Fontenelle Reservoir is a reservoir in Wyoming, near Lincoln County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Fontenelle Reservoir is a reservoir in Lincoln County, Wyoming and covers about 8,000 acres.
The size of Fontenelle Reservoir rewards a simple area-by-area plan instead of long random moves.
Fontenelle Reservoir is a long Green River impoundment where cold river water meets deep open storage. Trout, kokanee, lake trout, burbot, smallmouth, and whitefish need separate plans.
Cast spoons near incoming water for rainbows and browns, locate kokanee before trolling, jig deeper breaks for lake trout, and fish rock for smallmouth.
Fontenelle sits upstream of Flaming Gorge, and both contain unwanted burbot. Do not copy a lower-reservoir pattern automatically; river flow has a stronger hand in this narrower upper lake.
Give rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and kokanee salmon separate passes when they use different water. Around Fontenelle Reservoir, a lure set for one fish should not be dragged through every point, weed edge, and stretch of open water.
For a trip to Fontenelle Reservoir, after two bites, note wind, water color, depth, and bottom. At Fontenelle Reservoir, repeat that short pattern on the next matching feature instead of starting over across the lake.
Before making a long move, change lure depth or speed once near the best spot at Fontenelle Reservoir. When fishing Fontenelle Reservoir, that quick test can show whether the fish moved a few feet or the area went quiet.
On Fontenelle Reservoir, let the first two catches set the plan for the next hour. On Fontenelle Reservoir, match their depth, nearby cover, lure speed, and the kind of bottom before changing areas, because those clues say more than a single lucky bite.
The key difference is this: Fontenelle is a long Green River impoundment where cold river water meets deep open storage.
Start here: Cast spoons near incoming water for rainbows and browns, locate kokanee before trolling, jig deeper breaks for lake trout, and fish rock for smallmouth.
Remember this local detail: Fontenelle sits upstream of Flaming Gorge, and both contain unwanted burbot.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.