I have read several accounts of higher than normal amounts of garbage, trash, camp debris, and way worse in several valley river sections as they converge toward the main Sacramento. The pictures I've seen are not flattering and it definitely made me think twice about what I would be fishing in if I had my boat in the water fishing for Striped Bass, Shad, etc. Not the same feeling I had 20+ years ago about the same rivers as a fishing destination.

The occasional dumped appliance or car part seemed normal, but what I saw was far worse....... use your imagination.

Is it as bad as the pictures I've seen or are the reports embellished and focusing on a few small areas?