Southwest Wyoming Fishing Report

From the Bureau of Reclamation:

“As of December 2, 2020, the Fontenelle Reservoir pool elevation is 6487.64 feet, which amounts to 61 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of November totaled 32,400 acre-feet (af) or 77 percent of average. 

Fontenelle’s releases are currently set at 825 cfs. This release is scheduled to be maintained through the Fall/Winter operation period, which typically ends in March when ice on the Green River begins to thaw.

The December final forecast for unregulated inflows into Fontenelle for the next three months projects below average conditions. December, January, and February inflow volumes amount to 27,000 af (84 percent of average), 26,000 af (86 percent of average), and 24,000 af (87 percent of average), respectively. “

Releases from Fontenelle Reservoir are currently at 751 CFS. Snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is currently at 81 percent of normal. Snowpack in the Lower Green River Drainage is currently at 85 percent of normal.

As with the Green below Flaming Gorge you will see some midge activity during the day. If you are nymphing plan on having a variety of scuds, midges, and blood midges. Although not as productive as the streamer bite is on the Utah Green in the winter you can still have some fantastic streamer fishing below Fontenelle as well. Look for fish in the slower, deeper water. Black, gray, olive, and ginger are my go to winter colors. Some of my favorite patterns are the peanut envy, dungeon, sculpin leech, and the sculpzilla.