From the Bureau of Reclamation:

“As of December 3, 2020 Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation is 6025.29 feet, which amounts to 85 percent of live storage capacity. Unregulated inflows for the month of November is approximately 35,600 acre-feet (af), which is 70% of the average November unregulated inflow volume.

The winter base flow period started on December 1. Winter average daily releases will meet moderately dry hydrologic condition lower targets in Reach 2 (1,100 cfs to 1,500 cfs, includes flows from the Yampa River). The daily average release of 1,000 cfs is planned to be maintained through December, which is near +25% of the winter base flow.

The December final forecast for unregulated inflows into Flaming Gorge for the next three months projects below average conditions. December, January, and February forecasted unregulated inflow volumes amount to 28,000 af (80 percent of average), 34,000 af (84 percent of average) and 35,000 af (79 percent of average), respectively.”

What this means:

Current daytime releases out of Flaming Gorge Reservoir are at 917 CFS. In the evening flows are increased to 2,100 CFS around 7 PM and drawn back down to 917 CFS around 10 PM. River temperatures are approximately 40.1 degrees Fahrenheit. Current snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is sitting at 81 percent of normal. Current snowpack in the Lower Green River Drainage is sitting at 85 percent of normal.

There is some midge activity, but winter on the Green is all about the streamer fishing. With the lower flows I have been using lighter sink tips or you can even get away with floating line. Black, gray, and ginger have been my go to colors lately. Winter streamer patterns that I like are the peanut envy, gonga, dungeons, and sculpzillas.