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Just when you thought I couldn't say more about the Green River... Episode 21 is an interview we did with Denny Breer from Trout Creek Flies in Dutch John, Utah.

In episode 2 we had Emmit Heath (also from Trout Creek Flies) talk about the Green River as a fishery. Denny talks to us more about it from a destination perspective. Where to go, how to get here. What to expect once you're here. One of the myths about the green that he dispells is that the river is over crowded. True if you're trying to launch your drift boat at 8 am below the dam with everyone else on a weekend, yes, it's busy. But he has some great pointers on how to get around that. He calls it creative launching.

We took his advice that day and had a great float with Fishwest as our guides. We practically had the river to our selves for two days.

This section of the Green River is a treasure and everyone should have a chance to hook in to some the lunker browns that make it such a great place.

While we were there our good friend Doug Barnes took these photos of our trip.


Fly of the week:
WD-40
A fly I don't go to the Green without. It's a versatile fly that you can fish on the bottom, in the middle or in the surface film.


Size: 18-22
Body: 8/0 thread in Olive, Tan, Brown or Red
Thorax: Hares ear
Wingcase: Optional, but flashback material or a CDC loop wing works well.
Tail: Wood Duck flank fibers