Flows on the low flow section below Fairview Dam are over 400 cfs nearly eliminating prime slow holding water and makes river crossing a danger and not recommended, especially if releases at Fairview are increased without warning. Still too high to cross. Would it be similar to Kernville employee and volunteer stockers? Never the less , I did get on some water I haven’t fished in 5 years where I did find some solitude and was rewarded with several long term hold overs. I have tried to get in touch with SoCal Edison to find out when they reduce diverting water for power with no luck. One nice 14” slammed the foam stone. This past year the total trout planted was around 25% of that (the Moccasin hatchery flood damage last year is still negatively affecting planting for our CFDW Region 4). There has been great success drifting small green nymphs to chunky bows to 6 pounds. Expect the current dangerous conditions on both the Upper and Lower Kern to get much worse very soon. Or, if you really want to accelerate the learning curve, you can connect with one of our experienced fishing guides. I never found more than two trout in a run. There is a planting scheduled for this week on sections 3,4,6. I arrived at the river at 8:30 am and rigged up. Didn’t see any flying around though. Not to mention playing a trout to exhaustion in near 70 degree water may kill it. Story here https://ktla.com/2019/08/19/another-l-a-man-found-dead-in-kern-river-2-others-including-11-year-old-girl-still-missing/. I quit fishing at 1 pm. The lower part of the 20 mile section waters had reached +70° for most of the summer. We are still over a year away from our sportsmen’s paradise. Flows on the Lower Kings have remained rock solid at 270 cfs so wading is fine and so is the catching. I couldn’t stand in water above the belt for more than two minutes at a time. Not much catching to report locally, however, lots of weather going on. The short stretch below Pine Flat Dam just got 2,000 pounds of trophies in a two week stretch with the last planting January 25th. In the pm only the #16 BHFBPT landed trout I landed 15 and my buddy landed 3. Flows on section 5 is 120 CFS and much lower than just a week ago when it was pushing 200 CFS. Numerous fish-attracting structures have been placed along the southern shoreline. Online registration at https://levan.asapconnected.com/ClassDetail.aspx?pk=1344820 Class is limited in size so don’t delay! While Lake Champlain jumps off of the map, we never overlook other hot spots like the Boquet River, the LaChute River, Puttâs Creek, the Ausable River, and Ensign and Bartlett ponds in Moriah, among others. There was no one fishing at Riverside Park in Kernville. Find the latest business news on Wall Street, jobs and the economy, the housing market, personal finance and money investments and much more on ABC News Their mortality could become an issue if river temps near 70 degrees. More is still on the horizon as I am typing. They are very durable and dry fast with mesh liner and one zipper pocket for your driver’s license and credit card. Fish Springs and Black Rock are responsible for producing about 85% of the fish for the eastern Sierra and Mojave is responsible for producing about 75% of the fish for Southern California. I believe that’s about to change. Trout stocking schedule reinstituted by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission After a year without advance notice to anglers of trout stockings during 2020, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has announced that the trout stocking schedule is back for 2021. However, snow pack for the Southern Sierra is better and is 97% of normal and 100% state wide. Their number is 760-376-3781. Water temps have dropped into the mid 40’s on the Upper Kern and can bump the mid 50’s down on the lower stretches of section 5 in the afternoon. Although it contains current information, all fish plants are subject to change depending on road, water, weather and operational conditions”. We will get a couple of cooler days next week and then the furnace is forecasted to come on again. In the mean time the Kern River is being stocked directly with San Joaquin Hatchery trout . Water temp was 62 degrees at 9 am and rose only 1 degree at 1 pm near when I quit. However, snow pack for the Southern Sierra is better and is 149% of normal and 141% state wide for February 15. As far as I can tell no where are they going to decrease take limits. The very dry, windy, and hot July and August weather has spurned forest fires all over California and has pushed smoky air all over the state and beyond even to New England as seen on satellite maps. After almost 2 hours the public was allowed to comment and 394 callers were still on the webinar. Usually there will be plantings just before the traditional opening Saturday 4/28 and unfortunately near peak run off this year which will likely be below 2,000 cfs . If you can help with the clean up you just need to bring a shovel and boots – give the hatchery a ring at 760-376-2846 . Back in April the number was less than 200 county wide. When the wind changes they hitch on some donkeys and actually turn the whole upper half of the mill around until the sails are in proper position, instead of fixing the concern so that the sails could be moved instead of the mill. When a trophy trout program can be restarted at the hatchery is uncertain. 4363 Lincoln Pond Road, Elizabethtown, 12932. It is a sad reminder to know over a dozen people lost their lives two years ago after a big snow pack and likely it will happen again with many wading and swimming in deadly river conditions. This is one of the latest starts (3rd latest on record) to the rainy season ever in Kern County. If that happens get on the road side of the river ASAP. My expectations were lowered quickly. Very dark, almost black, and much higher. We did see October caddis hatching and a lot of small midges today. We desperately need fertile trout to be continuously placed into our favorite river for the first time in almost a decade given the tremendous fishing pressure it receives. That will keep trout active if you can find them. It is their proposal to surgically close three counties Alpine, Mono, and Inyo Counties to sport fishing. Water temps were between 43 degrees and 47 degrees and when below 45 degrees those waters should not be stocked by the CDFW. accommodate so many people who wanted to participate and thanked all who participated. Over the last week experienced club members have had little catching success on the Upper Kern with no planting in weeks. Made a trip up before the 4th weekend today. In 1965, Rex and his family moved to Orofino so Rex could take a job working on Dworshak Dam. Bait would be allowed in the GTW tributaries to the Kern (formerly artificial barbless). They required a lot of wading but worth it. We noticed a lot more algae growing in the river and landed several small pike minnows that are replacing trout as the squawfish do much better in warmer water. No stocking is scheduled for the Lower Kern it appears this winter. Probably closer to 99% of the trout in 1% of the water. My guess is that after May 1st the wading and catching could get good for a short time until harvesting depletes the opening day plants. The road is closed beyond Johnsondale and Sherman Pass Road is also closed. Flows below Fairview Dam to KR3 are trickling at a paltry 48 cfs? Then just try to survive when the hot returns. Dear fish and wildlife stakeholder, Even more disconcerting is that very little science is driving these changes. However, the water levels were very low and deeper holding water pools were few and far between. Covid-19 infections in Kern County are back in the severe "purple" range, it is imperative to prevent further spread in the vulnerable Kern River Valley and here in Bakersfield. The CDFW has continued to stock during this high flow time and will continue to do so. This branch... Eagle Lake is a beautiful spot that sits right alongside Route 74 between Ticonderoga and Schroon Lake. Wish I had a camera. CALL US. This is the first time it will be held in Bakersfield. I have contacted the CDFW people in Fresno and they are trying to work out a plan. We finally got some clarity from the CDFW below: “Thank you for contacting the Department regarding the lack of trout stocking near Bakersfield. I continue to protect the community up there by having all the food, water, fuel, and flies I need packed before I leave home, making sure I have no reason to closely interact with anyone or contact public surfaces while fly fishing. Maximum depth near the dam is 22 1/2 feet. We tried above Fairview Dam where flows have dropped just below 300 cfs but we had no grabs on two spots where we could find slower water. The fire is designated the Ant Canyon Fire. Flows have finally dropped below 200 cfs and the Bako hit triple digits this week. I have not found a pod of planters since August. You can read an article recently published in the Californian here https://www.bakersfield.com/news/hatchery-closes-down-again-following-three-years-of-renovations/article_c24d71b4-2dd7-11eb-a774-276cf8699ec7.html . If a shark had killed 6 swimmers at Santa Monica Beach it would be closed without issue, why shouldn’t we shut down the Keysville Kern River stretch to all wading and swimming? These areas really must be getting harvested quickly or our timing has been bad. The larger rainbows are more susceptible to heat stress. There could be a small event 2 weeks out......... fingers crossed. I’ve also had very good luck with a hot pink squirmy worm and tugging large dark streamers as well. We do have some positive news to report that the Kern River hatchery may finally be operational after 3 years of construction. ( I also get cheap from http://www.flydealflies.com/flies/pheasant_tail_flash_back_b.html ) and no action on the dry? No hunting closure/restrictions are being considered. More on that later. No crossable water up there yet so that limits your the ability to reach holdovers. If I had to predict I would guess we will be less than 40% of normal snow pack for the Kern River April 1st once all of the readings are in. It is now expected to be contained by 9/30, however, that seems very optimistic. Size limits are being removed and the catch season is increased. We may get one other storm tonight and that will likely murk things up again on the Upper Kern and the melt will continue with elevated April temperatures. Catching on the Upper Kern has improved a bit since stocking was resumed for December even with very cold water temperatures. Our prediction that flows will remain hazardous until mid-August appears to be spot on. It means you care about the fishery and the citizens in your area. Much of the stretch is closed due to extreme fire potential. Glad I had my camera with me today to capture one of them. We are praying for rain! It will be challenging with +70 degree river temps at the hatchery inlet predicted around Memorial Day through October. I am concerned about what is going to happen at the Kern River Hatchery. In all it’s a fairly significant impact. The usual patterns are productive. For some reason on the Kern survey the lowest elevations have not been reported so it is fair to say they are likely at “0”. Bull Shoals tailwater has averaged three units (9,000 cfs) daily for the past week. The Kern River has not yet received any rainfall and hopefully it will sooner than later. I will review the logic on the upper Kern River locations in winter to see if other location may make more sense. The Kernville Hatchery is seeing progress and they are now holding trout their once again for the first time in several months. My goal was to try as much water as possible to find where all the trout were planted on Wednesday. I did not try section 4 as that is where people were going to apply fishing/harvesting pressure, float rafts, and flows on that stretch over 700 cfs. Most of them +14” with the largest 17”. I pumped a 16” bow’s belly and found both tiny nymphs and larger dries. The UK is running a bit higher than I like. Made my 3rd trip post runoff today. There are quite a few more vehicles parked in turnouts and in corporative camping spots, but it didn't seem to translate into angler pressure today. Stocking for the ice-fishing season was scheduled to be Dec. 14 with rainbow trout. The total count for about 75 fly fishers was 421 trout caught. Kern River Rainbows no longer exist in significant numbers on the 20 mile stretch nor the 4 mile special regulations stretch according to the experts at UC Davis who did the Kern River Rainbow genetic studies. Because of huge participation it had to be rescheduled. I would also suggest that anglers avoid the lower half of section 5 for the rest of the summer. It is great to see the KRRT program is going finally get underway, even if it will be years before we see significant numbers of catchable Kern River Rainbows in out namesake river. I covered a lot of water and a new spot for me. Rainbow trout fishing has now returned to Lake Catherine with the Game and Fish Commission stocking 1,400 trout on Nov. 13, with another 2,895 fish that were scheduled to be released this month. Once below 20 cfs things tend to clean up nicely. Don’t know what to make of it??? The CDFW stocked sections 1 – 5 giving the Lower Kern the first planters in months. Usually stocking in Bakersfield Lakes has occurred by now but is not scheduled any time soon nor on the Upper Kern in November. Flows did not drop to under 1,000 cfs until August that year. Truckee seems to be the best for now. Section 5 is very low at 77 cfs. Our KRFF outing was very productive for several of our members with some trophies landed and great fellowship. The CDFW still has not fattened up their super catchables (3 lbs) to size yet. They emphasized that if your local harbor is closed to salt water fishing, that it is not in the CFGC’s jurisdiction, that is a municipality issue. Landed 17 to the net. We have seen much more planting in our Bako local lakes than previous years, however, the catching has been slower than usual for fly club members as well as bait anglers. We will pass along when and if that occurs. Put it all together and it's no surprise that fishermen and women flock to the Lake Champlain Region each year. The Lower Kern will be finally be planted the first week in April, let’s hope flows stay safe. Lake Minnetonka â The lake's name comes from the Dakota expression meaning great water. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this. Because the river is flowing so strong you can’t horse them upstream and wading fast downstream guarantees you will slip into the river. Doubt the river will clear before Easter with another colder storm coming to add to the snow pack we desperately need. This year we have a 197% snow pack max’d out near April 1st. Hopefully, they will avoid being eaten by herons and scatter a bit more before the weekend harvesting pressure arrives. So if you must target trout make sure you take a thermometer to avoid catching above 70 degrees. It took great effort and skill to circumvent the river to trout holding spots. Wish I had brought my camera with me. Finally I have landed 3 rainbows in the last three weeks with cutt marks like the ones below. Even so, we all can’t wait for these fertile native trout to repopulate a very lean wild trout population on the 20 mile put and take fishery of the Upper Kern River. Today was not the case. Database can be viewed here http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow_ss/COURSES The hatchery is still a construction zone and much of it is closed off. The unseasonably cooler weather for the July 4th week caused Upper Kern River flows to recede to the 3,000 cfs from the peak at 7,000 cfs. Huge number of campers and cars parked on the Upper Kern for a weekday. The dam was a massive job and Rex was one of the first people hired on and one of the last to leave. I covered twice the area of water and found trout to 16” in 3.5 hours. Had a lot of surface bumps but nothing over 12” on the surface. No one was fishing so it was clear the CDFW had not planted the 20 mile stretch this week. Perhaps fall is finally here? It was better than 2 weeks ago. Others thanked the CFGC for not closing fishing state wide and romoting that people can fish while practicing social distancing. The catching on the Upper Kern has been much better in some areas. double-b-ranch.com HARPER TEXAS HUNT: 210-216-3069; Harper, TX 78631. Some of these trout exceeded 4 pounds. My guess is that the heavy July 4th harvest coupled with extreme temperatures is taking its toll on the bigger trout, especially on section 4 and the lower half of section 5. Workers will remove 2.8 million cubic yards of material to make room for the spillway. Guides in that area and on the Willamette and McKenzie will not guide or recommend fishers try catching on water over 65 degrees. None of the bows exceeded 12” many were wild trout around 8-10”. Even with plenty of local TV news time being devoted to keeping people out of the river prior to the 4th, people still are going into a dangerous river. I had quite a few grabs on my #12 foam golden stonefly but none got the hook. Even with the good March rainfall total, it appears that the snow pack level will fall below 50% in 2020. It is baffling that there isn’t more concern? At this writing there are no plantings scheduled for April on the 20 mile section or local lakes (will be too warm until October). The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. Water temp was still 52 degrees and gin clear at the finish. We all need to stay safe and healthy and we need to do our part to keep our mountain & river communities safe & healthy. I did not see one rise all day to my dry or any other bug on the surface. Today I arrived on the river around 9:30 am and it registered 52 degrees. There are just two spots left for our beginners fly fishing course at Bakersfield College, see our 1/11/19 fishing report below for details and registration. The Commission is rescheduling the agenda item to April 15 at 10:00 a.m. So I had 17” rainbow bookends to my day. Conditions couldn’t be better. Today they spiked to 500 cfs on section 5. As you all know the take limits have not changed even though the pounds stocked are ONE THIRD of what they were 15 years ago. Triple digits are going to be with us the next 2 weeks. Easily lost over 30 in the last 3 hours. I did manage two healthy wild trout with pointy noses and white tipped fins. I find it a great way for a newbie to learn. Flows at Kernville are around 140 cfs and 95 cfs on the low flow section. See map here https://kernpublichealth.com/cyanobacteria-blooms-blue-green-algae/. That’s great. If so there may be a lot of happy fly fishers at our Kern River Fly Fishers club mentorship outing this weekend. We decided to try fewer stretches on sections 4 and 5. It is clear there is little social distancing going on and there doesn’t seem to be any concern for the huge increase in Covid infections in Kern County. The event should no last more than a couple of hours Been pretty hot lately and the Upper Kern was high and climbing this week well above 1,000 cfs as the short melt season restarted again. Recent low snow pack years regularly result in river temperatures above 75 degrees which would kill hatchery trout. Casting for Recovery https://castingforrecovery.org/. Yeah, you read that right. So I fished a lot of water I have not tried in years again today. Far fewer grabs were experienced today with just 5 trout landed in 4 hours of aggressive wading and bushwhacking in the morning. As river temps rise to 70 degrees it has been my experience to catch more and more pike minnows. I was very beat by 1 pm and wading in deeper water in the low 60’s actually had me shivering and tightened up some old worn out muscles. If you are on the wrong side of the Upper Kern River you will only have a minute or less to get back on the road side before uncrossable flows end your fishing and may make for a very long walk to a safe crossing! We hope to report on what has transpired to affect this soon. Flows (50 cfs) are very low on section 5 below Fairview and there is lots of wadeable water there, however, the extremely low flows have given natural predators a distinct advantage over unwary rainbows. Conditions are very good on the Lower Owens. The lack of trout porn on social media confirms the trying conditions. I did not even attempt to pump a stomach today to reveal what trout are feasting on. Recent reports suggest most of the stockers over 12” have been harvested on the 20 mile section planted weeks ago, however, if you are willing to work and bushwhack you can still get a double digit day of sub footlongs many of which are too small for the frying pan. Glad we left just before I5 was closed for days because of the Delta Fire. Back in mid-August is was prime time on the Upper Kern as the river was stocked for months while flows were too high for effective harvesting. They hadn’t had any luck, but the did cheer as they watched me pluck six pristine bows below and above them. Whew, I drank a lot of water. Back to the catching. See CDFW stocking water temperature protocol here https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Hatcheries/Criteria From the CDFW website, “This dynamic Fish Planting Schedule is updated in real time, directly by CDFW Hatchery staff. Overall a good day with 9 to the net and a really nice 18” buck who smiled for the camera. Take a look to see the 3 year construction progress and 2 tons of foot longs.There will be a meeting in Fresno April 3rd at from 6-8 pm at the Betty Rodriguez Regional Library, 3040 N. Cedar Ave to comment on proposed fishing regulations that mean big changes for trout populations and fly fishing . Tight lines and look for an update next week. We can look at the last giant fire in the Kern Drainage, the McNally Fire (150,000 acres), to get some idea of its consequences. First, stocking was to resume this week directly from the San Joaquin Hatchery. The 7th heat wave of the summer will hit +104 degrees in Kernville starting Friday and last beyond the Labor Day weekend. Several people need to get meat by fishing because they can’t get meat in their local grocery stores. For the first time in well over a year I saw no fighter jets thunder through the canyon. What does that mean? I am personally still concerned about the huge amount of people coming up to camp on the 20 mile section. I did get some more information related to CDFW hatchery operations after the huge trout kill of 3.2 million trout (see here https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2020/08/12/fish-plants-continue-in-eastern-sierra-waters/ ) I was wondering what percentage of the state’s hatchery population was lost at the affected Mojave River Hatchery, Black Rock Hatchery and Fish Springs Hatchery? Typically in years where the hatchery stocked ++100,000 pounds annually I could expect to land +10 trout/hr just after the run off dropped below 1,000 cfs at Kernville. There is some news to report at the hatchery. Typically 2 or 3 weeks after flows drop down on the low flow section most trout are harvested. It makes good sense, but none of those bigger trout will be planted when fly fishing wading conditions are safe later this year. The catching was very slow today. The air quality showed that it would be in the moderate range. Wild Golden’s above 7,500’. My bottom fly was 50” below the point dry fly and that is a good foot deeper than I normally fish. Just for the heck of it I took a river temperature just below KR3 powerhouse and it was 62 degrees. Stay Safe. They were packed out in milk cans on mules and fattened up at the Kern River Hatchery. Members have helped in the past in the morning and then hook up in the afternoon. I continue to protect the community up there by having all the food, water, fuel, and flies I need packed before I leave home. Lots of tubers and kayakers on section 4 and 6. It begins in small mountain tributaries in the town of Chesterfield. I continue to protect the community up there by having all the food, water, fuel, and flies I need packed before I leave home, making sure I have no reason to closely interact with anyone or contact public surfaces while fly fishing. For now it is getting stocked weekly with lots of foot longs and the catching has been good but flows below Pine Flat reservoir are high for wading fly fishers at 500 cfs, however, flows have dropped to 350 cfs as I type - still very high for fly fishing. In the past ,after a good stocking, you can usually locate small pods of planters a week later where you can take + -5 trout in half an hour in a small area once you find it. The visibility was extremely poor but I took a water temp anyway at 1 pm and it was 70 degrees. They do hope to plant super catchables by mid-March. I covered water that I had luck (landed 12)with last week with only one hookup. Riverwalk Lake finally got a huge plant for a kid’s tournament Saturday,March 9th; however, almost all of the trout were harvested by anglers or cormorants by Monday afternoon. All guys had +5 in the net or more over 4 hours. They stocked sections 4 and 5 two weeks ago and section 4 should get some trout next week. Water temp 53 degrees and gin clear. Fishing is fair to good for rainbow and brown trout. Come join us for our mentorship outing where newbies get a chance to fish along side one of our many experienced (some have decades on the river) Kern River experts. I didn’t have much luck with the dry/dropper but the deep strip got a lot of grabs and several made it into my net. It is also getting typical planters weekly for quite some time. As an example, in your area, we prioritized the stocking of Ming Lake over Hart Park and River Walk. A beautiful day. Nearly all trout planted the last 10 years have been sterile. The 14” minimum and zero bag limit season during the spawn is needed to sustain a natural fish spawn in a section of the Kern River that is not currently stocked with hatchery fish. Since diploid trout can only be planted below Section Six (i.e. Trout began going belly up and all of the trout were planted earlier this week on the 20 mile stretch. It was a chamber of commerce day with a brilliant blue sky, puffy clouds, and lots of green on the lower slopes. Tule 0% We geared up and also tried a new fly floatant that is much more wallet friendly than Gink or a facsimile. 100 degrees when I quit at 2 pm. Each fish will be tagged, named, and evaluated genetically to minimize cross breeding with other genetically similar rainbows – same with spawning's of future years. Hopefully that will allow you to listen or participate. Stay Safe. My #12 Arnerd and #18 BHFBPT netted a lot of trout, so as usual, matching the hatch not required. There will be lots to report on going forward and I look forward to keeping you updated. Online Dictionaries: Definition of Options|Tips Options|Tips These wild brooder KRRT likely won’t eat the standard fish food pellets so bug zappers paced over the brooder tanks is a likely solution. River temp was 62 degrees at 9 am. My #12 foam stone with a yellow belly got a lot of hits, especially after 10 am. Club members tied into some monsters on the second outing to Eagle Canyon lakes. We still got into trout some over 20”. If you fall in make sure you can get to warm clothes fast. At this time the CFGC shows a meeting for April 15 beginning at 9 am on their web page, but there is no time allocated to address this critical topic? There are 2 races with trout that are brought down from the SJ hatchery. Little insect and surface action to report. On the McKenzie River in Oregon, where we just fished, guides don’t take clients on that river when temps hit 65 degrees as well. Our October speaker, Chris Leonard, said he asked the CDFW officials in charge of the changes at community feedback meetings if there were any fish surveys done to support the changes and the answer was a firm “no”. Spruce Mill Brook is a major tributary to the Boquet River and features stocked brook and brown trout. They have continued to stock during the runoff and especially this week before Memorial Day. 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