With flows again on the drop, conditions are about ideal

Eel River - Fortuna, CA

With flows again on the drop, conditions are about ideal

by Kenny Priest
1-29-2026
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The river was big over the weekend, but the color was just about perfect. With flows again on the drop, conditions are about ideal. That’s the good news. The bad news is there doesn’t seem to be a ton of fish around. Boats are reporting one to two fish per drift, with some zeros mixed in. To be fair, there were some better scores reported as well. With the current conditions, the river is attracting a crowd. As of Thursday, flows were right around 3,590 cfs at Scotia.


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