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Fish Report for 3-21-2024

The Mad is still a little high and off-color, which won’t change anytime soon

3-21-2024
Kenny Priest

The Mad is still a little high and off-color, which won’t change anytime soon. With the steelhead season closing after March 31, it’s unlikely it will be anything close to green, especially with Ruth Lake spilling dirty water.



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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
for Thursday, March 21st

Eel River: The main Eel is still high and just starting to turn olive green
Eel River - South Fork: The South Fork has been in great shape the last couple days
Van Duzen River: The Van Duzen is still a little on the high side, but the color was coming around
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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
for Thursday, March 14th

Mad River: Conditions should be good next week
Eel River: Has a long way to go before it’s down to a fishable height
Eel River - South Fork: Will be fishable by the weekend
Van Duzen River: Conditions could be good late next week
Smith River: The Smith is still a little big, sitting at 11.5 feet as of Thursday
Chetco River: The Chetco blew out again over the weekend and likely won’t fish until this weekend
Rogue River- Lower: A few spring salmon have been caught