2 for 5 on the DSR

despite the popular belief of no fish and too warm of temps, my father today on sunday morning on 2 hrs effort went 2 for 5 in the DSR and all bright silver bullets that screamed his drag out and even chased up to 100 yards. when i was up earlier in the week the fish were a little colored. this means that these are new fish coming and the ones i saw have run the river. i'd say somewhere around 500 fish have already entered the river. i startedg seeing them enter on tuesday of this past week. now, for the three days my father has been up there he has not seen a dead fish. i'm not saying that nop fish are dying though. but by no means is it a 100% mortality rate. people can stick to those text book norms, but as long as the fish don't stress and they find an oxygenated shaded deep bank or pocket when the sun comes up, or a spring on the bottom of a deep hole they will not die. and there is plenty of this on the salmon river. august always produces fish for us no matter what the conditions. i should shut my mouth though, because fishing with no anglers in sight and hooking these fish are as good as it gets. like i've always said, i often find solitude on the salmon river. it takes patience, energy, and knowledge when targeting these early runners though. this is why i rarely see repeat august anglers. and i like it that way.

Spot Burner! :)

I'll see you up there in Sept.

My buddy ran the salmon acres lodge and used to get a few at the end of july, if conditions were good more than a few.

would have been up the last two weekends but life got in the way. Next weekend I believe there is a release and Im gonna be there all weekend, gotta get a few hook ups before the chuck and duckers do their thing and the fish start running scared!

going up myself the 9th and 10th getting like a kid looking forward to Christmas every year we go and have a good time not to crowed yet

****--w/ the small #'s of fish in the system this dude got 5 LEGIT hookups?What's the secret bait?

chartruese and pink yarn puffs/flies. pulsates in the water almost like a popssicle, but much faster and cheaper to make. i think it was more so the secret spot he was in. nobody around. i would venture to say 50 to 60 fish had to have moved by him for him to have that success...

I'll be making my annual " a shot in the dark trip"  in a week or two.
Sometimes i get lucky and hit in right.

With 750 running this weekend I would bet the fishies will start running in force,and I think they will then run 350 or so after that.
2bonthe water,this is good those fish will be waiting for us in our "secret" spot for our trip!

PA........mum is the word on the "secret spot" SHHHHHHHH

oh yeah, and hook you are right. i hit a run of cohoes that year 2 days in a row. they ran in, then ran back to the estuary. then the next day, they came in again. definitely in my top ten trips ever. the steelhead came in nice in mid october that season as well. what was that, 100 cfs??? everyone is worried aabout the 2011 return from that draught year, but i believe it was back in 95 they had an even worse draught, and the return from that spawn was surprisingly the best in years. so i'm with you. i take text book conditions with a grain of salt. not saying that it's not important to know, but when knowing them, you can look even deeper and draw your own conclusions based from your experiences. and to be honest with you, in my experience, i've seen major runs of trout or salmon in just about any water/temperature condition possible. so go figure. just keep fishing, that's all you can do

i wouldn't be surprised if the upper fly, lower fly, school house, wire, ellis..... etct etc. is holding fish. there was 2000 plus a week ago. not saying it's loaded but i'm sure you're right. you just have to find em.

salmo i would it if you can; as long as it doesn't hinder your future planned trips. supposed to be low sixties and rainy for the weekend.

I plan to fish the DSR in the first week or two after Labor Day depending on weather.....$45 a day is peanuts if the fishing is good....Hell, a guide costs $350 a day....What good is it to be over a hole full of fish if you can't cast due to heavy traffic.

hey tuna, it's always worth a shot for me. my drive is 4.5 hours but it's nothing to me really. plus i have a place to stay and also work most of the time i'm up. you are right though; august is a long shot for guys who only go up a few times. i'd hate to convince someone to go and have it be a wash for them while they could've saved their money for a later time. my father continued to have success through out his stay. i leave friday morning for the weekend. brining the whole family. hey chart.. very good point in regards to guides fees and what not. i'm not saying a guide isn't worth it. they deserve every dollar they charge. but 45 bucks in mid sept. to mid october for me atleast is always a sure shot in DSR. and for steelhead; i love it. i have a season pass though. i don't think i would go at all if i didn't have the pass.