Waters · United States
Feather River (Oroville) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 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 (76/100)
Striped Bass is the most promising species on Feather River (Oroville) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 18.6°C (65°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge BUTTE C NR CHICO CA shows the water level falling (0 cm/24h).
Feather River (Oroville) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 18.6°C (65°F)
- Discharge: 2.9 m³/s (102 cfs) — down 2% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (0 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge BUTTE C NR CHICO CA · reading 72 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 88/100
- 12:00–14:00 local time — score 83/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 87/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook salmon | 59 — fair | 64 — good | 78 — good |
| Steelhead | 52 — fair | 53 — fair | 66 — good |
| Striped Bass | 76 — good | 87 — excellent | 87 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Feather River (Oroville) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- solunar period: helping (+0.85)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
Forecast computed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:12:16 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge BUTTE C NR CHICO CA · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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