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High and Off Color
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 10, 2016
Chetco River

The Chetco remains high and off color following the recent rains, with no green water in sight. Flowing at 9,200 cfs on Wednesday, it’s predicted to peak at nearly 20,000 cfs on Sunday evening. Arcata resident Mike McCasland landed this nice hatchery steelhead on a recent float down the Chetco River. The Chetco, along with most of the coastal rivers, remain...
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Miracle March doing a number on coastal rivers
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 10, 2016

Heavy rain forecasted for the weekend With the “Miracle March” in full swing, options for winter steelhead fishing will remain few and far between over the next week. An atmospheric river that’s set up over the Pacific Ocean is taking aim at the North Coast and will deliver several powerful storms starting Thursday. More than six inches of rain is on...
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Some Color
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 3, 2016
Trinity River - Upper

The water on the upper end still has some color to it, probably more so than the middle reports Steve Huber of Steve Huber’s Guide Service. “There’s some steelhead still making their way to the hatchery, but the numbers are slowing way down. A few anglers are still trying, but the pressure has died down. Your best bet to find...
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Pretty Quiet
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 3, 2016
Mad River

The Mad has been pretty quiet this week reports Justin Kelly of RMI Outdoors in Eureka. “The river dropped into shape on Monday, but very few anglers were out. There are mostly downers in the system now, but I’m sure there are pods of fresh fish in the river as well. It started to dirty-up on Wednesday morning and it...
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Perfect Shape Last Weekend
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 3, 2016
Van Duzen River

According to Grundman, the Van Duzen was in perfect shape this past weekend, but getting any reports has been tough. If the forecast holds, flows are predicted to jump from 850 to 17,000 cfs on Saturday night.

In Great Shape
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 3, 2016
Eel River - South Fork

The South Fork was in great shape this past week, but the fishing has remained tough. Boats are seeing zero to two fish per trip. If the rain falls as predicted, the South Fork will blowout sometime on Saturday, going from 850 to over 25,000 cfs.