Report: The below is www.yankeeangler.com - Fishing Report (high speed a major plus) from Friday. With pictures of a 20 lb'r we landed! I'm not sure how to post pictures on this web site, so you may have to go to the site to view.
Salmon River Report April 3:
Scheduled day off
Until MIDNIGHT Mon APR 05, 4,600 CFS Ye-haa! Surfs up! Cant wait until Tuesday!!
Salmon River Report April 2:
Bill and Tom were in for a reeeeeel treat today. I felt our best chance of seeing (crystal clear water and fresh-fresh Steelhead and playing - landing the most Steelhead would be to do some sight and blind casting up on the Tug Hill Plateau area (Ssssh). We all felt like lil kids in a candy store today as we saw, fought and caught fish after fish. Wow, Randy, Look at all these fish . There is one here, three over their, 2 up their, 1 making it's way up stream down their, opps, I missed this one that is right at my feet. I've never in my entire life (many years of experience on the Salmon River and beyond for Steelhead) seen so many 8 to 16 lb. Steelhead in crystal clear water easily accessible by the wade angler they said. Everyone else is complaining that the water is to high, to cold, they aint bit'n, water is to dirty from run-off, etc... and you put us on eating, hard fighting fish when the average guy has either given up or not doing so well. Wow! (As their jaws dropped) Was about all they could say when we spent the entire day having a blast finding, casting, fighting and landing in most cases these fresh and incredibly aggressive Steelhead.
(Yes, it is true, most average anglers are intimidated and rightly so by the high water. Most anglers do not have the experience with it to know the who, what, where to overcome the intimidation factor. Very common and understandable. We were all new once, even me! Going with a friend that can help you out is my recommendation so you can come up and enjoy the hell out of this incredible area.)
Below are just a few of the landed Steelhead from today. Incredible!
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Fresh Steelhead under the wood and left alone, unfishable. These fish were so relaxed and comfortable in their natural environment that in many cases you could stand within 5 feet of them and they would not spook! Seemed more like we were in the wilds of Alaska then in the State of NY. Did not see or expect to see another angler ALL day. We put on at least a couple of miles, but it was worth every step.
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One of several places we fished. Swinging an unweighted black woolly bugger with a weight forward floating line an inch or 2 under the surface worked the best. They would chase it several feet before slamming it and then come catapulting out of the water, trying to throw the hook. Talk about exciting and getting those adrenaline rush's up your spine. (And elsewhere, but remember this is a G rated web site:)
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The reward's of fishing proficiently. What a beauty! Another Buck with spawning colors galore! It's funny, most of the water we fished would hold trout measured by the inch. But instead today they were measured by the Pound! :)
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Sometimes a quiet, stealth like approach was needed in some special situations. Crouch down, walk ever so slowly into position, get down on your knees before casting. Almost looked more like we were trout fishing then Steelheading. A few fish spooked after only one cast.
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Just one of the rewards by trying to blend into the surrounding environment. Nice sized Buck!
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When was the last time you caught or saw a 20'lb, (maybe plus lb.) Steelhead? This one had the size closer to a Salmon than a Steelhead. Wow!! I use one of the biggest nets on the river and it took me 3 tries before I could finally fit all of it into the net. We were using Seagar Floro Carbon in 8lb. test .009 diameter.
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Another shot of the same fish , different angler. No, we were not pushing the fish out to make it look bigger. What a honk'a!! Congrats to you both!!
More pictures coming soon. We have some nice action shots of me in fast moving, waste deep water trying to net this big ol pig. Now this is what you call a Salmon River Keep'A! (All Fish Released, Hmmm, that's a novel idea. Wish more people would consider it)
I have referral guides (all have drift boats as back-ups if needed or wanted) who have open dates presently if your interested. E-Mail me with dates.
F.Y.I. - West is best, . Then try North or East of the Salmon River, then try here. (In my opinion )
Mail Bag:
Randy can u post Dam site for river flows somewhere. Is it black river?
Salmon River water flow link. http://www.h2oline.com/365123.asp
Food for thought, let them know how YOU feel!
Proposal GL-3. I strongly support the proposal to limit the creel limit for rainbow trout and steelhead in all Lake Ontario tributaries to 1 fish per day. However, I would also encourage amending the proposal to include coho salmon and possibly chinook salmon to the 1 per day creel limit; which means, only keep 1 fish per day regardless of whether it is a salmon, steelhead, or rainbow trout. My reasoning for further change is as follows:
1. The majority of anglers fishing during the "salmon season" have difficulty in making a distinction between a fresh run steelhead and coho salmon. (In fact , I question if many even know the difference between a coho and chinook salmon!) Thus there is the opportunity to keep 3 steelhead believing they are coho salmon.
2. And perhaps the greatest fallacy in this proposal and any of the other angler regulations for the Great Lakes tributaries is the failure of DEC conservation officers to properly police and apprehend those violating the regulations, especially on the Salmon River (the exception being the Douglaston Run where private staff patrol and monitor the Run). If DEC is unable to enforce the existing regulations, what success will they have in enforcing the 1 fish per day creel limit for steelhead and rainbow trout. At least with a creel limit of 1 fish per day whether it be steelhead, rainbow trout, or salmon, the fishing public would be in a much better position to observe and possibly report violations regarding the creel limit.
Proposal GL-7. I support this proposal as presently crafted. It always was a mystery to me why the Salmon River and Little Salmon were identified as exceptions to the 15 inch minimum length for trout and salmon.
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Hi Dick,
I agree 100%!!!!!! Most (99%) of the folks do not know the difference between a fresh coho and a steelhead. The easiest way is to simply look at the gums or inside of mouth. If the inside of the mouth is white, it is a steelhead. If the gums or inside of mouth are gray then it's a Coho. (Salmon)
Hope all is well and thanks for y
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