On the Upper Kern River, anglers are having the best success with slower techniques, with salmon eggs and trout jigs producing consistent action. Fly anglers are also finding good results, throwing nymph patterns in the morning and switching to blue-winged olive patterns during afternoon hatches. Trout plants went in last week in both Section 5, from Fairview Dam to Lazy River Lodge, and Section 6, from Fairview Dam to Johnsondale Bridge. Down on the Lower Kern River, the bass bite has been fair to good, with crankbaits, jigs, and spinners all getting hit. Catfish action has tapered off, but anglers are still picking up fish on dip baits, nightcrawlers, and cut baits. At the time of this report, flows were running about 521 CFS on the Upper Kern and 601 CFS on the Lower Kern.

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