Southwest Wyoming Fishing Report

It has been a wet Spring. Snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is at 222 percent of normal, the Lower Green River Drainage is at 185 percent, and the Upper Bear Drainage is at 316 percent. With all the snow and cooler temperatures, peak runoff is still a while away. Cooler temperatures have kept the flows into Fontenelle Reservoir at around 2,300 CFS, but sunny, warmer weather is on its way. Flows coming out of Fontenelle continue to hold around 1,750 CFS, full power plant capacity. Fontenelle Reservoir is sitting at about 48 percent of live capacity. There has been no new word on when or if the flows will increase.

There is still quite a bit of midge and Baetis activity in Southwestern Wyoming. If you are nymphing, scuds, San Juan worms, midges, and baetis will get the job down. The dry fly fishing is okay, but if you see some fish rising you can get them with a cluster midge or a baetis cripple. The streamer fishing has been fair. Fish the slower, deeper runs with darker streamers and you should have some success. Water clarity has also been an issue due to snowmelt and quite a bit of rain over the past few days.