How's the bite at Flaming Gorge Reservoir today? Picky — get there by six.

Questions people ask about Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

Is it worth fishing Flaming Gorge Reservoir today?

5 out of 10 — picky. Work for it. The strongest stretch is 3:58 AM–5:58 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.

What time should you fish Flaming Gorge Reservoir?

Today's major windows run 3:58 AM–5:58 AM and 4:20 PM–6:20 PM, with minor windows at 11:35 AM–12:35 PM and 9:57 PM–10:57 PM. Sunrise is 6:30 AM and sunset 8:13 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Flaming Gorge Reservoir?

No gauge on Flaming Gorge Reservoir measures water temperature. US reservoir gauges report height, not temperature — so rather than estimate it, this page leaves it out and leans on the windows and the pressure trend instead.

What is the water level at Flaming Gorge Reservoir right now?

6011.47 ft, the reading for August 15 from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir Dam and Powerplant gauge run by the USBR, which publishes one value a day. Over 24 hours it is down 0.00 ft.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Flaming Gorge Reservoir?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Utah Department of Environmental Quality publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where organised by contaminant and applying to named species and waters, with most Utah waters carrying no advisory at all. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

Utah DEQ fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Flaming Gorge Reservoir?

Yes. A Utah fishing license covers this water, required from age 12. DWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Utah license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Utah?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: trout, kokanee salmon and arctic grayling (a combined total), largemouth and smallmouth bass, black and white crappie (a combined total), channel catfish. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Trout, kokanee salmon and Arctic grayling (a combined total) limits · Largemouth and smallmouth bass limits · Black and white crappie (a combined total) limits · Channel catfish limits · Check a length against the rules