Blue Medal Trout Waters

Is the Green River the best tailwater fishery in the United States? Many believe so, and the numbers back them up. Studies have shown some stretches of the Green to hold a staggering 22,000 trout per mile. Each section varies along this bug-rich trout factory, but studies also show that on any stretch, you can be guaranteed that 4,000 to 10,000 trout per mile are studying your imitations. The Green River isn't all about biomass either, because the river is as scenic as any trout stream as it cuts through a red sandstone canyon whose walls are dotted with ponderosa pine, pinon pine, juniper, white pine, and cedar. As the sun arcs across the sky during your float trip, you will be entertained by an everchanging kaleidoscope of colors emanating from the sloped 1000-foot canyon walls. The water is so clear that your heart will thump as you peer from behind polarized glasses and see a tumbling, turning mass of colors and fins, which upon closer inspection reveals a pod of rainbow trout feeding on scuds in the moss. Many believe the Green is the reigning trout fishery, tailwater or not, in the continental United States.