Forager Forecast

Modoc County mushroom forecast

California ยท updated Saturday, October 24

This week: king boletes possible (20%); chanterelles quiet (17%); matsutake quiet (10%); morels off season (0%).

Weather near Canby: 0.3 in in the last 30 days, well below the normal 0.9. Another 0.5 in is forecast by Nov 6.

By mushroom

King boletes

20%Possible

Best at 4,000 to 5,000 ft; last week 27%, next week 14%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under Bishop and Monterey pine on the coast, and fir and pine in the mountains.

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Chanterelles

17%Quiet

Best at 3,000 to 4,000 ft; last week 15%, next week 19%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look under coast live oak and other oaks.

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Matsutake

10%Quiet

Best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft; last week 11%, next week 10%.

No soaking rain in the last 30 days. Look in sandy soil under tanoak, madrone, and pines.

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Morels

0%Off season

Best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft; last week 0%, next week 0%.

Off season here. Morels usually fruit from May to June. Look in last year's conifer burns, and along streams in mixed conifer.

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Parks and forests

Clear Lake National Wildlife RefugeFitzhugh Creek Wildlife AreaModoc National ForestModoc National Wildlife RefugePine Creek Wildlife AreaSouth Warner Contiguous Wilderness Study AreaSouth Warner WildernessTule Lake National Monument

Season questions

When is morel season in Modoc County?

Most often from May to June, best at 5,000 to 6,000 ft.

Nearby counties

Lassen CountyShasta CountySiskiyou CountyKlamath County, OregonLake County, Oregon

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