Eel River Fish Report

The main stem had just begun to turn green Tuesday, but now it’s big and muddy and on the rise

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

by Kenny Priest
2-15-2024
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The main stem had just begun to turn green Tuesday, but now it’s big and muddy and on the rise. As of Thursday, flows at Scotia were 23,000 cfs. Flows will be up and down through early next week, but nowhere near fishable. It’s predicted to peak Tuesday at nearly 65,000 cfs. It will start to fish once it gets below 5,000 cfs.

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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Friday, February 9th

Mad River: The Mad peaked at 13 feet (8,300 cfs) Monday morning and is dropping quickly
Eel River: The main stem is dropping, but is still big and muddy flowing at 30,000 cfs Thursday
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork dipped under 7,000 cfs at Miranda Thursday
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen fell below 2,000 cfs Thursday after reaching 7,000 cfs Monday
Smith River: As of Thursday, the Smith remained at over 10 feet on the Jed Smith gauge and was in great shape
Chetco River: Steelhead fishing has improved slightly on the Chetco