Middle Fork Weiser River

Tributary of the Weiser River

  • Recommended Fishing Water

Middle Fork Weiser River in Adams County is 26.6 miles in length.

Facilities

Motor Restriction
No
Boat Ramp
No
Dock
No
Toilet
Yes
Campground
Yes
ADA Access
Yes

Recommended Game Fish

Species Observed in Surveys

Fish Stocking Records

Date Species Quantity General Size
2022/06/23 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/08/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2020/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2019/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2018/06/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/08/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2017/07/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/08/24 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2016/06/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2015/07/01 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 610 Catchable (6+ inches)
2014/07/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2013/08/06 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/08/09 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2012/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2011/07/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/07/26 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 800 Catchable (6+ inches)
2010/06/30 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/08/05 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
2009/06/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
2008/06/25 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
2007/06/19 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2006/06/20 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2005/06/16 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2004/06/15 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2003/06/18 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2002/06/17 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
2001/05/29 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
2000/06/27 Rainbow Trout - Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1999/07/09 Rainbow Trout 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1998/06/30 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1997/07/01 Rainbow Trout 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
1996/07/23 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1995/06/16 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1994/06/15 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1993/06/30 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1992/06/19 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1991/06/14 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1990/06/05 Rainbow Trout 999 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/06/05 Rainbow Trout 1,350 Catchable (6+ inches)
1989/05/23 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/20 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/06/06 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1988/05/24 Rainbow Trout 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/07/31 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1987/05/18 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/23 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/07/01 Rainbow Trout 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1986/05/20 Rainbow Trout 3,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/07/03 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1985/05/22 Rainbow Trout 2,985 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/07/19 Rainbow Trout 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
1984/06/19 Rainbow Trout 3,003 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/08/19 Rainbow Trout 2,006 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
1983/07/20 Rainbow Trout 1,850 Catchable (6+ inches)
1983/06/30 Rainbow Trout 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
1982/08/02 Rainbow Trout 3,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/07/28 Rainbow Trout 2,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1981/06/17 Rainbow Trout 2,250 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/24 Rainbow Trout 1,482 Catchable (6+ inches)
1980/07/03 Rainbow Trout 1,521 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/08/29 Rainbow Trout 1,230 Catchable (6+ inches)
1979/06/13 Rainbow Trout 1,125 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/07/28 Rainbow Trout 740 Catchable (6+ inches)
1978/06/28 Rainbow Trout 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/06/30 Rainbow Trout 1,175 Catchable (6+ inches)
1977/05/20 Rainbow Trout 570 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/30 Rainbow Trout 1,110 Catchable (6+ inches)
1976/07/02 Rainbow Trout 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/09/03 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/08/08 Rainbow Trout 1,140 Catchable (6+ inches)
1975/07/04 Rainbow Trout 1,750 Catchable (6+ inches)
1974/07/18 Rainbow Trout 2,460 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/08/15 Rainbow Trout 2,940 Catchable (6+ inches)
1973/06/06 Rainbow Trout 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/08/09 Rainbow Trout 1,870 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/07/13 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1972/06/07 Rainbow Trout 450 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/08/31 Rainbow Trout 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/07/06 Rainbow Trout 2,340 Catchable (6+ inches)
1971/06/17 Rainbow Trout 2,040 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/07/22 Rainbow Trout 2,280 Catchable (6+ inches)
1970/06/17 Rainbow Trout 1,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/08/13 Rainbow Trout 1,980 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/07/15 Rainbow Trout 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
1969/06/16 Rainbow Trout 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/07/08 Rainbow Trout 1,470 Catchable (6+ inches)
1968/06/05 Rainbow Trout 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

Licenses and Tags

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Fishing Rules, 2025 - 2027

All Waters Open All Year

Except as modified in Special Rules
Fishing is not allowed within the posted upstream and downstream boundary of any fish weir or trap.

Daily Bag Limits

The following daily bag limits apply to all waters within each region except as modified in the Special Rules. The possession limit is 3-times the daily bag limit.

Special Rules

No Special Rules for Middle Fork Weiser River.
Southwest Region Bag Limits
Bass (Largemouth and Smallmouth)

  • Bass limit is 6, both species combined
  • None under 12 inches

Brook Trout

  • Brook Trout limit is 25
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they apply when fishing for Brook Trout

Bull Trout

  • Bull Trout - catch-and-release

Kokanee

  • Kokanee limit is 6

Salmon (ocean-run)

  • Spring and summer Chinook Salmon seasons and limits are set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission and issued in separate brochures
  • Seasons and limits for fall Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon can be found here
  • Sockeye Salmon fishing is illegal. Defined as ocean-run Oncorhynchus nerka longer than 14 inches in the Snake River drainage below Hells Canyon Dam, the Salmon River drainage (excluding above Mosquito Flat Dam)
  • Fishing for salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water

Steelhead (ocean-run)

  • Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than 20 inches in the Salmon River drainage (excluding lakes and reservoirs). Between Hells Canyon Dam and Oxbow Dam and the Boise River from its mouth upstream to Barber Dam during steelhead seasons, steelhead are Rainbow Trout over 20 inches with the adipose fin clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar)
  • Fishing for steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water. See fishing regulations for details

Sturgeon

  • Sturgeon - catch-and-release
  • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
  • Barbless hooks, sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device are required. See fishing regulations for details

Tiger Muskie

  • Tiger Muskie limit is 2, none under 40 inches

Trout includes Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Golden Trout, Arctic Grayling, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, land-locked Chinook and Coho Salmon, trout hybrids (e.g. Tiger Trout)

  • Trout limit is 6, all species combined
  • Chinook Salmon and steelhead placed in ponds are counted in the trout bag limit
  • Bull Trout and Brook Trout are listed separately

Walleye (Stocked illegally in this Region. May be harmful to existing fisheries.)

  • No bag, length, or possession limits. Harvest is encouraged

Whitefish

  • Whitefish limit is 25
  • Harvest allowed during any open season unless otherwise noted under Special Rules - if gear or bait restrictions are listed, they apply when fishing for whitefish

Protected Nongame Fish includes Pacific Lamprey

  • May not be harvested or possessed

All Other Fish Species includes bullfrogs and crayfish

  • No bag, length, or possession limits
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