Eel River Fish Report

The river is in good shape color-wise, but it’s still a little big

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

by Kenny Priest
2-16-2023
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As of Wednesday, flows were just under 5,900 cfs at Scotia. The river is in good shape color-wise, but it’s still a little big. It will be in prime shape by the weekend and should take some pressure away from the South Fork. Hopefully there will be some fresh steelhead making their way through the system.

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