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Predicted to rise on Wednesday and should peak on Sunday evening at roughly 1,700 cfs. Minimum flow needed to open to fishing are 300 cfs at the gauging station near the Highway 101 Bridge.

Working the Douglas City area, guide Steve Huber reports the water is low and clear as of Wednesday, but there are some fish around. He said, "The rain coming this weekend is just what the doctor ordered. It's definitely going to shuffle the deck, moving the fish around as well as bringing in new ones from the Klamath. The steelhead...
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Forecasted to rise on Thursday and again on Sunday, it could open to fishing on Thursday. Minimum flows needed to open are 150 cfs at the gauging station near Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park.

Forecasted to rise on Thursday and again on Sunday, it could open to fishing on Thursday or Friday. Peak flows are predicted at 1,400 cfs on Friday morning. Minimum flows needed to open are 200 cfs at the gauging station at the Highway 299 Bridge.

Predicted to rise beginning Thursday night and may open on Friday morning. It could go as high as 2,300 cfs on Saturday. Minimum flows needed to open are 350 cfs at the gauging station near Scotia.

Like the Chetco, there are still bright salmon around and plenty that have already spawned. Without a major river flushing to date, there's a good chance more salmon could be on the way. We'll know pretty quickly this weekend. The river is predicted to reach nearly 10,000 cfs on the Jed Smith gauge early Friday morning, which should also bring...
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