Hey was up on the upper Kern on Saturday the 27th and 26th, The upper river was still a little dirty but the fishing was great, got 10 fish in 2 1/2 hour all between 12 and 14 inches (all on eggs). Then had to go and cut weeds at camp. On Sunday I was up about 20 miles north of Kernville again at 6am and again the fishing was great another 10 fish in 2 hours on eggs. It seemed to have fish in every pool, I say 90% of then were between 12 and 14 inches and 75% are hold overs. the colors were jsut out of a book. Yes I did keep a few. There is a lot of muck on the shore from 2 weeks ago. Also there was tiny baby fish at the edge at every stop, witch is a good sign from two weeks ago when I was up there and thought how could any thing live in that muddy water. The lower Kern was still not as clean as the upper but looked a lot better than 2 weeks ago.
Also saw some baby quail (should be second broud) and I saw 4 white wing dove around the lake (never saw them up there before) and saw more down in the valley on my way back the LA area. Don't forget you can shot white wing in Kern Couty
Good luck Fishing
B Simok