The Upper Kern’s flows have fluctuated a bit this past weekend when it got as high as just under 1000 CFS. The flows have been moving around 500 to 650 CFS this week and trout have been coming out. Anglers have been scoring fish with salmon eggs, spinners, crickets and minijigs from Riverside Park to Johnsondale Bridge. Fly anglers have been doing well nymphing. The Upper Kern was stocked in Section 4 this week, Riverside Park in Kernville to Powerhouse #3. The Lower Kern was stocked last week in all 3 sections; Section 1, Democrat Beach to Lower Richbar; Section 2, Sandy Flat to Democratic Beach; Section 3, Sandy Flat to the Isabella Dam. The trout bite really improved this week with limits reported on salmon eggs, Get Bent Baits, GULP! pinched crawlers and Powerbait. The Bass bite is very steady in the Lower Kern with minijigs, Senkos, jigs, and spinners. At the time of reporting, the Upper Kern River was flowing at 556 CFS and the Lower Kern River was flowing at 454 CFS.

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