Eel River Fish Report

The main stem Eel is still big, but the color is coming around

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

by Kenny Priest
4-10-2024
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The main stem Eel is still big, but the color is coming around. It’s on a slow decent, but snowmelt is keeping it on the high side. Rain starting Friday will keep flows right around 7,000 cfs on the Scotia gauge through the weekend and likely into next week. It will need probably about 10 days of dry weather before it drops to a fishable level. The main stem Eel to the South Fork is open all year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from April 1 through Sept. 30.

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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Thursday, March 21st

Mad River: The Mad is still a little high and off-color, which won’t change anytime soon
Eel River: The main Eel is still high and just starting to turn olive green
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork has been in great shape the last couple days
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen is still a little on the high side, but the color was coming around
Smith River: The Smith has been in great shape all week
Chetco River: Steelhead fishing has been surprisingly good on the Chetco

Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Thursday, March 14th

Mad River: Conditions should be good next week
Eel River: Has a long way to go before it’s down to a fishable height
Eel River - South Fork: Will be fishable by the weekend
Van Duzen River: Conditions could be good late next week
Smith River: The Smith is still a little big, sitting at 11.5 feet as of Thursday
Chetco River: The Chetco blew out again over the weekend and likely won’t fish until this weekend
Rogue River- Lower: A few spring salmon have been caught