There’s currently a mix of darker and fresh salmon in the river

Smith River - Smith River, CA (Del Norte County)


by Kenny Priest
11-4-2021
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Over the weekend, we were seeing between four to eight hookups per day, reports guide Mike Coopman. “Fishing was tougher on Tuesday,” he said. “The rain Monday and the subsequent rise overnight may have pushed a lot of the fish upriver. We have another good rise coming later in the week and hopefully that will bring in some fresh fish. There’s currently a mix of darker and fresh salmon in the river. There isn’t a lot of bigger fish so far, we’re seeing quite a few in the 12-pound range with the occasional bigger one.”


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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
for Thursday, November 4th, 2021

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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
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