Mad River Fish Report

The Mad is still high and off-color

Mad River - Arcata, CA

by Kenny Priest
3-24-2023
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The Mad is still high and off-color, which won’t change anytime soon. With the steelhead season closing after March 31, it’s unlikely it will be anything close to green, especially with Ruth Lake spilling dirty water.

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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

Mad River: The Mad nearly reached flood stage, peaking at over 20-feet Tuesday
Eel River: The main Eel reached 162,200 cubic feet per second early Wednesday morning
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork peaked at over 37,000 cfs at Miranda Tuesday
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen topped monitor stage Tuesday, peaking at over 13 feet at Bridgeville
Smith River: The fast-clearing Smith reached monitor stage, 25 feet at the Jed Smith gauge
Chetco River: The Chetco rose 14 feet in one day, cresting at 18 feet, or 40,000 cfs

Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Friday, March 10th, 2023

Mad River: The Mad reportedly saw a good push of fish come in late last week
Eel River: The main Eel has been high and off color since late last week
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork blew out last weekend
Van Duzen River: Flows were right around 950 cfs Wednesday
Smith River: It’s predicted to drop Saturday and should be in fishable shape before rising again Sunday
Chetco River: The Chetco has been hovering at 1,600 cfs