Your Source for Outdoor Adventure
Northern California and Southern Oregon
Headline News from Northern California & Southern Oregon
- Brookings Salmon Bite Off to Strong Start
- Steelhead season ends dry, but one more storm looms
- Coastal Rivers Teeter Between Prime and Done
- Winter Fishing Has Been Slow
- Salmon Season Back on the Table for the North Coast
- Green Rivers and Fresh Fish Give Steelheaders Plenty of Options
- Fishing Guide Reports
With the commercial crab season about to begin on Saturday, the 25th of March, I wanted to hit the beach one more time as a recreational crabber. I don't think we really compete with each other--if we did, the boats and their thousands of crab pots would win hands down. With striped bass season hopefully around the corner, I needed...
Full Story
Full Story
The Mad jumped from 10 to over 12-feet from this week’s storm and is probably done for the year. As of Wednesday it was down to 11 feet and dropping slowly, likely due to water coming over the spillway from Ruth Lake. The Mad will close to fishing next Thursday, March 31.
The Van Duzen is currently high and dirty and may not drop back into shape prior to closing next Thursday, March 31. Running at just over 3,000 cfs on Wednesday and predicted to drop to 1,300 cfs by early Monday, it may turn green just in time to close.
With no rain in the forecast, the quickly-dropping South Fork should be fishing by sometime early next week. As of Wednesday, flows were around 6,000 cfs on the Miranda gauge and predicted to drop below 2,000 cfs by Monday. The South Fork Eel will close to fishing next Thursday, March 31.
As of Wednesday, the main stem was still running at over 30,000 cfs on the Scotia gauge and nowhere near fishable. The good news is the main stem will remain open to fishing after March 31.
The Smith dropped back into shape late last week and provided some decent steelhead action prior to blowing back out on Monday. It’s projected to drop back under 10-feet on the Jed Smith gauge by Friday and conditions should be ideal through the weekend. The main stem of the Smith will remain open through the end of April from its...
Full Story
Full Story
MyOutdoorBuddy.com © 2026. All Rights Reserved.
Website Hosting and Design provided by TECK.net
Website Hosting and Design provided by TECK.net