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Weber River - October 27th, 2005
supplied by: Four Seasons Flyfishers
FISHING: Great
The flow on the Weber River has finally come down and the fishing has really picked up. The fishing is quite good. There are browns spawning and fish are coming out of Rockport Reservior to lay eggs. There is a good midge hatch hapening and some real nice blue winged olives on the right day.
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Weber River - October 24th, 2005
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FISHING: Great
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The Weber River is the quiet little brother of the Provo River. It has most of the same hatches and some really nice fish.
The water is finally cleared up that the flows stabilized. The fish are active, and if you can find a pod of white fish, get ready for some fast and furious action.
Browns and rainbows are being caught on small midge and mayfly nymphs. Try a hares ear, with a small gray nymph as a trailer. Almost anything will work as long as it is an 18-20 and gray. The white fish are all over the hares ear.
There is not much of a hatch at the moment, but there is always the possiblity of a caddis hatch in the evening. Be prepared for this hatch, throw a few elk hair caddis in your box, just in case.
The hopper dropper technique is also effective on the Weber. Fish a bead head dropper approx. 12 inches below a hopper or other attractor, along the banks and shallow runs. This will pick up a few browns.
The Weber is the best option if you want to get away from the crowds yet still have a solid chance and a quality fish, close to Salt Lake. Don't let a few whitefish scare you away from one of the most consistent fisheries in the state.
Dry flies:
- Adult midges in (sizes: 18-28 colors: black, gray, olive)
- Griffiths Gnat (sizes: 18-24)
- Elk hair caddis, olive or peacock body.
- Parachute hopper or other attractors.
- Gulper Special's 16-18
Nymphs:
- Hares ear 14-18
- Pheasant tail 16-20 (try it with or without a bead, if you go smaller try a flash back PT)
- Midge pupae, zebras, brassies, crystal midges (red, olive, brown, black)
- WD-40's (red, gray, brown)
- San Juan worm ( red, brown)
Streamers:
- Break out the streamer box give them all a shot. Zonkers or Buggers are probably your best bet. Try black, brown, white or ginger.
Report provided by Dustin Carlson
Fishwest Outfitters & Guide Service
www.fishwestoutfitters.com
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Weber River - August 6th, 2005
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FISHING: Great
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The Weber River is the quiet little brother of the Provo River. It has most of the same hatches and some really nice fish.
Browns and rainbows are being caught on small midge and mayfly nymphs. Try a hares ear, with a small gray nymph as a trailer. Almost anything will work as long as it is an 18-20 and gray. The white fish are all over the hares ear. The Browns are staging for the spawn and you will soon find Rainbows below the redds, gorging themselves on eggs.
There is not much of a hatch at the moment, but there is always the possibility of a caddis hatch on a warm evening (if we get another one). Be prepared for this hatch; throw a few elk hair caddis in your box, just in case.
The Weber is the best option if you want to get away from the crowds yet still have a solid chance and a quality fish, close to Salt Lake. Don't let a few whitefish scare you away from one of the most consistent fisheries in the state.
Dry flies:
- Adult midges in (sizes: 18-28 colors: black, gray, olive)
- Griffiths Gnat (sizes: 18-24)
- Elk hair caddis, olive or peacock body.
- Gulper Special's 16-18
- BWO's 16-20
Nymphs:
- Hares ear 14-18
- Pheasant tail 16-20 (try it with or without a bead, if you go smaller try a flash back PT)
- Midge pupae, zebras, brassies, crystal midges (red, olive, brown, black)
- WD-40's (red, gray, brown)
- San Juan worm ( red, brown)
- Glo Bugs (orange, salmon & chartreuse)
Streamers:
- Break out the streamer box give them all a shot. Zonkers or Buggers are probably your best bet. Try black, brown, white or ginger.
Report provided by Chris Pearson
Fishwest Outfitters & Guide Service
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Weber River - July 4th, 2005
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FISHING: Good
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The Weber River is the quiet little brother of the Provo River. It has most of the same hatches and some really nice fish.
While the river is still running high from runoff, the water has started to clear. If there is not a significant hatch bringing the fish to the surface, concentrate on getting down to the fish with a nymph righ. Try a brighter-colored fly to get the attention of the fish and trail it with a natural imitation. Some nice browns have been being caught. There is a nice caddis hatch in the evenings.
Look for the high water to slowly retreat over the next few weeks, ushering in even better fishing.
The Weber is the best option if you want to get away from the crowds yet still have a solid chance and a quality fish, close to Salt Lake. Don't let a few whitefish scare you away from one of the most consistent fisheries in the state.
Dry flies:
- Adult midges in (sizes: 18-28 colors: black, gray, olive)
- Griffiths Gnat (sizes: 18-24)
- BWOs: sizes 16-18. WD40s and other emergers have worked well. Lightly hackled and hairwing flies have outfished parachute patterns quite handily as of late.
- Gulper Special's 16-18
Nymphs:
- Hares ear 14-18
- Pheasant tail 16-20 (try it with or without a bead, if you go smaller try a flash back PT)
- Midge pupae, zebras, brassies, crystal midges (red, olive, brown, black)
- WD-40's (red, gray, brown)
- San Juan worm ( red, brown)
Streamers:
- Break out the streamer box give them all a shot. Zonkers or Buggers are probably your best bet. Try black, brown, white or ginger.
Report provided by Dustin Carlson
Fishwest Outfitters & Guide Service
www.fishwestoutfitters.com
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Weber River - June 28th, 2005
supplied by: Western Rivers Flyfisher
FISHING: Fair
Flows are back up on the Weber, 1000 cfs. Fishing won’t get going again here util flow settle down. With the hot weather forecast for this week, we don’t expect that to happen. By July this river should settle down to a more manageable summer flow. Look for there to be a number a number of insects hatching, primarily PMDs and Caddis intermixed with several of the smaller stoneflies.
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Weber River - June 1st, 2005
supplied by: Fishwest Outfitters
FISHING: Fair
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The Weber River is the quiet little brother of the Provo River. It has most of the same hatches and some really nice fish.
Right now, the Weber is flowing high from the runoff. Techniques and patterns similar to the Provo River are your best bet.
The Weber is the best option if you want to get away from the crowds yet still have a solid chance and a quality fish, close to Salt Lake. Don't let a few whitefish scare you away from one of the most consistent fisheries in the state.
Dry flies:
- Adult midges in (sizes: 18-28 colors: black, gray, olive)
- Griffiths Gnat (sizes: 18-24)
- BWOs: sizes 16-18. WD40s and other emergers have worked well. Lightly hackled and hairwing flies have outfished parachute patterns quite handily as of late.
- Gulper Special's 16-18
Nymphs:
- Hares ear 14-18
- Pheasant tail 16-20 (try it with or without a bead, if you go smaller try a flash back PT)
- Midge pupae, zebras, brassies, crystal midges (red, olive, brown, black)
- WD-40's (red, gray, brown)
- San Juan worm ( red, brown)
Streamers:
- Break out the streamer box give them all a shot. Zonkers or Buggers are probably your best bet. Try black, brown, white or ginger.
Report provided by Dustin Carlson
Fishwest Outfitters & Guide Service
www.fishwestoutfitters.com
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Weber River - April 22nd, 2005
supplied by: Western Rivers Flyfisher
FISHING: Fair
Clouds mixed with some precipitation and an occasional patch of blue in the sky has made for another ideal week this third week of April. Blue wing olive hatches continue to be excellent on our local waters and making for April’s predictably good fishing. Both nymph and dry fly fishing on our major waters are working. Many of our waters are starting to flow with spring release. Blacksmith and the Logan are high. The Weber and Lower Provo have seen the first early increase in flows. As we move into May there is going to be good fishing, it will change however from week to week as to where is fishing well. We will do our best to keep you informed of these changing conditions.
Last weeks rain and snow made for some difficult fishing conditions and epic baetis hatches on many of our waters across Northern Utah. This weeks improving weather will make it a little more pleasant to go out. There are still midges around but as the month comes to and end and April approaches look for these little no-see-ems to taper off and give way to springs prolific mayflies the blue wing olive (BWO).
Our guides and shop rats have had good fishing during the past week using an assortment of dries and nymphs. Although the midge hatches vary from day to day regarding its duration and the weather, they are still providing fair to good dry fly fishing opportunities on rivers such as Huntington Creek, Odgen, Blacksmith Fork, the Logan and the Weber. The nymph fishing has been producing the most consistent fishing over the past month, but that will start to come to an end with the BWOs now being in full swing. If you want to just fish dries, be on the water from 10:00-3:00 on the average. I would prefer getting there early. That way you can get in on the emerging midges before the blue wings begin to pop late morning to mid-afternoon. Midges hatches will be best on sunny warm days and blue wings will do better, as I’ve expressed on cloudy, wet days.
Fishing overall has been improving and getting more consistent. I would have to rate it good to very good with a chance at excellence with the current weather pattern we are in. The Price is iced off, but there is so little water in it, I wouldn't recommend venturing there just yet. Blacksmith Fork or the Weber would be great options. The Provo rather crowded these days. Try some of the other waters for a change of pace. The Green has been good to very good on those warm sunny days and the drive is such that most are not willing to make the trek. The Provo has also fished very well over this past week and should only get better.
If you are looking to move around some, try nymphing on Currant Creek and you may see enough BWO's out to get the fish up these but generally the window of opportunity is fairly small here. April is typically the month were we can get a fairly good window of fishing in on Currant Creek.
Blacksmith Fork and the Logan north of us will produce good nymph and dry fly fishing now that the mayflys are hatching. With the current weather pattern we are in there is a good chance you’ll see snow here as well. The Weber recently has had its flows increased by 100%. It will take a few days before this settle down. You will find these fisheries much less crowded than the Provo. So if you want a break from your normal waters, give these a try.
Small midge nymphs have been the most consistent producers over the past several weeks. Zebra Midges, Tailwater Tiny, Mercers Micro May, WD-40’s, Sow Bugs, Scuds, Pt’s, Black Beauty Emerger, Greg's Soft Hackle BWO and a Soft Hackle Midge are as good as any patterns to be using this time of year. For dries to match the mayfly hatch you should have Sparkle Duns, Hi-vis BWOs, Baetis Challenged, and BWO Thorax pattern. These flies should be size #18. By April these insects will be running a sizes #18-#22.
We just received a number of great new custom midge and BWO patterns to add to our early season arsenal: CDC Hanging Midge, CDC Spent Midge, CDC Last Chance BWO Cripple, CDC BWO Biot Emerger, and the CDC Para Emerger. These come in midge sizes are #22-#24. Blue wing patterns are #18-#22. A tip when fishing with CDC: Use Frog Fanny rather that past floatant. Since these amazing feathers are already treated with natural oil, powdered floatant and driers work very well for keeping these flies in fishing shape. Paste floatant will ruin the natural qualities of these feathers and you flies will eventually begin to sink.
In addition to the custom tasty morsels we just got in, try several one these other new patterns for midges and baetis (BWO); #22-#24 Tailwater Tiny, #22-#24 BH Next to Nothing and #22-#24 Not Much. Killer patterns! Some stand-bys that have also worked well for us are Pt’s, Mercers Micro May, WD-40’s and Black Beauty Midge Emergers.
If you have put off getting out and get a chance to wet a line, I would advise you do so. Run-off is going to be extensive given our excellent snow pack this year. But before that happens there will be some excellent fishing to be had.
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Weber River - April 7th, 2005
supplied by: Four Seasons Flyfishers
FISHING: Great
Daily Stage and Stream Flow [click here]
Weber River Fishing Report- THe Weber is doing well. There is not a whole lot of dry fly-fishing but the nymphing is great. There are lots of caddis larva and baetis in the river and a few early black stones hatching. People are fishing dry droppers when the stones are out. There are not lots of them but they seem to be taking them okay.
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Weber River - April 5th, 2005
supplied by: Fishwest Outfitters
FISHING: Great
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The Weber River is the quiet little brother of the Provo River. It has most of the same hatches and some really nice fish.
The BWO's are moving and under the right weather conditions, the water will start to boil with risers. If the hatch is not strong, simply fish some nymphs to find some consistent action.
The Weber is the best option if you want to get away from the crowds yet still have a solid chance and a quality fish, close to Salt Lake. Don't let a few whitefish scare you away from one of the most consistent fisheries in the state.
Dry flies:
- Adult midges in (sizes: 18-28 colors: black, gray, olive)
- Griffiths Gnat (sizes: 18-24)
- BWOs: sizes 16-18. WD40s and other emergers have worked well. Lightly hackled and hairwing flies have outfished parachute patterns quite handily as of late.
- Gulper Special's 16-18
Nymphs:
- Hares ear 14-18
- Pheasant tail 16-20 (try it with or without a bead, if you go smaller try a flash back PT)
- Midge pupae, zebras, brassies, crystal midges (red, olive, brown, black)
- WD-40's (red, gray, brown)
- San Juan worm ( red, brown)
Streamers:
- Break out the streamer box give them all a shot. Zonkers or Buggers are probably your best bet. Try black, brown, white or ginger.
Report provided by Dustin Carlson
Fishwest Outfitters & Guide Service
www.fishwestoutfitters.com
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Weber River - January 3rd, 2005
supplied by: Fishwest Outfitters
FISHING: Good
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The brown trout have finished up the spawn, but the whitefish spawn should be in full swing. Whitefish are notorious for schooling up during their spawn, so if you catch one, chances are that there are more there. The water is down on most sections of the Weber, so the fish are concentrated, but quality runs are more scarce.
Small nymphs will work best for some nice browns and hard-fightin' whitefish. The whitefish can provide a nice opportunity to get out in this cold weather and feel a tug on your line.
The Weber is the best option if you want to get away from the crowds yet still have a solid chance and a quality fish, close to Salt Lake. Don't let a few whitefish scare you away from one of the most consistent fisheries in the state.
Dry flies:
Very little dry fly activity. If anything, small midges (ie - fuzzballs and griffiths gnats).
Nymphs:
- Hares ear 14-18
- Pheasant tail 16-20 (try it with or without a bead, if you go smaller try a flash back PT)
- Midge pupae, zebras, brassies, crystal midges (red, olive, brown, black)
- WD-40's (red, gray, brown)
- San Juan worm ( red, brown)
- Chamois Caddis & Simple Caddis (my favorites this time of year)
Streamers:
- Break out the streamer box give them all a shot. Zonkers or Buggers are probably your best bet. Try black, brown, white or ginger.
Report provided by Dustin Carlson
Fishwest Outfitters & Guide Service
www.fishwestoutfitters.com
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