Spring Fishing at Jemas Ranch

Jemas Ranch's Spring Season opens every year in May. With little angler pressure this time of year, the brown trout and rainbow trout are large and plentiful! We invite you to come take full advantage of the trophy fish and smaller crowds, and beautiful backdrop of snow capped mountains. Veteran fly fishers love spring Wyoming fishing in the Green River, and with a stay at the ranch, you can end the day fishing our private lake and creek.

Springtime Wyoming Wonders

Springtime in Wyoming is signaled by the call of the meadowlark, a medium-sized songbird with a bright yellow chest. The song of this state bird indicates a reawakening from months of a winter freeze that’s turned trees barren, made hares white and sent bears to dream in hibernation.

As temperatures rise to the mid 60s by mid May, the snow from the majestic Wind River Range continues melting, creating the headwaters for the great Green River. The spring runoff fills the river and its streams with frigid water, prompting the rainbow trout to spawn. The insect world follows suit, and the top of these beautiful waters becomes a fertile breeding ground for insects. June means the famed green drake and gray drake hatches, plus the blue damsel and green damsel hatches.

A large body of water with mountains in the background and a small island in the middle.

“The Green River is one of those places that can get into your soul. It’s a relationship that can become part of who you are.”

– Larry Trullis

Wyoming fishing: the Green River

The Spring is a fantastic time to fish Wyoming's portion of the Green River, one of America's natural, national treasures. Melting glaciers and runoff from the mountain snow form the headwaters of this beautiful river, which runs for 730 miles, crossing into Colorado before meeting up with the Colorado River in Southeastern Utah.