The river is low, but still green

Mad River - Arcata, CA

The river is low, but still green

by Kenny Priest
2-5-2026
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According to Justin Kelly of RMI Outdoors, the river is low, but still green. “It’s definitely not clearing as fast as the other rivers,” said Kelly. “The fishing remains tough as we haven’t seen many hatchery fish yet. The rain coming up will help, hopefully it will bring in some more fish.” A very slight bump in flows is predicted for early Monday morning, with bigger increases starting mid-week. If the predictions hit, it could be dirty by next weekend.


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