Russian River Near Hopland is located in Mendocino County in California. If you live in Hopland, Talmage or Ukiah you're less than 10 miles from Russian River. The fishing regulatory body for California is California Department of Fish and Wildlife. If you need a fishing licence you can purchase one directly from Russian River Fishing License 24/7. Prices and optons are listed including non resident fishing licenses. Please ensure to adhere to the fishing regulations for the state. Remember, regulations are there to protect fish species and enable fishing for generations to come.
Here's your fishing report for today the 23rd of November for Russian River. We take a number of different data points to make our fishing recommendation. Our recommendation is based on aspects about the weather conditions, moon phase & water conditions. Of course these should only be used as indicators combined with your own past fishing experience fishing on the banks of Russian River.
It's common knowlege cloud cover is an angler's best friend. Pretty good cloud cover today at 75% although there may be times when the sun will break through but should be enough cloud cover to find a good spot on Russian River.
There’s an old saying on wind direction which has many variations but here's the most popular which I'm sure you've heard: “Wind from the West, fish bite the best. Wind from the East, fish bite the least. Wind from the North, do not go forth. Wind from the South blows bait in their mouth.” Its less so about the direction but the cause for the direction. We’ll cover this more in a blog post soon but for Russian River right now the wind is coming from a south westerly direction which means fishing is optimal.
With the wind at 2 mph hardly a puff out there makes for a calm mirror like surface. With the wind so light less ripples in the water makes it more difficult to mask the line and lure on Russian River
Moon phases have split fishing folk's opinion straight down the middle with the bigger impact on saltwater fishing but some freshwater anglers swear their catch improves when the moon is in a "New" or "Full" moon phase. These phases cause bigger tides making fish more active and susceptible to feeding meaning an opportunity for you to nab a catch. Russian River is currently under a "Last Quarter" phase which means its less optimal fishing time.
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Moon phases have a signifigant impact on fishing. The moon in the night skies over Russian River is in a Last Quarter phase. This means if you're planning of fishing at night then fishing conditions are less optimal. Due to the moon conditions night brightness levels are at 51%.