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Flowing at just over 1,500 cfs on Wednesday, it’s predicted to drop to 1,000 cfs by Saturday afternoon. There’s quite a bit of snow in the hills, which if it melts, the river will remain off color. Your best bet will be above Yager Creek.

Main stem Eel Running at nearly 30,000 cfs on Wednesday, it needed a couple more weeks of dry weather to drop and clear. With rain in the forecast next week, it could be out for a few more weeks. South Fork Eel The middle South Fork could be fishable by Monday and possibly even Sunday. Forecasted to be right around 2,200 cfs on...
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The Smith has fished great since Monday, with boats landing four to six chrome-bright steelhead per outing. The river is dropping slowly, and is in great shape and should stay that way through the weekend. The boat pressure eased somewhat now that the Chetco has dropped into shape, but expect a pretty crowded river this weekend.

In a press release issued last week, the Coast Guard established a safety zone in the navigable waters of the Humboldt Bay Entrance Channel to promote the navigational safety of all vessels near Humboldt Bay, when extreme environmental conditions are present. The safety zone will run through March 31, 2017. The safety zone prohibits vessels from transiting the Humboldt Bay...
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We would like to acknowledge everyone who stopped by the booth at the just concluded International Sportsman's Exposition in Sacramento. This includes all those readers of the various websites that make up the Sportfishingreport.com family.  Many are just realizing that we are now much much more than the familiar enities of norcalfishreports.com or myoutdoorbuddy.com. We now offer a wide range of...
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