Year of the DSR?

I would think that the big advantage to fishing the DSR this year, would be a chance at fish that are not being constantly beaten up, and sodomized by the lead chunkers. It may not make as much difference in higher flows, but it sure seems to put them down in low & clear.

Eagle:
i have spent 8 fishing days at the DSR this year and am also a yearly season pass holder
reason i fish there is because 1. i like the water there & 2. i feel they have done a good job of maintaining order.
now this year with the lower water conditions it seems thats where "everyone" needs to fish
in that i mean the low water is keepng the fish from spreading out throughout the entire river system
now last year mind you they did not sell out once, this year they are selling out every weekend
again due to the above "everyone" needs to be there
and now my meaning of "everyone" :
i'm not going to put it lightly or ****foot around it.
all the scumbag so called fisherman are lifting,lining & snagging away right in plain sight
and in the times i have been there i feel not enough is being done to deture this
i did get into an altercation with a "scumbag" on thurs when i was fishing the head of a pool>run far above the nonsense and nobody near by.
the fish would continue to exit the pool and stage in a brokenwater slot before exiting to the next pool above me
it was great most of the day until!!!!
the sun came high and the pool slowed down but the fish kept moving into my broken water slot
when the jerks seen that i continued to "catch" fish they decided to come and snag next to me.
not being able to keep my big mouth shut i told them to take a hike and leave people alone who wish to fish for salmon(not so nicely i might add)
everyone is full aware of whats going on i only wish more would be done to keep the place respectable as is has been in the past
 
my rant.....
brook trout fishing was much more fun
 

i'll hold my tonge as much as possible as i dont want to put folks down who do a good job in the area i like to fish and will not comment furthur
but do you tell the police who are watching speeders flying by to give them a ticket ?
 

Keep the torch burning guys. Tough year for Fish and "Angler" as we all predicted.

Saw allot of guys "fishing" in  a foot of water today in the DSR with three musket ball size spit shot 3 feet up from their hook......Hmmmmmmmmm????

If I was a WCO (or what ever they call them in NY) I'd have to go on disability my first day there from corporal tunnel and writers cramp.

Saw it all last week. There is much less of the bad stuff going down in the DSR than on other parts of the river. But it is still happening. I will say that I was pleased to see many abiding by the rules and fishing. The water is horribly low and there are very few places for the fish to rest or transition without getting bombarded. There are plenty of guys using fly gear and doing nothing more than they would with heavy surf rods...and it is not fishing. Most folks are fishing the DSR and it is not the quality fishing experience that it usually is just by the shear number of people - even mid week.  We caught lots of fish but had many more uninterested in our offerings. Light tippets and small flies helped, smaller than I've ever used for salmon. Some nice pods of Cohos came through and provided a good bit of fun in low light conditions just prior to sunset when most had already left the river. Saw a few steelhead but not many and no players although we witnessed a few caught. Friday there were just too many people and we had enough by 9:30am and packed it in for an earlier than expected departure.  It's funny how many people turn into guides once you hook a fish and are playing it. Plenty of advice to be had and it's not all good. You start to chuckle when you realize it's coming from people who are fishing above you and haven't had a hookup in the two plus hours you've been fishing while you've had several. Light line is a term the goons can't comprehend. People get ****y when the fish you are fighting keep running into "their" water. And even ****ier when you decide to leave and walk across in the water you've been fishing but because it's 20 yards downstream your walking out is preventing fish from entering their hole. Funny thing about migratory fish...they just don't stay in one spot!

A great week of weather was had by the fisherman, but not the fish. You've heard it a million times but the area is desperate for rain. It is as bad as I've ever seen it. Despite the goons and difficult conditions, I've yet to experience a trip to this watershed that I haven't enjoyed. This one was no different. The DSR is spectacular, as it always is. Just wish it was 6 hours closer to home. Go if you are undecided. Drop down in equipment, tippet and fly size and have fun.

-Up^

TB, we both know that that Tippee was flossing, although he'll tell everyone he caught them. His name should be flossman!

TB and Catching Chrome.  If you have ever fished with Tippy you know that he ties his own innovative patterns.  He could coax a half dead fish into taking a piece of hotdog.  Look at his first fly "Demon Spawn".  That's caught 100's of fish