Eel River Fish Report

One of The Best Options For Steelhead

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Fishing The North Coast

by Kenny Priest
2-27-2020
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Running at 1,350 cfs as of Wednesday, the main Eel is still one of the best options for fresh, bright steelhead. The river is definitely clearing, and you’ll likely need to drag your boat in multiple spots, but there are fish around. Flows are predicted to be around 1,200 cfs by the weekend.

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for Thursday, February 27th, 2020

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for Thursday, February 20th, 2020

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