FLAMING GORGE: Launching boats is possible at Cedar Springs and Mustang ramps. As ice conditions deteriorate there will be good fishing for 16- to 24-inch lake trout on most areas near the ice. As the areas open up, try trolling or jigging from boats. Use tube jigs in white, chartreuse, glow or brown tipped with a small chunk of sucker or chub meat. Ice fishing for kokanee is almost always slow if they can be found at all so fishing will improve as the ice melts. Before poor ice conditions started there was good fishing for rainbows . After ice out, look for larger rainbows around boat ramps. Ice fishing for burbot may still be possible in the Wyoming end but be careful of ice conditions. After ice out, fishing should continue to be good for burbot as long as water temps are cool in shallow water. Fishing from a boat, at night in water from 10 to 30 feet using glow jigs should work well for high catch rates. Smallmouth fishing is slow, as smallmouth tend not to bite well at temps near or below 50 degrees.

GREEN RIVER: Fishing on the river is picking up and midge hatches are occurring as air temps warm. Nymphing is still probably the best technique but streamers are also working. Nymphing with glo-bugs and San Juan worms with smaller nymphs trailering is working well. Small midge patterns work some days. Streamers are working well and have been extremely good some days.

PELICAN LAKE: Ice is off but cold weather and high winds have kept the lake waters from warming. Anglers reporting a few early bass, bluegill are few and far between.

RED FLEET: Good fishing for trout as the ice melted.

STARVATION: Good fishing for trout including several larger browns being taken.

SOUTHEASTERN REGION

LOWER FISH CREEK: A localized fish kill occurred, apparently due to an abrupt release of anoxic water. The fish kill appeared to extend from the dam to about mile downstream.

SCOFIELD: The dam arm is opening up and bank fishermen have done very well with rainbow PowerBait or egg sacs. The south end of the reservoir is opening as is a small area on the north side. Further ice fishing is definitely not advised.

SOUTHERN REGION

BOULDER MTN LAKES: All lakes are now open to fishing. Access on most of the mountain is still limited to snowmobile and ATV.