Mad River Fish Report

The Mad peaked at 14 feet (9,845 cfs) early Thursday morning, and is high and muddy

Mad River - Arcata, CA

by Kenny Priest
2-1-2024
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The Mad peaked at 14 feet (9,845 cfs) early Thursday morning, and is high and muddy. It’s predicted to drop through the weekend, with the next small rise forecast for Sunday night where it will go back up to over 11 feet. The river fishes best between 7 and 8 feet and it will take at least a week of dry weather to get there.

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for Thursday, January 25th

Mad River: The Mad was hovering around 11.5 feet on Thursday, and remains high and muddy
Eel River: Predicted for a small rise Sunday before it goes back on the drop
Eel River - South Fork: South Fork Eel River
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen will be above 2,000 cfs through the weekend
Smith River: The Smith continues to teeter between driftable and plunkable flows, with the occasional blowout
Chetco River: The Chetco has been high and muddy all week

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for Thursday, January 11th

Mad River: After surpassing monitor stage (15 feet) Wednesday, the Mad is now on the drop
Eel River: After peaking at 30,400 cfs on the Scotia gauge Thursday morning, the main stem will be on the drop for a couple days
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork was off and on fishable since last weekend, though conditions were marginal at best
Van Duzen River: Predicted to hit 11,500 cfs Saturday evening
Smith River: The Smith peaked at over 16 feet at the Jed Smith gauge Wednesday
Chetco River: Steelhead fishing finally kicked into gear on the Chetco