Kern County
Kern County Fishing Reports
Checkout the latest Kern County fishing reports from local anglers and businesses.
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Spent Father's day weekend camping at the Kern River (Rivernook) and caught some trout. FUN, great views and helped a little girl catch her first fish. Used 4 lb test, small split shot weight, Size 10 trout hook, Powerbait Micetails (Red egg, chartreuse tail)
Checkout the latest report from Guy Jeans (Kern River Fly Shop). Generally... The Kern’s running high, but there’s still fish to be had. On the Upper, trout are holding in soft edge water and eating streamers if you stay out of the main current. The incoming creeks are bouncing back from the fires, with wild browns taking dry-dropper rigs in deeper...
Checkout the latest report from Guy Jeans (Kern River Fly Shop). Generally... The Kern’s running high, but there’s still fish to be had. On the Upper, trout are holding in soft edge water and eating streamers if you stay out of the main current. The incoming creeks are bouncing back from the fires, with wild browns taking dry-dropper rigs in deeper pools. Down low, the river’s pushing hard from Isabella outflows... not great conditions, but fishable from the bank. View the video for more details.
Bass as Isabella are finally fired up and pushing into the shallows. Fish are holding tight to cover, with bites coming on a mix of reaction baits and soft plastics. Chatterbaits, tubes, and weightless Senkos are all getting eaten, while there are still a few deeper fish chewing on Texas rigs and crankbaits. Fly anglers are doing damage with small...
Bass as Isabella are finally fired up and pushing into the shallows. Fish are holding tight to cover, with bites coming on a mix of reaction baits and soft plastics. Chatterbaits, tubes, and weightless Senkos are all getting eaten, while there are still a few deeper fish chewing on Texas rigs and crankbaits. Fly anglers are doing damage with small baitfish patterns, stripping it through 8-10 feet of water on a sinking leader.
Crappie are scattered but catchable. Trout fishing also got a boost with a fresh CDFW plant this week… rainbows are biting bait and spoons around the usual access points.
