Nevada Fish Report
Eel River - South Fork Fish Report for 1-23-2026
Eel River - South Fork Fish Report for 1-23-2026
The South Fork is running at just above 1,000 cfs at Miranda as of Friday
Eel River - South Fork - CA

by Kenny Priest
1-23-2026
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The South Fork is running at just above 1,000 cfs at Miranda as of Friday. It’s been in really good shape for over a week and has provided some pretty good fishing at times from the top to the bottom. It should continue to fish through the weekend, but will continue to clear, making fishing a little tougher. It was fairly crowded over the weekend but has since thinned out. The ensemble forecast shows a bump in flows at the end of the month, which could color it up for a few days. It doesn’t look like a full blow out as of today.
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