Southwest Wyoming Fishing Report

From the Bureau of Reclamation:

“As of March 6, 2022, the Fontenelle Reservoir pool elevation is 6478.84 feet, which amounts to 46 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of February totaled 23,000 acre-feet (af) or 80 percent of average. 

Fontenelle’s releases will be maintained at 825 cfs through the winter base flow period. These releases will be maintained until March or April when the ice along the Green River begins to melt.   

The March final forecast for unregulated inflows into Fontenelle for the next three months projects below average conditions. March, April, and May inflow volumes amount to 40,000 af (70 percent of average), 55,000 af (65 percent of average), and 95,000 af (54 percent of average), respectively. For Water Year 2022, the unregulated inflow is forecasted to be 726,000 af or 68% of average..”

What this means:

Releases from Fontenelle Reservoir are currently at 787 CFS. Snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is currently at 79 percent of normal. Snowpack in the Lower Green River Drainage is currently at 87 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.

Southwest Wyoming Fishing Report

From the Bureau of Reclamation:

“As of February 2, 2022, the Fontenelle Reservoir pool elevation is 6483.59 feet, which amounts to 53 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of January totaled 29,000 acre-feet (af) or 95 percent of average. 

Fontenelle’s releases will be maintained at 825 cfs through the winter base flow period. These releases will be maintained until March or April when the ice along the Green River begins to melt.   

The February final forecast for unregulated inflows into Fontenelle for the next three months projects below average conditions. February, March, and April inflow volumes amount to 22,000 af (77 percent of average), 40,000 af (70 percent of average), and 60,000 af (71 percent of average), respectively.”

What this means:

Releases from Fontenelle Reservoir are currently at 787 CFS. Snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is currently at 83 percent of normal. Snowpack in the Lower Green River Drainage is currently at 88 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.

Southwest Wyoming Fishing Report

From the Bureau of Reclamation:

“As of February 7, 2021, the Fontenelle Reservoir pool elevation is 6477.89 feet, which amounts to 44 percent of live storage capacity. Inflows for the month of January totaled 25,000 acre-feet (af) or 82 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 late March or early April when ice on the Green River begins to thaw.

The February final forecast for unregulated inflows into Fontenelle for the next three months projects below average conditions. February, March, and April inflow volumes amount to 22,000 af (80 percent of average), 39,000 af (74 percent of average), and 55,000 af (64 percent of average), respectively. 

The 2021 water year unregulated inflow volume is forecasted to be 659,000 af (61 percent of average) based on the February forecast.“

What this means:

Releases from Fontenelle Reservoir are currently at 778 CFS. Snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is currently at 85 percent of normal. Snowpack in the Lower Green River Drainage is currently at 83 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.

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.