From the Bureau of Reclamation:

“As of March 04, 2026 (end of day), Flaming Gorge Reservoir pool elevation is 6022.73 feet, which amounts to 82 percent of live storage capacity. Unregulated inflow volume for the month of February is approximately 42,030 acre-feet (af), which is 93 percent of the average unregulated inflow volume.

As of March 1st, operations have entered the transition period. The current average daily release is 800 cfs and this release is expected to be maintained through the end of April, pending hydrology.

The March unregulated inflows into Flaming Gorge for the next three months projects below average. March, April, and May forecasted unregulated inflow volumes 80,000 af (75 percent of average), 95,000 af (76 percent of average), and 135,000 af (54 percent of average), respectively.

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

What this means:

Currently, Flaming Gorge Reservoir is operating a daily average release of 854 CFS. Water temperatures are currently hovering around 41 degrees Fahrenheit.

This unseasonable weather has been quite interesting or alarming to say the least. There have been very thick midge hatches in the morning followed by a decent Baetis hatch in the afternoon. The nymph fishing has been quite productive with scud, midge, and Baetis patterns. The dry dropper fishing has been decent in the afternoons with either a double dry or a point fly with an emerging Baetis pattern. The most impressive fishing has been the single point dry fly fishing. It’s March so I don’t expect the terrestrial fishing to continue for much longer, but I guess we should capitalize on the moment until the weather hopefully returns to normal.

The streamer fishing has been good on all three sections of the Green River. Try nymphing a smaller bugger under an indicator in the big back eddies where you see fish podded up. White, gold, ginger, silver, and black have all been productive. Lighter colors during the main portions of the day and black in the early morning and afternoon light.

Red Creek is currently running low and clear.

Current snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is at 71 percent of normal. Snowpack in the Lower Green River Drainage is sitting at 40 percent of normal. Current water year to date precipitation in the Upper Green River Drainage is 106 percent of normal. Current water year to date precipitation in the Lower Green River Drainage is 96 percent of normal.