Blue River Below Green Mountain
Fishing Report
UPDATED: 4/20/25 - !!!THE GATE TO ACCESS THIS TAILWATER IS CLOSED DUE TO A ROCKSLIDE!!! Word on the street is you can still access the canyon section only by foot. No cars or trailers allowed at the put in.
Flow: 550 CFS River Graph
The Lower Blue below Green Mountain Reservoir is a great stretch of public water. It is technically a "tailwater" flowing out of GMR, but it fishes more like a freestone river on some days. There is healthy and diverse population of aquatic bug life, this keeps the Gold Medal trout population well fed. The Lower Blue is fishable both by foot and river craft at certain river flows.
*The Lower Blue is not legally permitted for any type of commercial guiding, and no shuttle services are offered for this piece of water.*
Current Conditions:
RIVER FLOW (Cubic Feet Per Second):
550 cfs
WATER TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F):
40's
WATER CLARITY:
3+ Feet of Clarity
CURRENT FOOD SOURCES:
Midges | Baetis | Stoneflies | Eggs
Flies to Try
NYMPHS:
TDJ Golden Stone size 14 -18 | Pat’s Rubber Legs Olive and Brown size 10-12 | K’s Latex Caddis size 16-18 | Darth Baetis grey size 18-22 | Split Case BWO 16-18 | Tungsten Juju Baetis size 18-22 | Grey Dun RS2 size 18-22 | UV Midge black size 18-22 | Pegged Eggs
DRIES:
| Parachute Adams size 12-22 | Peacock Caddis 18 | Parachute Extended Body BWO size 18-22 | Matthew's Sparkle Dun BWO size 16-22 | I-Wan-E Dun BWO size 18-20 | CDC Morgan's Midge 18-22 | Umpqua Adult Midge Dark size 18-24 | Solitude midge Olive size 20-22 |
STREAMERS:
Baby Gonga tan, rainbow, and black | Big Gulp Sculpin black size 4 | Mini Loop Sculpin natural | Slump Buster black or natural size 4-6 | Pop's Bugger pearl/grizzly size 8 | Ishiwata's Articulated Snitch olive size 6 | Crystal Bugger white size 12 | Leeches in wine or black
Guide Tip of the Week:
!!!THE GATE TO ACCESS THIS TAILWATER IS CLOSED DUE TO A ROCKSLIDE!!!
If you are willing to brave the canyon, small stones, baetis and midge imitations are going to be the primary food sources this time of year. Nymphing will most likely be your most productive method of catching fish. Fishing with small BWO or midge nymphs is a good place to start. Having some weight on that nymph rig is probably a good idea right now if you are using unweighted flies. Some heavier perdigon/jig style flies have also been very productive for us. Expect to see some rising fish in certain runs feeding on BWOs and Midges. Streamer fishing is still a good idea as we move in to the winter months. There is definitely possibility to move some big fish!
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