Like WOW-$45 a day to fish!!

That will be the day when I pay $45 to fish the DSR for 1 day.Too rich for my blood.And now I hear schoolhouse may be going the same route.I use to fish the dsr years ago,but liked fishing up river better!

Don't fish on their property (I wouldn't fish on yours without an invite) or go lobby your congressperson..
That simple..

good old dead horse

Good point bout IF they are there.. After fishing DSR for years  stopped because of being up so much -recall   non productive days down there when fish were spread throughout the rest of the river.
  There isnt a run every day and some  they trickle in and some  not- but when they are coming in its  a great place to be.
  If its a tough AM move upriver  but ALWAYS go back that evening. Have had some great evening runs there.
  Like the man says- 'the price of a round of Golf'.  Really worth a shot for at least one day of a  2 or 3 day a year trip

best to stay on the side you start on unless you have low water or know the area to cross very well....couple people a year drown trying to cross when they shouldn't
most guys are pretty happy to help newbies, just ask nice and most of the time you will get way more information than you need :)
 
btw, i blast on the dsr because they make you pay for access to a public resource, but i will say when its right...it is the hottest place to fish on the river

State says no new Handicapped on moving waters where they might wash out  - just ponds and lakes.

That automatic fly reel is made in italy... he coincidently stumbled upon it through a friend...fits him perfect...great guy and fisherman...he always fished spin gear up until a few years back....now he frequents those rocks (an old time favorite spot of mine ;)

For handicapped at dsr....i guess there is no "actual" handicapped access, but there is that side diversion on the south side of the island above the clay hole...believe it or not, many fish run that side even in low water and where it comes to the head of the island there is some real nice flat water that dsr has picnic tables set up behind one of their lodges...seems as if a wheelchair fisher could fish from there if they wanted to... twobob, if youre willing to spend the money it could be a good first timer experience for you for the very reason you said...you wont get in too many peoples way...definitely read the water and yes you can cross down there, but i only suggest it if you know and understand the power of it and are also capable of reading where the areas to cross are. There is plenty of water to fish from the parking lot side though... and please, wear river cleats whereever you decide to fish.good luck and dont be affraid to ask questions..

Dsr did host the healing waters. They have wheelers and trails so a disabled can have access. I'm sure they still support them:)

As for fishing there.
Awesome !
Relenquished my pass but still return when I can.

That is ALL there is at the staircase I think there are 2 spots.  Other than that you have to park on the street and walk.   They have always been empty whenever I drive by them.

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That is ALL there is at the staircase I think there are 2 spots.  Other than that you have to park on the street and walk.   They have always been empty whenever I drive by them.
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Isnt one of them handicapped???

They used to have good parking down near the tailout but its gated off now....

fichy

Dime, I belong to another site where we put a bunch of donated money together and donated some of those Mattarelli reels to PHW.
Only autos I've ever seen that can fight big fish, as they're clutched, not just a wound up spring. I've fixed up some old Martins and Shakespeare autos, but they're only good for small fish. Tuna, I'll have to contact the DSR and ask about access for the handicapped. I don't want the guys I take to the Battenkill  in Sept. to have a one shot deal. I want to offer to take  some of them on trips if they want. DSR would be a good one.

Charlie, ask them about access from the route 13 side from one of the lodges...id be shocked if they said no...

Db that is really a great access point just above the spring hole for a handicap . I was thinking the same thing last night.
One can easily drive there (as lodge guests do) with a vehicle.
Ain't no fish ( especially trout) in that channel though ;)

Was thinking about the  $45 a day fishing fee in DSR that initiated this post.
  When ya get right down to it the whole fishing experience one can get out of a trip or two a year to SR is not all that expensive when compared to a week or so  in any kind of regular vacation setting.
  The license -average priced average quality rooms -plenty of campgrounds for those who like that too-decent food of average prices- some annual gear and gas. If you WANT you can add $45 a day to fish DSR too.
 In total its NOT all that an expensive way to Vacation compared to others that quickly come to mind. That even if you chose to fish DSR each and every day.
  Considering that some are even considering the folks down there as a likely benefactor of a Handicapped spot it makes it even more obvious how well DSR is perceived by many. They even hosted last years  Veterans fishing trip too.
  Heck -Barkley is the one who got the State to install the SR Hatchery providing the fishery in the rest of the river that we all enjoy free  too.
   Been a few years- gonna have to go back down there this early season.

It's good to have chooses, as many others i prefer the riverr but i also think that prices are reasonable and everybody should try it.
It's worth for the money.

that sounds great ed.
wish i could have gotten in on something like that.
how many did you catch.
must be nice to have someone telling what you are doing right and wrong.
really flatten the learning curve.