Salmon River

[fishy]

Looks like the mud sharks are starting to move up the river. The lower douglaston is seeing some action and the estuary is loade up. FISH ON

[knot for shore]

fish-
tell me more about the salmon river...
can one do a do it yourself thing up there? i'm dying to catch a few keepers.

p.s. check your pm.

[striper101]

fish-
tell me more about the salmon river...
can one do a do it yourself thing up there? i'm dying to catch a few keepers.

p.s. check your pm.

Yes, Anyone can just go up and walk the river in search of Salmon trying to get up the river. I used to fish that and the Oswego river with great success! I've had better luck in the Oswego but if you hit the Salmon river at the right time you can catch them pretty good. I used to wait till the end of the Salmon run and go after the big Browns & Steelheads heading up to eat the Salmon eegs! Same goes for the Oswego. Since the Salmon aren't really eating when heading up the river the only way to catch them is to really piss them off to the point were they attack your lure. The last time I was up there (which was 15+ years ago) they still had a snagging area but by now I'm sure they did away with that.

[knot for shore]

thanks Paul.
Maybe we should make a quick weekend trip up there for some netting...

how are things on the sweep? Timmy minding himself?

[striper101]

thanks Paul.

how are things on the sweep? Timmy minding himself?

If you have never tried the Salmon thing up there you have to give it a try at least once!

Good so far! Stripers are right around the corner & we'll have both boats in the water ready for charters! Hopefully we both will be real busy!

[fishy]

nothing better than tossing a fly on a brisk -10 degree morning

[knot for shore]

what is kromers?

can a guy just go up there, get a license, park, walk to the river and fish? will a spinning rod work, or do you need a fly rod?

[fishy]

Krokers are steelhead when they are fresh in the river they are a bright silver i'll have to dig upa pic for you. yes you can go at it alone i would suggest going with a guide to learn the methods you will want a 10 ft. noodle rod for spinning gear and when you get on them there is noting in a river that can make a 50 yd. run like a 30 # king in 8- 12 inches of water