Location | Weber River

Flows | 205 cfs release from Rockport

Fishing | Good  

Hatches | Sow Bugs, Midges, Caddis, Worms and Leeches

Time of Day | 9-3pm 

Flies | Midge patterns, mayhems and blings | Rainbow, dark and tan sows in appropriate sizes | Hi-vis worms and Leeches | Caddis pupae and emergers

Tippet | 3-5x depending on fly selection and size

Techniques | Nymphing and opportunistic dry fly fishing with caddis patterns if you can skillfully entice a late afternoon riser.

There has been a significant bump from the extended winter time flows. Curious how the flows will be managed moving forward into the summer? Hoping they will be managed in a manner to allow for a full season of fishing on this section of the river. Much will depend on how dry or wet of a summer we experience. Please, be respectful of the resource and practice responsible angling. Barbless hooks and catch and release mantras are recommended. The fishery has been stressed over the past year by drought conditions, irresponsible release practices and low flows. Treat each other with respect and courtesy and please don’t leave your trash on the river.

Location | Lower Provo River

Flows | 97.3 cfs release from Deer Creek

Fishing | Good to Excellent 

Hatches | Midges and Increasing BWO’s

Time of Day | 9-3pm 

Flies | #20-#26 Midge and Blue Wing patterns. RS2’s, Rainbow Warriors, Mayhems and Blings.

Tippet | 5-6x depending on your knot tying abilities

Techniques | Nymphing and late morning and early afternoon dry fly fishing

Snow, wind and cool temps made an appearance this week. Very grateful for the extra precipitation and snow pack we received. Forecast looks similar, moving forward into next week. Those cooler and overcast days should provoke those baetis to move around. Be prepared with a variety of patterns and remember to be nice and respectful to your fellow anglers.

Location | Green River, below Fontanelle Reservoir

Current Status

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.

Please refer to the following link for Green River flow projections, through Green River, WY, provided by the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center: CBRFC Green River, WY Projection

To view the most current reservoir elevation, content, inflow and release, click on: Fontenelle Reservoir Data.

Working Group Meetings

The next Fontenelle Working Group meeting is scheduled for April 28, 2022 at 10:00 am. Details on the meeting will be provided as we get closer to the meeting date. The Fontenelle Working Group is an open public forum for information exchange between Reclamation and other parties associated with the operation of Fontenelle Reservoir. Meeting Minutes from the August 26, 2021 meeting are posted on the Working Group webpage.

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