upriver thoughts?

So several of us fished the DSR last week.
We found willing takers mid water column.
They showed a definate preference for largeWhat are your thoughts on flies for use now?
I'm thinking smaller and darker.
Size 8-10 black and chartruse and pink flies.
In my case it was a #4 with an 1 1/2-2, bubble gum pink, inch tail and a cerise cross cut bunny strip wrapped body.

Now the water has dropped, the "run" is now a trickle and the bulk of the fish are upstream.
The fish are not as fresh and have been fished to, lifted,lined and snagged at.
They are more scattered and moving mostly undercover of darkness and holing up as the sun hits the water.

changing to more black and darker as the day goes on.

I imagine there are a handful of trout midriver and up.... smaller darker would definitely be my preference.... although; working on the place or cracking a cold usually prevails during slim times... finding unmolested fish upriver can be tough...

Man I just read my post.
Sure didn't proof read it before.
Thanks for the input.

well as slayer said, I don't fish up river much during salmon season.. Always guided in the dsr..
For those who chose to fish salmon up then I would fish exactly the same as anywhere else.. Same water, same flies.. Even though these fish have been mauled they still act the same way and continue to fight each other for dominance... Just look at them in beaverdam brook below the raceway, they are fighting like heck with each other and have seen it ALL by then,..
Find pairs or groups of fish that are holding in a small area until they get pushed out by other fish wanting that space.. Even though they have been in the river a while, it's when those new fish want that space the other holding fish will become aggressive..

The only time I may go darker or subdued colors is when they are actively spawning/digging.. They don't like having natural invaders in their nest..
That is the 2nd easiest time to catch them..

     I fish up river most of the time- the trick is to find that one little spot among lotsa outright snaggers and hunters that has fish stop in it to rest up.
   The "hunters' can kill ya. Nothing passes them for 5 minutes and they are out looking and snagging every pocket they can find- outright rude too- they will throw right at your feet while you post up on a likely spot. I no longer carry a gun for a living - thankfully.
   Have a couple little spots hat got by the flood waters and the fish come into them just like always. They are little 4 or 5 foot round spots generally a bit deeper than the surrounding gravel that some upward fish gravitate to and hold- sometimes for several minutes before moving on.
     These are in places sometimes surrounded by guys who have overlooked them cause of their size. When I fish them I often make many false long or short casts to hide where I am actually fishing. Gotta try and hide your places up there cause of the crowded conditions.
    Have hooked up and then given slack many times so it looks like they were hooked some distance off just to protect the whereabouts of 'my spots'. It gets different as the season wears on the the crowds diminish. The fish spread nicely and are less prone to just slamming through trying to 'get away'.
  Interesting though when some idiot hunter actually walks UNDER your rod while you are waiting for a fish to wander up to your spot. I accidentially hooked one guys jacket back last year while he did this- many apologies for " my' error.-- Stuff ya think of with no gun.

A K I see you lurking?
Got the time for some good fu?
Lend a friend some advice.

I am all for posting pictures of snaggers on the internet. As close to a mug shot as anyone can get. Just throwing it out there.

Great Idea. I'll get on it tonight. Just finishing up another 12 hours of melting sand and am going nappy soon.

Hopefully the fines are combined with a loss of liscence for a year too
   Course L/E could also take the gear as evidence should the guy wanna plead not guilty.