Weiser River

Tributary of the Snake River

    Weiser River in Adams and Washington Counties is 103.1 miles in length.

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    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
    2024/06/04 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 308 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2023/06/28 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 344 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2022/06/23 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2021/06/15 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2020/06/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2019/06/26 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2018/06/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2016/06/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 500 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2015/06/19 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 554 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2015/06/19 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 30 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2014/06/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2013/06/12 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2012/07/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2011/07/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2010/06/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2010/05/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2009/06/30 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 50 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2009/06/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2009/05/27 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2008/07/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 327 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2008/06/25 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2008/06/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2008/06/10 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2007/08/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 211 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2007/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2007/05/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2007/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 200 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2006/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2006/06/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 135 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2006/06/06 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2006/05/22 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2005/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2005/05/23 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 85 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2004/06/28 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2004/06/07 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2004/05/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2003/06/16 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2003/06/03 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2002/06/24 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2002/06/18 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2002/06/04 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2002/05/24 Rainbow - Hayspur Triploid 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2002/05/20 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2001/06/05 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2001/05/29 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2001/05/21 Rainbow - Troutlodge Triploid 115 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2000/07/03 Troutlodge 601 Catchable (6+ inches)
    2000/06/27 Troutlodge 150 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1999/07/09 Domestic Kamloops 650 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1998/06/30 Domestic Kamloops 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1997/07/01 Domestic Kamloops 600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1996/06/26 Domestic Kamloops 700 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1989/06/15 Brown Trout 9,900 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
    1989/06/05 Mt Lassen Rainbow 1,575 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1989/05/22 Mt Lassen Rainbow 3,007 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/10/27 Brown Trout 7,360 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/06/20 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/06/06 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/05/26 Rainbow Unspecified 1,300 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1988/05/17 Brown Trout 20,100 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
    1987/11/15 Rainbow Unspecified 4,992 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1987/09/29 Brown Trout 11,880 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
    1987/07/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,025 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1987/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1987/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1987/05/13 Brown Trout 20,000 Fry (0-3 inches)
    1987/04/17 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1986/07/23 Rainbow Unspecified 2,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1986/06/12 Mt Lassen Rainbow 2,800 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1986/06/04 Brown Trout 20,000 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
    1986/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1985/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,504 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1985/06/21 Rainbow Unspecified 697 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1985/06/10 Brown Trout 20,020 Fry (0-3 inches)
    1985/06/10 Rainbow Unspecified 311 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1985/05/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,001 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1985/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1984/07/25 Brown Trout 20,060 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
    1984/07/19 Mt Whitney Rainbow 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1984/06/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1984/06/13 Rainbow Unspecified 960 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1984/05/30 Rainbow Unspecified 496 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1983/08/19 Rainbow Unspecified 1,795 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
    1983/07/09 Brown Trout 20,250 Fry (0-3 inches)
    1983/06/30 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1983/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1982/07/21 Brown Trout 20,103 Fingerling (3-6 inches)
    1982/06/17 Rainbow Unspecified 2,000 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1981/07/20 Rainbow Unspecified 1,166 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1981/06/18 Rainbow Unspecified 312 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1981/06/17 Rainbow Unspecified 1,008 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1981/06/01 Rainbow Unspecified 688 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1981/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 324 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1980/07/24 Rainbow Unspecified 1,287 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1980/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,093 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1980/05/23 Rainbow Unspecified 1,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1980/05/22 Rainbow Unspecified 220 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1979/08/29 Rainbow Unspecified 1,435 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1979/05/31 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1979/05/23 Rainbow Unspecified 345 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1978/07/26 Rainbow Unspecified 555 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1978/06/27 Rainbow Unspecified 1,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1978/06/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,860 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1978/05/31 Rainbow Unspecified 1,200 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1978/05/16 Rainbow Unspecified 260 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1977/07/15 Rainbow Unspecified 1,765 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1977/05/23 Rainbow Unspecified 760 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1977/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 760 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1976/08/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,260 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1976/06/04 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1976/06/03 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1976/05/18 Rainbow Unspecified 540 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1975/07/23 Rainbow Unspecified 640 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1975/07/07 Rainbow Unspecified 1,400 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1975/06/11 Rainbow Unspecified 690 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1974/07/03 Rainbow Unspecified 1,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1974/05/20 Rainbow Unspecified 840 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1973/09/12 Rainbow Unspecified 2,640 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1973/08/10 Rainbow Unspecified 1,960 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1973/05/11 Rainbow Unspecified 1,740 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1973/05/02 Rainbow Unspecified 1,620 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1972/08/28 Rainbow Unspecified 780 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1972/08/25 Rainbow Unspecified 1,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1972/08/17 Rainbow Unspecified 810 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1972/08/09 Rainbow Unspecified 690 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1972/07/31 Rainbow Unspecified 504 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1972/06/08 Rainbow Unspecified 900 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1972/05/24 Rainbow Unspecified 390 Adults
    1971/06/09 Rainbow Unspecified 1,500 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1971/06/01 Rainbow Unspecified 1,600 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1970/09/14 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1970/08/14 Rainbow Unspecified 2,100 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1970/07/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,020 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1970/06/15 Rainbow Unspecified 1,680 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1970/06/08 Rainbow Unspecified 1,320 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1970/05/21 Rainbow Unspecified 720 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1969/08/05 Rainbow Unspecified 1,560 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1969/07/15 Rainbow Unspecified 1,920 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1969/06/09 Rainbow Unspecified 1,380 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1969/05/27 Rainbow Unspecified 630 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1968/07/23 Rainbow Unspecified 2,700 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1968/06/28 Rainbow Unspecified 1,720 Catchable (6+ inches)
    1968/05/28 Rainbow Unspecified 930 Catchable (6+ inches)
    Source: IDFG Fish Stocking Database.

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    Fishing Rules, 2022 - 2024

    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 after the second day of the season.

    Special Rules

    No Special Rules for 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 must be followed when fishing for Brook Trout

    Bull Trout

    • Bull Trout limit is 0, catch-and-release

    Kokanee

    • Kokanee limit is 6

    Salmon

    • 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 limit is 0 and fishing for or targeting Sockeye Salmon is illegal
    • Fishing for or targeting salmon is prohibited unless a salmon season is specifically opened for that water 

    Steelhead (ocean-going)

    • Defined as Rainbow Trout longer than twenty (20) inches in length 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 twenty (20) inches in length with the adipose fin clipped (as evidenced by a healed scar)
    • Fishing for or targeting steelhead is prohibited unless a steelhead season is specifically opened for that water. See fishing regulations for details

    Sturgeon

    • Sturgeon limit is 0, catch-and-release
    • Sturgeon must not be removed from the water and must be released upon landing
    • Barbless hooks are required
    • Use of a sliding swivel device to secure a weight, and a lighter test line to secure weight to sliding swivel device is 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
    • Does not include Bull Trout and Brook Trout which are listed separately

    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 must be followed 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, size or possession limit
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