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

The Smith has been in great shape all week

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

by Kenny Priest
3-21-2024
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The Smith has been in great shape all week, running at just under 9.5 feet at Jed Smith gauge Thursday. The river is clearing, but the rain on the way should help. It’s predicted to peak at over 12.5 feet (13,100) cfs early Sunday morning and should be in prime shape next week. Reports have been hard to come by as most anglers have called it a season or moved to other rivers.

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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Thursday, March 21st

Mad River: The Mad is still a little high and off-color, which won’t change anytime soon
Eel River: The main Eel is still high and just starting to turn olive green
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork has been in great shape the last couple days
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen is still a little on the high side, but the color was coming around

Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports

for Thursday, March 14th

Mad River: Conditions should be good next week
Eel River: Has a long way to go before it’s down to a fishable height
Eel River - South Fork: Will be fishable by the weekend
Van Duzen River: Conditions could be good late next week
Smith River: The Smith is still a little big, sitting at 11.5 feet as of Thursday
Chetco River: The Chetco blew out again over the weekend and likely won’t fish until this weekend
Rogue River- Lower: A few spring salmon have been caught