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Wyoming

Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Flaming Gorge Reservoir is a 38,888-acre Wyoming reservoir in Sweetwater County, with seasonal largemouth patterns built around cover, points, and forage.

Surface
38,888acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Flaming Gorge Reservoirvia Open-Meteo · 15:30 local
Air temp
76.1°F
Barometric
29.82″
→steady 24h(0.00)
Wind
4mph
from NW
Moon
Waxing Crescent
day 4.0 · 17% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 18
    julSat

    Tougher window

    hi 92° · lo 65°

    Pick the calmest hour and stay flexible. Conditions push hard today; bite likely shrinks. Plan around the calmest gap.

    ── strong w wind · bite likely shrinks

  2. 19
    julSun

    Tougher window

    hi 92° · lo 66°

    Pick the calmest hour and stay flexible. Conditions push hard today; bite likely shrinks. Plan around the calmest gap.

    ── strong e wind · bite likely shrinks

  3. 20
    julMon

    Tougher window

    hi 95° · lo 67°

    Pick the calmest hour and stay flexible. Conditions push hard today; bite likely shrinks. Plan around the calmest gap.

    ── strong w wind · bite likely shrinks

§ 04Field notesWyoming

Where it is

Flaming Gorge Reservoir reaches roughly 38,888 acres in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Where the largemouth sit changes with the season, not the map.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. Rising temperatures draw largemouth into shallow cover to stage and spawn; the protected, faster-warming water turns on first.

Summer. Heat pushes fish off the shallows toward depth and shade; work the cooler ends of the day.

Fall. Falling water temperature draws bait and largemouth back shallow into a broad, roaming feed.

Winter. Largemouth go deep and sluggish in cold water, so a slow, methodical approach is the safer bet.

Key structure

  • Flats sitting next to deeper water
  • Weed edges and the clean lines along them
  • Transitions from soft to hard bottom
  • Channel edges and the breaks beside them

Read the season; the structure list only matters through that lens.

Forage

Largemouth in Sweetwater County key on baitfish and the panfish sharing that cover, trailing the forage as the season turns.

Access

Public access exists in Sweetwater County around Flaming Gorge Reservoir; check conditions and water levels with local sources before fishing.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:01441113). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

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