Eel River Fish Report - Eel River - The main stem dropped into shape this week and is nice and green

The main stem dropped into shape this week and is nice and green

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

by Kenny Priest
1-23-2025
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The main stem dropped into shape this week and is nice and green. It was running at 3,800 cubic feet per second as of Thursday and should be in great shape through the weekend and likely through the end of the month. There are some steelhead around but the bite isn’t wide open.

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for Thursday, January 16th

Mad River: The Mad is starting to come around, both in color and height
Eel River: The main stem is still big, but starting to turn green as of Thursday
Eel River - South Fork: Dropped into shape over the weekend, but boat traffic wasn’t too bad
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen was down to 325 cfs as of Thursday
Smith River: The Smith is getting low and clearing
Chetco River: Steelhead are spread throughout the Chetco