Kern River Fish Report for 12-15-2023
The Upper Kern has been stocked every week for 6 weeks
Kern River
by Chad Burton and Chris Borden
12-15-2023
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This week the Upper Kern River was stocked in Sections 5 and 6. The Upper Kern has been stocked every week for 6 weeks. Many of the fish are holding in deeper pools as the water temperatures have dropped. Anglers are scoring fish with slow retrieves on salmon eggs, trout jigs and crickets. Fly anglers have been scoring with nymphs early in the day and blue winged olives during the later hatches. The Lower Kern River bass bite is fair to good on crankbaits, jigs, and spinners. The catfish bite has slowed but can be found on dip baits, nightcrawlers and cut baits. At the time of reporting, the Upper Kern River was flowing at 370 CFS and the Lower Kern River was flowing at 641 CFS.
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