800 CFS is still the name of the game, but we don’t know how long that will last. The Upper Green River Drainage is sitting at 97 percent of average snowpack and the Lower Green River Drainage is sitting at 99 percent of average. River temperatures are still around 38 degrees Fahrenheit.
With the constant changing of the weather patterns, fishing can be fantastic or just okay. When high pressure settles in the midge hatch is thick and the fish are quite active. When a storm rolls through the bug life diminishes and therefore the fish activity does as well. The good news is that more and more baetis are beginning to hatch everyday and the blue winged olives love temperamental weather.
Due to melting snow up in Wyoming, Red Creek is flowing and the lower river is pretty off color. Fishing has been consistently inconsistent between the Dam and Red Creek. Fish are honed in on midges and scuds in the morning. In the afternoon, the fish are feeding on the baetis nymphs moving around.
There are some fish rising in the slower back water and down by Little Hole, but not enough to sound the alarms. The streamer bite has been pretty good on the white Sculpzilla, the Articulated Goldie, and the Olive Peanut Envy.
Look for more updates as the flows change and the fishing begins to heat up now that April is here.