Waters · United States
Green River (Fontenelle) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The Fontenelle tailwater is the quiet Green: the same cold releases and heavy trout numbers as the Utah stretch below Flaming Gorge, with a fraction of the boats.
Today's report: fair (46/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Green River (Fontenelle) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 19.2°C (67°F) and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge GREEN RIVER NEAR GREEN RIVER, WY shows the water level falling (3 cm/24h).
Green River (Fontenelle) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 19.2°C (67°F)
- Discharge: 21.0 m³/s (742 cfs) — down 9% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (3 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge GREEN RIVER NEAR GREEN RIVER, WY · reading 53 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 39/100
- 01:00–03:00 local time — score 41/100
- 04:00–06:00 local time — score 44/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 45 — fair | 44 — fair | 41 — fair |
| Brown Trout | 46 — fair | 44 — fair | 36 — poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Green River (Fontenelle) rating:
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- wind: helping (+0.7)
- depth profile: helping (+0.6)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:22:38 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge GREEN RIVER NEAR GREEN RIVER, WY · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- Green River (Flaming Gorge) — Utah, USA (68 km away)
- Wind River (Boysen) — Wyoming, USA (206 km away)
- South Fork Snake River (Irwin) — Idaho, USA (250 km away)
- Roaring Fork River (Glenwood Springs) — Colorado, USA (283 km away)