Dry FlyintermediateRocky Mountain West
Green Drake
$3.50
Available Sizes#10 - #14
Color Variations
Olive/GreenDark OliveGray/Olive
The Green Drake hatch is the main event. For two or three weeks in early summer, the largest mayflies west of the Mississippi emerge, and every trout in the river forgets it has ever been caught. Brown trout that normally refuse to acknowledge your existence suddenly feed on the surface like tourists at a buffet. The hatch is brief, location-specific, and life-altering. Miss it, and you will spend the rest of the year checking hatch reports like a gambling addict checking odds.
Quick Facts
TypeDry Fly
Difficultyintermediate
SeasonsSummer
Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Cutthroat Trout
Sizes#10 - #14
Best LocationsHenry's Fork, ID; Frying Pan River, CO; Snake River, WY
Where to Fish It
Henry's Fork
ID · Spring Creek
Frying Pan River
CO · Tailwater
Snake River
WY · Freestone River
Map unavailable. Locations for Green Drake: Henry's Fork, ID; Frying Pan River, CO; Snake River, WY
Related Reading
seasonal playbook
The Summer Guide: Long Days and Willing Fish
Summer is fly fishing's season of abundance. Sixteen-hour days, prolific hatches, aggressive fish, and the full spectrum from mountain trout to saltwater flats. This is your playbook for making the most of the warmest, longest, most generous months of the fishing year.
hatch guide
The Complete Guide to Mayfly Hatches
Mayflies are the foundation of trout-stream entomology. This guide covers every major hatch — BWOs, PMDs, Green Drakes, Sulphurs, Tricos, and Hendricksons — with the biology, timing, and fly selections you need to fish them effectively across the country.
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