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View Full Version : Lower American River is going up Friday........Feb 5, 2016


Bill Kiene semi-retired
02-03-2016, 04:06 PM
Project: Nimbus Dam

Please make the following release changes to the American River.


Date Time From (cfs) To (cfs)

On Friday 02/05/2016 @ 01:00am from 800 cfs to 1,750 cfs


Comment: Storage management

Issued by: Randi Field
SeanO
02-03-2016, 05:33 PM
Very nice!


Project: Nimbus Dam

Please make the following release changes to the American River.


Date Time From (cfs) To (cfs)

On Friday 02/05/2016 @ 01:00am from 800 cfs to 1,750 cfs


Comment: Storage management

Issued by: Randi Field
Mark Kranhold
02-03-2016, 06:36 PM
Perfect flow for some fresh steel!:D
Bill Kiene semi-retired
02-03-2016, 06:41 PM
I love that flow......hope it does not go a lot higher.

February is a top month in the Lower American River for Steelhead.
SeanO
02-03-2016, 07:29 PM
I love that flow......hope it does not go a lot higher.

February is a top month in the Lower American River for Steelhead.

Might even be worth bringing the boat over there with the increased flows!
Sheepdog8404
02-03-2016, 09:15 PM
Awesome! Looks like I need to pick up some heavier tips! Bill, do you know if this is a long term flow increase? I've heard that sometimes they will do a big flush like that for just a couple days and then decrease the flows again. Not sure if there's any validity to this.
STEELIES/26c3
02-04-2016, 02:19 AM
The river will likely remain at that flow for a while and any change will be a higher flow not a reduced one.
Bill Kiene semi-retired
02-04-2016, 09:21 AM
The river will likely remain at that flow for a while and any change will be a higher flow not a reduced one.

I agree......

1700cfs is a wonderful flow to wade and/or float.
winxp_man
02-04-2016, 01:11 PM
Fish might go nuts with this flow and the bite will probably slow down. Either way I will be out next week a few times hopefully!
SteelieD
02-04-2016, 10:43 PM
I'm an American river newb... How's this going to affect the fishing in the short term? Was planning to put some time in this weekend. thanks
Bill Kiene semi-retired
02-04-2016, 10:56 PM
Just go......

About 50 years ago an old guy told me that if I wanted to catch fish I needed to keep my fly wet.

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Troutsource
02-05-2016, 12:15 PM
The latest weather models show an extended dry period lasting at least two weeks (during what should be the peak of our rainy season). Hopefully this is wrong and/or El Nino actually comes through afterwards and we get doused. Otherwise, the flow increase may prove to be boneheaded. I would hate for this dry period to become even more prolonged and have someone decide flows have to go down again, leaving the eggs exposed.

See here: https://twitter.com/Weather_West/status/695430596948922369