Kern River Fish Report

The river flows are in the 500’s

Kern River

by Chad Burton and Chris Borden
7-26-2024
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The Upper Kern hasn’t been stocked since June and fishing has been fair to good. The river flows are in the 500’s, and the best action has been in deeper holes and eddies. Trout have been coming on salmon eggs, trout worms and panther martins. Fly anglers have connected in the 20-mile stretch with nymphs and streamers. In the Lower Kern, as of Thursday the Borel Fire is burning inside the canyon near Democrat, and HWY 178 may be closed. The smallmouth bass bite has been very good. A couple local anglers reported an excellent bass bite in the canyon. The fish are on the smaller side, but the numbers were excellent. Bass can be found throughout the Lower Kern with Get Bent Baits, small crankbaits, and spinners. Catfish are coming on Get Bent Baits and nightcrawlers. At the time of reporting, the Upper Kern River at Kernville was flowing at 556 CFS and the Lower Kern River was flowing at 2121 CFS.

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Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop Reports

for Friday, July 26th

California Aqueduct: Another heat wave forced most aqueduct anglers to fish early or late in the day
Castaic Lake: Bass fishing remained good this week
Pyramid Lake, CA: The lake held near 92 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing was good
Lake Isabella: Isabella dropped to 51 percent capacity and the fishing remains solid here

Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop Reports

for Friday, July 19th

California Aqueduct: Catfish remained the best bet
Castaic Lake: A lot of anglers have been chasing boils
Pyramid Lake, CA: Pyramid Lake remained near full pool, and fishing has been good
Lake Isabella: Fishing has been very good for numerous species
Kern River: Trout fishing in the Upper Kern is decent for some and slower for others
Lake Kaweah: Kaweah Lake dropped by 15 percent to 37 percent of its storage capacity in just one week
Lake Success: The lake fell to 63 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing was decent
River Walk Lakes: The Bass action has been hit or miss here
Ming Lake: Not much has changed here, the bass bite has been solid
Buena Vista Lakes: Fishing was decent for anglers at BV
Hart Park Lake: Hart Park anglers continued their nighttime assault on largemouth
Lake Nacimiento: Bass anglers reported another good week of fishing