The Flaming Gorge Dam was completed in 1964. The lake is over 90 miles long and offers 375 miles of prime smallmouth shoreline. The Gorge is world renowned for its abundance of Rainbow, Cutthroat, Lake and Brown Trout and also offers anglers several other sport fish found at the Flaming Gorge Reservoir including smallmouth bass and kokanee salmon.

Flaming Gorge produces the best crop of trophy-class lake trout of any lake in the lower 48 states. Sure, there are lake trout in other waters, but nowhere will you find the resident population as big and cooperative as within the 90 miles or so of azure blue water that is Flaming Gorge. Lake trout, also called mackinaw, grow pretty darn big. Flaming Gorge holds the Utah record for the largest lake trout caught. It was 51 pounds and 8 ounces, 45 1/8 inches long, with a 31 3/4 inch girth. A large number of 30 pound and up fish are caught at the reservoir each year.

From its source high in Wyoming's Wind River Mountains, the Green River runs south into Flaming Gorge Country and Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The Green River then flows crystal clear from Flaming Gorge Dam, offering consistent temperatures and excellent year-round fly fishing.

World renowned for its abundance of Rainbow, Cutthroat and Brown trout, this clear stretch of the Green River offers some of the best tail-water fishing in Utah. Surveys have recorded up to 20,000 trout per mile in its upper sections! The average size of these fish will be from 16 to 19 inches, and can weigh from 2 to 4 pounds! There are 28 fish-able miles of the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam.

There are several access points to Flaming Gorge. Because it lies on the northeastern boarder between Wyoming and Utah there are ramps at both ends of the reservoir. Just down the road you can rent or launch your boat from the Lucerne Marina in Manila, Utah.

Fishing is allowed year-round, 24 hours a day on both the reservoir and the river. Reciprocal licenses are needed on Flaming Gorge. For $10, Utah residents can fish the Wyoming side and vice versa. Both Wyoming and Utah offer nonresident, short-term licenses as well. The Utah Fishing Proclamation or the Wyoming Fishing Regulations guides can provide you with more information about local fishing requirements.

There are excellent fishing guide and retail services available in the area:

Creative Fishing Adventures
P.O. Box 518 Manila, UT 84046
Guided Lake Trout Fishing on Flaming Gorge with Capt. Jim Williams
Phone: (435)-784-3301-May-Dec.
Phone: (307) 389-9543-Jan.-Apr.
www.fishflaminggorge.com

Conquest Expeditions
PO Box 305, Manila, UT 84046
Guided Fishing
Phone: 801-244-9948
http://www.conquestexpeditions.com/


Lucerne Valley Marina: #1
Lucerne Blvd. Manila, UT 84046
Guided Fishing, Tackle, and Fishing Permits
Phone: 435-784-3483
www.flaminggorge.com