The Upper Kern water temps are rising, and fish are getting more active. Limit style fishing has been consistent from the Riverside Park in Kernville to Powerhouse #3. Our contacts reported excellent fishing with salmon eggs, minijigs, spinners and crickets. The Upper Kern was stocked this week in Section 4, Riverside Park in Kernville to Powerhouse #3; Section 5, Powerhouse #3 to Fairview Dam; Section 6, Fairview Dam to Johnsondale Bridge. The Lower Kern was stocked this week in all 3 sections in the canyon. The following sections were stocked this week; Section 1, Democrat Beach to Lower Richbar; Section 2, Sandy Flat to Democratic Beach; Section 3, Sandy Flat to the Isabella Dam. The flows are under 400 CFS, and trout have been coming on salmon eggs, Get Bent Baits, GULP! pinched crawlers and Powerbait. The Spring Bass bite is beginning to kick in and have been coming on Get Bent Baits, Senkos, jigs, and spinners. At the time of reporting, the Upper Kern River was flowing at 735 CFS and the Lower Kern River was flowing at 396 CFS.

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