Waters · United States
Feather River (Oroville) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The low-flow channel below the Oroville hatchery concentrates fall-run chinook into a short, heavily fished stretch. Cold hatchery releases keep it fishable through Central Valley heat.
Today's report: good (66/100)
Striped Bass is the most promising species on Feather River (Oroville) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 18.1°C (65°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge BUTTE C NR CHICO CA shows the water level rising (0 cm/24h).
Feather River (Oroville) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 18.1°C (65°F)
- Discharge: 3.8 m³/s (134 cfs) — up 2% over 24 hours
- Level trend: rising (0 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge BUTTE C NR CHICO CA · reading 19 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 66/100
- 11:00–13:00 local time — score 52/100
- 19:00–21:00 local time — score 54/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook salmon | 41 — fair | 42 — fair | 43 — fair |
| Steelhead | 22 — poor | 23 — poor | 22 — poor |
| Striped Bass | 66 — good | 54 — fair | 58 — fair |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Feather River (Oroville) rating:
- light: helping (+1)
- water temperature: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.75)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:19:01 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge BUTTE C NR CHICO CA · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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