Mad River Fish Report

The river should stay in fishable shape through the weekend

Mad River - Arcata, CA

by Kenny Priest
2-23-2023
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With water conditions improving the past few days, a few more fish are now being caught. The river should stay in fishable shape through the weekend, but will likely get dirty on Monday due to rain coming and snowmelt. Flows are forecast to be over 1,000 cubic feet per second early Tuesday and rising.

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for Friday, February 10th, 2023

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