Eel River Fish Report

The main Eel remains big and brown

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

by Kenny Priest
12-30-2021
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The main Eel remains big and brown and won’t be fishable any time soon. Predicted to drop to 9,100 cubic feet per second on the Scotia gauge Monday morning, but next week’s rain will put it back on the rise.

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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

Mad River: Mad back on the rise and off color
Eel River: Main stem was still big but the color was starting to turn somewhat green
Eel River - South Fork: It’s still early for steelhead in numbers to be that high in the system
Van Duzen River: Was in fishable shape through Tuesday but reports were hard to come by
Smith River: There are a few adult steelhead around right now
Chetco River: Steelhead anglers should finally have good flows for drift boat fishing
Elk River: Elk could be in play by the weekend