river to go...

The Green River is world renown for it's terrestrial dry fly fishing. The famous Cicada hatch in June offers an incredibly visual dry fly experience. At times you may have trout fighting over which one gets to eat your presentation first. Cicada's are large "locusts" that live as nymphs in the roots of trees along the river coridor. After a gestation period of 1 to 17 years - depending on the species - the cicadas emerge, molt, and start flying and buzzing around to attract mates. After about 1 month the cicada ( if not eaten by a hungry trout) will mate, lay eggs and die. Typically the emergence and death cycles offer the best Cicada fishing. Every season is different. Some years we encounter 4 different cicada hatches at once. Other years you hardly notice their presence. Therefore the hatch is hit or miss, but if you hit it, you will always remember it.
After the cicada hatch you will find abundant varieties of big bugs. Late June thru early July also offers great pale morning dun hatches (pmd's) as well as yellow sally stoneflies. Large dry fly fishing is good from June all the way thru October. From crickets, hoppers, beetles, and ants to the annual bug that none of the guides have seen before. The Green offers everyone opportunities at dry fly caught fish.
Other prolific hatches on the Green River include the Blue Wing Olives in spring and fall, caddis in the summer, and midges year round. The Blue Wing Olives (BWO's) usually begin hatching in late March with the best hatches mid-April thru early May. There are times when you may see hundreds of fish rising among the thousands of BWO's floating on the surface. The BWO hatch is a must fish for anyone looking for an incredible mayfly fishing experience. The BWO hatch offers you the chance to pick off rising fish one by one.
Nymph fishing is always good on the Green. Freshwater shrimp "scuds" and midges are very abundant, and combine as most of the Green River diet. Sculpins, and small fish also offer larger trout a more satisifying meal.
The Green River has 3 very different sections of river to fish and enhance your angling skills. The sections are known as the "A" "B" and "C" sections. The "A" section offers an insane amount of trout. Some Division of Wildlife Resource estimates boast that there are 14,000 trout in a 1 mile section on the Green River's "A" section. "A" section = tons of fish, beautiful canyon coridor, but it is not a secret to fishermen or fisherwomen, as it is the most accesible of the three sections. The "B" section offers less fishing pressure, and a few less fish as compared to "A". However, the average size of trout is typically larger than the "A" section. Many days throughout the year, the "B" section is where the best fishing on the river is. The "C" section of the river is fairly open and sometimes windy. Large opportunistic trout lurk on the shelves and banks waiting for an offering. This is the best section for expirienced anglers looking for trophy fish, and plenty of solitude. A busy day on the "C" section would entail seeing 1 other boat on the river.
Spinner Fall Guide Service has been guiding the Green River since 1986. All of Spinner Fall's guides are very experienced, and focus on the fun and teaching aspects of fly fishing. Spinner Fall's guides all prefer to fish dry flies and do so more than any other outfitter on the Green River. Please check out our River Reports page for current conditions, or go to www.spinnerfall.com for more information about us.
Personally, I have been flyfishing the Green River since 1990 and guiding since 1998. I have guided in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, and flyfished in Mexico, Costa Rica, Ireland, Canada, Florida, and all over the Western U.S. The Green River is still my favorite place to fish as it offers the best visual trout fishing experience anywhere. Please check my blog page in the future for tips and river reports.
Thanks for visiting and Tight Lines!
Scott Barrus
info@spinnerfall.com

Green River Dry Fly Fishing Tips - Blue Wing Olive Hatch

Green River Dry Fly Fishing Tips - Blue Wing Olive Hatch

The Blue Wing Olive (BWO) Hatch is the most prolific hatch on the Green River. At times their are too many bugs for the fish to rise to in a day. These times can be very frustrating to anglers, as it is hard to trick the fish into choosing your fly over the hundreds of naturals that will soon be passing over thier heads. The following tips may help increase your chances of hooking up:

Fish a fly a size larger than the naturals- Often times during a blanket hatch trout will focus on the best offerings. A larger fly offers easier visibility to the trout and the angler. During blanket bwo hatches there will be a variety of insect sizes, and colors. Typically from size #16 - #20 and grey to olive.

Approach with Stealth-Because of the high education level of fish in the Green River, a sloppy approach will likely alert fish to your presence. Approach at an angle that allows you to keep the fly line away from the fish - avoid casting from directly behind the fish whenever possible.

Take your time- Watch the fishes feeding pattern / rythym. Try to time your drift to pass over the fish on it's time not yours. Wait until your fly and fly line are well behind the fish before recasting.


Try an Emerger behind the Dry- Trout tend to feel safer eating just below the surface film. With this method I recommend using a parachute adams for the dry. The parachute adams has a very natural appearance and may help to avoid alerting the fish to something strange passing by. I usually fish the emerger tied off the bend of the dry fly hook with 18" of 6x to the emerger.

Swing- Many bwo's will struggle with thier new bodies and environments. Food that appears to be escaping friom the trout will often trigger a strike. Grey soft hackles are deadly on the Green and are a staple fly for most of the guides.

Try something Different- If you find that the fish are rejecting your BWO patterns try a Royal Wulff, Beetle, Ant etc. If you where eating rice all day, and a french fry came your way you just might take it instead of another piece of rice. This is typically only good for one drift over the fish.

These are just a few tips to help enhance your BWO dry fly experience on the Green River. Check back here for future tips about PMD hatches, flyfishing tips, river reports and stories in the future.

Green River Dry Fly Fishing Tips - Terrestrials

The large number of trout on the Green River provide the dry fly angler with ample opprtunities at fooling fish. The following terrestrial dry fly tips may help increase your chances of hooking up:

Make your first cast Count-Terrestrial insects are very common in the water, and on the banks of the Green from late April - October. However, it is uncommon for a grasshopper to drift down a seam line followed by another hopper 30 seconds later. Many Green River anglers have the "right fly pattern" on, but not the discipline to allow for a natural amount of time to pass before presenting their fly again.

Cover lots of Water-Most of the trout on the Green River are opportunistic feeders. If you present your fly 1 time to a fish without a look or a take, and you believe that you gave a near perfect presentation, Stop Casting! By waiting you allow the fish to get comfortable again. You now have 3 options. Give the fish some time before presenting your fly again, Change flies and then cast (also gives the fish time), or move to the next fish.

Approach with Stealth-Because of the large # of fish in the Green River, a sloppy approach will likely spook more than the fish that you can see. Trout are scared creatures by nature. Ospreys, bald eagles, anglers, river otters, and larger fish all inhabit the Green. The fish tend to have one eye always looking for predators and the warning signs that signal predators approaching.

Start with a Single Fly-Double fly rigs tangle easier costing you on your initial presentation. Many times a dry-dropper rig will spook a fish that would have risen to a single terrestrial. While rising to your dry trout may feel the taught line to the dropper and pull away from both flies. However, 2 flies are not a bad way to go on your second presentation, or if the fish are primarily feeding subsurface.

These are just a few tips to help enhance your terrestrial dry fly experience on the Green River. Look for tips about rising fish during a hatch on this blog page in the future. Also check back for flyfishing tips, river reports and stories in the future