Eel River Fish Report

The main stem is dropping, albeit very slowly

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

by Kenny Priest
2-2-2023
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The main stem is dropping, albeit very slowly. Flows on Thursday were around 5,900 cfs, which is still big. The color is starting to come around, but it doesn’t look like it will drop into fishable shape prior to the rain coming later this week. It will probably need another week or so of dry weather before conditions are really good. Predicted to go above 16,000 cfs Monday morning.

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