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Fly fishing Green River below Fontenelle Dam: Fishing has improved with cooler weather but the afternoon winds are kicking up around 20 to 30 mph on some days. We've been catching very large fish this year with numerous browns, cuts and a few rainbows over 20 inches including a 26 inch brown and several cuts around 24 inches. Morning hatches of trico's are coming on bringing some large sippers to the surface an fishing with small dark hare's ear and pheasant tail nymphs is good, however landing them has been tough for most anglers. Prolific caddis hatches are producing good results after the sun goes down if the wind isn't blowing. Kokanee are already showing up and egg sucking rainbows and pre-spawning browns will soon be following. We've made it through the worst heat wave ever and the fishing the rest of the year looks good! We'll keep you posted. fly fishing Ham's Fork:: Smith's Fork: ( Private- Rod fees required via The Solitary Angler)
Van's Green River operations are based out of Kemmerer, Wyoming just a little over 2 hours from Salt Lake City where we fish the Green River above and below Fontenelle Reservoir, the Ham’s Fk. which runs through Kemmerer and the Smiths Fk., which is about an hour from Kemmerer. All are fabulous fisheries, each offering something different and all have “quality fly fishing without the crowds”. Premier Wyoming fly fishing guides. There are nice accommodations in Kemmerer and there are several restaurants to choose from but Kemmerer isn’t a big tourist town. Clients come here to fly fish! There’s no 5 star lodges, fancy restaurants or hopping nightclubs here. Just basic stuff and great fly fishing opportunities and of course, professional, experienced guides from the Solitary Angler. Many clients have combined fly fishing here with the Green River below Flaming Gorge or the Snake River near Jackson Hole and most tell me this was their favorite part and that they caught larger and sometimes more fish here. Many have told me this is the best trout fishing they ever had! Fly Fishing The Green River The Green River below Fontenelle Dam in Southwest Wyoming is perhaps the last major undiscovered trophy trout stream in the lower 48. The river flows through a magnificent Wildlife Refuge called Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in the middle of the Red Desert and it’s hardly noticed by anyone. Great floating water.Green River float trips daily The river is a broad tail water and is easily floated or waded. It boasts plump rainbows, cutthroats and browns that average over 3 pounds and fish over 5 pounds are common! Hatches include cicada, stone flies, caddis flies, tricos, blue-winged olives, midges, snails and scuds. Crawdads and minnows of all types also are very abundant for the lunkers over 5 pounds.wyoming fly fishing at it's best The Solitary Angler float fishes 5 sections of this pristine river and permits are very restrictive allowing only 2 guides per day with an exception 6 weekdays per year when we’re allowed 4 guides. This is to protect the wildlife from being displaced in this fragile environment. You need at least 2 or 3 days to fully appreciate this special, secluded section of the Green River. come fly fish the Green River in Wyoming with us today! Float trips on the Green River to accomodate all sizes of parties, and believe us ,... it's a party! fly fishing The Hams Fork The Ham’s Fk. is a medium-sized stream flowing out of the Wyoming Range into Viva Naughton Reservoir near our base town of Kemmerer. Below the reservoir is a private stretch of water which the Solitary Angler has access to. The stream is a classic tailwater winding though willows with numerous riffles, pools and under cut banks which hold thousands of rainbows per mile, averaging around 16 inches and many larger. The Hams fork is some of the best water Wyomg fly fishing has to offer. This is classic dry fly water and hatches occur daily from July through October. Midges and blue winged olives are the primary food source but hatches of golden stones and caddis do occur in June and July. During hatches it’s hard to move from a pool because they just keep feeding. Wyoming dry fly water at its best. The lower Ham’s Fk. also offers great dry fly fishing but it also has a healthy brown trout population. The trout in the lower Ham’s Fk. average larger and some real big browns and rainbows over 5 pounds have been caught. Stone flies and caddis are also more plentiful in the lower Ham’s Fk. and September and October produces many large browns. Combine with a day or two on the Green and/or Smith’s Fk. When fly fishing Wyoming contact Van Beacham for the inside scoop, and the best water for fly fishing without the crowds. Green River Fly Fishing at its finest!
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