Mad River Fish Report

Conditions should be good next week

Mad River - Arcata, CA

by Kenny Priest
3-14-2024
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As of Thursday, the Mad was down to 10.6 feet (4,500 cfs) and dropping slowly. It’s still off color, but it should start to turn green after the weekend, and conditions should be good next week. It will likely be bigger than normal, but the color should be much improved.

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