This past week the salmon
fishing has slowed down. However for this time of year the fishing is still
very good. I contribute the slowdown to weather conditions. This past week was
a warm one. Probably some of the warmest driest weather we’ve had all season.
Of course right when you want the cold wet weather to start, it gets hot and
dry. Water temperatures have been and are still slowly warming up. As of now
for temperatures are in the mid to upper 60° mark. The good news is water flows
have remained a constant 500 CFS release. One of the patterns that I’ve noticed
is that one day the fishing will be slow, not a lot of fish moving but plenty
of fish in the pools. The next day we will have a nice study trickle of fish
throughout the day. As most of you know, I spend my fall fishing in the
Douglaston salmon run. Days that the fish are not actively moving the water on
the DSR will empty out of fish. This is normal behavior, but not this fall. Lower
River traditionally does not hold fish for long, at this stage of the salmon
run. One of the trends this year is salmon are staying in the pools for
extended periods of time. This is very helpful trend on slow days. If the fish
are not moving, we need to move. This fall, if the fish are not moving at least
they will be holding in the polls.
The rest of the Salmon River
is fishing about the same. There is salmon distributed from one end to the
other end of the river. Even the upper fly zone has fish holding in it. A final
note this past week the lower fishing zone is now open. I recently took a look
at the hatchery water. There is an impressive amount of fish already at the
hatchery. We are definitely having an outstanding salmon season. Also this past
week both steelhead and brown trout were caught in the DSR. Very early for
these fish, which gives me great hope for the upcoming Brown trout and
Steelhead run.
Production flies; I have not
see a pattern when it comes to flies. However the old stand buys such as Willie
burgers in black and olive, sizes 4 and 6 are doing very well. I have also had
a few occasions where the add stuff performs very well. So for flies we are
still doing that try it and see what happens is still going on.
Note:
I still have prime days
available for mid to late October. These dates are steelhead fishing. The fish
are fresh from the lake in full of flight. October steelheads are some of the
hottest Fish of the entire tributary season. I also have also have dates
available for Rick, true October and November. For those of you do not know
Rick Smith, He has been working with me for over 10 years and is an excellent
fly fisherman and Guide. I have no doubt
you will enjoy your day on the water with him.
If you’re interested or have
any questions please feel free to give me a call. Cell 585-233-0436
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