Smith Was in Fishable Shape on Monday But Dropping Quickly

Smith River - Smith River, CA (Del Norte County)

Smith Was in Fishable Shape on Monday But Dropping Quickly
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by Kenny Priest
12-17-2020
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The Smith was in fishable shape on Monday but was dropping quickly. There were a few boats on the river, with some side-drifting for steelhead and others targeting salmon. Reportedly, there were a few dark salmon caught on the lower river. The steelhead report wasn’t very good either. I heard of one adult steelhead along with some half-pounders being landed. Following Wednesdays, rain, flows peaked at 28,500 cfs on the Jed Smith gauge early Thursday morning. Conditions should be good for the weekend.


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