Mattole Running High

Written by Michael on January 17, 2016. Posted in General

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This is the kind of high water that rearranges the furniture for the fish.

I dumped 4.1″ out of the rain gauge today.

Here are some photos taken of the lower two miles, just before dark as the flow reached 24,400 cfs at the Petrolia Gauge, by the bridge.

Whole trees are bumping along in the current, careening off recent plantings.

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Spring Fishing Estuary Video

Written by Michael on November 6, 2015. Posted in General

Chad Smith, while fishing the lower Mattole, must have sent his soul skyward to record this video.   Steelhead, people and seals enjoy a spring day in the river.

Check it out.

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