Prior to yesterday’s rise, salmon fishing on the Chetco had been slow. Reports indicated the fishing was good on Tuesday during the rise, but muddied up pretty good on Wednesday with only a handful of people trying. It was predicted to peak at just over 3,000 cfs on Wednesday evening and will be on a slow drop through the weekend.

Kenny Priest operates Fishing the North Coast, a fishing guide service out of Humboldt specializing in salmon and steelhead. Find it on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and www.fishingthenorthcoast.com. For up-to-date fishing reports and North Coast river information, email kenny@fishingthenorthcoast.com.