River Full of Steelhead

Eel River - South Fork - CA


by Kenny Priest
3-20-2019
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The South Fork was definitely the place to be since late last week. The river is full of steelhead, the majority of which have been downers. There are also a few fresh ones mixed in. Boats fishing from Leggett all the way down were reporting really good scores, with most hooking double-digits. Flows were starting to rise slowly on Wednesday, but should be fishable on Thursday. On Friday it will be on a sharp rise, going over 4,000 cfs by Saturday. With more rain on the way next week, it may not be fishable again before it closes on March 31.


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