Weber River Fishing Report

Water releases from Rockport Reservoir are at 185 CFS. By Coalville the flows are around 175 CFS. Below Echo the Weber is flowing at 499 CFS. Throughout the I 84 canyon the Weber is quite fishable, but you will encounter tubers throughout the middle of the day. It is flowing at 90 CFS once it gets to Ogden.

Summertime hatches are in full swing. Expect to see midges and caddis in the early morning, PMD’s and Yellow Sallies mid day, and caddis again in the evenings.

For dry flies, I like a film critic PMD in a size 18, a Peacock Caddis in a size 16, and a Yellow Sally in a size 16. Don’t be afraid to try a small hopper or an ant. For nymphs, fish will aways eat a sow bug, try a small gray midge in the morning, Mitchell’s Split Case PMD in a size 18, Iron Sally in a size 16, and a Prince Nymph or other caddis pattern in a size 16.

Streamer fishing is always an option early in the morning or later in the evenings.

Weber River Fishing Report

Water releases from Rockport Reservoir are at 303 CFS. By Coalville the flows are around 562 CFS. Below Echo the Weber is flowing at 662 CFS. Throughout the I 84 canyon the Weber picks up a lot more water and is flowing at about 1,070 CFS once it gets to Ogden. Snowpack in the Weber River Drainage is no longer being reported, but there still is quite a bit of snow left in the mountains that has to melt.. Due to snowmelt the Upper and Lower Weber are kind of out of the picture for fishing. Flows have increased, but are still at a fishable level between Wanship and Coalville.

The high flows have limited most fishing on the Weber to either nymphing or tossing streamers. There are still some caddis around, but the Mother’s Day caddis hatch has come and gone. If I were heading out to the Weber I would try nymphing some Caddis Larva, midges, sow bugs, or a San Juan Worm. In terms of streamers, I would stick to smaller zonkers or sculpzillas in white, olive, or tan. Find the soft seams and focus most of your attention on that slower water. That is where the fish will hold in the higher flows.

Southwest Wyoming Fishing Report

Snow is still an issue. Snowpack in the Upper Green River Drainage is at 406 percent of normal, the Lower Green River Drainage is at 286 percent, and the Upper Bear Drainage is at 848 percent. Peak runoff has not hit us yet, but it will in the coming days. Flows coming out of Fontenelle have increased to around 2230 CFS, full power plant capacity and then some. Fontenelle Reservoir is sitting at about 48 percent of live capacity. By June 12 flows are expected to increase to 3,700 CFS.

If you are nymphing, scuds, San Juan worms, midges, and baetis will get the job done. There has also been some caddis activity. The dry fly fishing is okay. If you see some fish rising you can get them with a cluster midge or a baetis cripple. Some fish have been eating chubby Chernobyl ants and other stimulators so the dry dropper fishing is starting to heat up. The streamer fishing has been good. Fish the slower, deeper runs with lighter colored streamers (white/gold or ginger) and you should have some success. Water clarity has been an issue due to snowmelt and quite a bit of rain over the past few days.

Weber River Fishing Report

Water releases from Rockport Reservoir are at 121 CFS. By Coalville the flows are around 262 CFS. Below Echo the Weber is flowing at 193 CFS. Throughout the I 84 canyon the Weber picks up a lot more water and is flowing at about 943 CFS once it gets to Ogden. Snowpack in the Weber River Drainage is sitting at 1,975 percent of normal (runoff has not come close to peaking yet). Due to snowmelt the Upper and Lower Weber are kind of out of the picture for fishing, but it is game on between Wanship and Coalville.

The Mother’s Day Caddis have arrived. Look for rising fish, especially in the evenings. I like to present a size 16 or 18 Matthew’s X caddis to these fish. If fish aren’t rising on the Weber, they love sow bugs, especially the tailwater sow in a size 16 or 18. Don’t forget to cover the subsurface caddis activity with something like a size 18 birds nest, a smaller prince nymph, or some other caddis larva of your choice. You will still see some baetis activity, but that hatch has pretty much come to a close for the season. There is also some spring midge activity on the Weber. Fish will hone in on smaller gray and dark midges earlier in the day. I would cover that activity with a size 22 gray WD40, bling midge, or a smaller zebra midge. I have also heard of a few people throwing streamers on the Weber. The white or natural zonker has been the streamer of choice for those anglers.