Nor Cal Fish Report
Eel River Fish Report for 2-6-2011


Eel River Steelhead Fishing

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

Eel River Steelhead Fishing

by Phil Desautels
2-6-2011
(707) 487-0260
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Fishing here on the Eel River has been pretty good. Landing these fish on Barbless hooks is taking a little skill. I am hooking 5 to 8 fish per day but landing them has become quite a problem lately. These Eel Rive fish have been fighting like you know where. Yesterday we landed 3 including this nice 11 pound buck by John Tech on his 12th Birthday. John played hooky and went fishing with his Dad. Remenber those days!


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