From the Bureau of Reclamation:

“As of April 5, 2022, the Fontenelle Reservoir pool elevation is 6479.32 feet, which amounts to 46 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of March totaled 46,000 acre-feet (af) or 81 percent of average.

Fontenelle’s releases are currently maintained at 825 cfs

The April final forecast for unregulated inflows into Fontenelle for the next three months projects below average conditions. April, May, and June inflow volumes amount to 70,000 af (83 percent of average), 95,000 af (54 percent of average), and 190,000 af (62 percent of average), respectively. The April-July 2022 unregulated inflow is forecasted to be 435,000 af or 59% of average.”

What this means:

Releases from Fontenelle Reservoir are currently at 825 CFS. Snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is currently at 72 percent of normal. Snowpack in the Lower Green River Drainage is currently at 76 percent of normal.

As with the Green below Flaming Gorge you will see midge and some baetis activity during the day. If you are nymphing plan on having a variety of scuds, midges, baetis, and blood midges. Although not as productive as the streamer bite is on the Utah Green in the Spring, 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 spring colors. Some of my favorite patterns are the peanut envy, dungeon, sculpin leech, and the sculpzilla.