The Upper Kern River is running clear with good flows and continues to provide solid trout fishing. Stocked rainbows make up most of the catch, with the occasional brown and wild rainbow mixed in. Salmon eggs, nightcrawlers, Panther Martins, and Rooster Tails have been producing fish, while fly anglers are finding success with Parachute Adams, Stimulators, and beadhead nymphs. The Fairview and Johnsondale Bridge areas have been particularly productive during the morning and evening hours. Lower sections near Kernville are also producing trout around deeper holes and slower runs. With water temperatures reaching the low 60s, the best fishing remains early and late in the day. The Lower Kern River is providing fair to good trout fishing, with holdover rainbows being caught on salmon eggs, nightcrawlers, PowerBait, Rooster Tails, and Kastmasters. Smallmouth bass action continues to improve as water temperatures warm, with anglers finding success on soft plastics, small swimbaits, and curly-tail grubs around rocky banks and current breaks. Anglers should use caution when wading, as flows remain swift in some canyon sections. Current flows are 901 CFS on the Upper Kern and 1,580 CFS on the Lower Kern.

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