Nor Cal Fish Report
Eel River Fish Report for 1-29-2026
Eel River Fish Report for 1-29-2026
With flows again on the drop, conditions are about ideal
Eel River - Fortuna, CA

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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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
for Friday, January 23rd
Mad River: The Mad is in good shape and steelhead are showing up
Eel River: The main stem dropped into shape this week and is nice and green, but still big
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork is running at just above 1,000 cfs at Miranda as of Friday
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen was down to 190 cfs Friday and is in great shape
Smith River: Flows were under 1,600 cfs (6.6 feet) on the Jed Smith gauge Friday
Chetco River: The Chetco is low and clear
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