Smith River Fish Report

Last week’s warm weather triggered snowmelt

Smith River

by Kenny Priest
2-16-2022
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Last week’s warm weather triggered snowmelt pushing flows to 1,600 cfs on the Jed Smith gauge last Friday. It has since dropped back to 1,250 cfs as of Wednesday. There was a slight bump in flows Monday night following the small storm. This could have brought in some fresh fish but flows will remain extremely low. Minimum flow is 600 cfs at Jed Smith Park.

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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Wednesday, February 16th, 2022

Mad River: The river is super low right now
Eel River: Flows went up about 400 cfs to 2,500 cfs over the weekend
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork is closed to fishing as of last week
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen bumped up slightly due to snowmelt in the hills

Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

Mad River: Fishing has slowed way down on the Mad
Eel River: The main stem still has plenty of green water but it’s starting to get really clear
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork is running at 350 cfs as of Wednesday
Van Duzen River: Bank fishing effort has been light due to low water
Smith River: Very few boats are still drifting as the river is extremely low