The river is dropping quickly and will be back to low and clear conditions soon

Smith River - Smith River, CA (Del Norte County)


by Kenny Priest
2-10-2023
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The Smith received a much-needed bump in flows Sunday, going from 1,825 to 4,200 cfs (8.9 feet) on the Jed Smith gauge. Unfortunately, it didn’t do much for the fishing. Fishing this week has been reportedly very slow. The river is dropping quickly and will be back to low and clear conditions soon. Another slight increase in flows is forecast for Friday night.



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