Fishing Articles

South Fork Eel River Fishing Report
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
Eel River - South Fork

South Fork Eel The South Fork Eel surpassed action/monitor stage Tuesday evening, peaking at over 52,000 cfs at Miranda. It’s been dropping quickly since and is back down below 12,000 cfs as of Thursday morning. The 10-day ensemble shows the river dropping to a fishable flow by mid-next week. Above Benbow will be the first area to turn green. ...
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Main Stem Eel River Fishing Report
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
Eel River

Main stem Eel The main stem Eel was down to 65,500 cfs after reaching 190,000 cfs at Scotia Wednesday morning. It doesn’t look like it will drop down to a fishable flow for at least a couple of weeks, possibly by mid-March. ...
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Mad River Fishing Report
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
Mad River

After peaking at over 20 feet Tuesday night, the Mad is back on the drop. As of Thursday, it was back down to 13.5 feet. Will likely need at least 10 days before it’s green, especially with Ruth Lake full and spilling.

After a brief lull the Trout Bite is back on!
by Collins Lake Staff, FEBRUARY 13, 2026
Collins Lake

We’ve been enjoying what feels like an early spring here at Collins Lake but the forecast for the week to come looks like winter again! The surface temperature is cool, around 52°F and the lake is still 100% full and gently spilling about an inch. We haven’t had many windy days which means clearer water- and indeed visibility measures at around...
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Weekly Trout Plants Continue as Conditions Clear
by Collins Lake Staff, JANUARY 9, 2026
Collins Lake

After a rainy blitz that filled the lake to 100% full right after new years, conditions are settling down and we’re expecting trout activity to follow along. The new inflows had clouded the water considerably but even now visibility is already over 3ft- though windy days will temporarily stir up the shallow water. Today is glassy calm, sunny, cool and...
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Sun's Out!
by Collins Lake Staff, JANUARY 6, 2026
Collins Lake

Sun's Out! Weekly Trout Plants have been going since October and are scheduled every week till May! Daytime highs forecast in the 50's all week and touching 60 early next week. Collins Lake is 100% Full!