Thanks jack. Just 1 of many .no place I'd rather be.
Wife had a blast and friends are priceless

Much more to come from this adventure

No worries on my treads Clint.
The weather is beautiful. About 40% peak foliage up here. It's going to be spectacular in 2 weeks.
Might just be my last line wet for September.

Glad you got some chores done. Today was kinda a bust. Very limited fishing time and to warm for my liking. Trail cam has a 6 pt hanging around since Friday.
These weekend trips are just way to short. .
Wife had a blast kayaking the river last night so it seems I will always have someone that wants to play :)
My friend did well with trout yesterday as well with me but I don't have any pictures to share.
Here is 1 more of the many we caught. Fall fishing up there is always spectacular and peaceful.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/pfrausable.pdf
 
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/pfrwbausable.pdf
 
Some C+R, some harvest allowed,   many stockies but enough big ones and holdovers to make it maybe the best stream east of the Rockies, lots of Browns, surprising numbers of 'bows, and brookies , more and more as you go upstream into the headwaters.  There is some great water for Brookies up above the ski jumps in South Meadow on State land and it doesn't even make the maps!  Plus, if you get tired of the Ausable, it's only a short hop over to the Saranac River, again beaucoup access and many fish.
 

hot tuna
Those fish were caught in the catch and keep section. It has the best survival a d natural reproduction rate for the fish as its mostly deep pools and slower moving water. The C&R sections , IMO are in the wrong place. That water is mostly fast moving pockets. It gets a bunch of anchor ice and a lot of winter kill.
I caught brookies and browns this trip and surprisingly no rainbows, I think they are really cutting back on their stocking but again , I know where the lunkers lurk . We did catch some nice bows in june.

The state stocks a mix of 2 year Olds as well as the usual .
On thing for sure , it's not easy wading. Lots of fast water , boulders and slippery banks. You can step of a rock and be up to your neck or flat on your back in a instant

That does n't sound like a good place for old geezers....like me!

The rod and gun club also puts in some 20" plus fish.
Lucky, the ausable is nothing like walking the Salmon, it's boulder strewn and cobble mostly. I do a float and stop at the productive deep corner bends. Well until you hit the old dam at the quarry hole. Most of which see little pressure due to the bushwackin needed from the easy road access.
Honestly Jack, I think you could do it but it wouldn't be very easy on your legs.

If you wanted to spend all day at basset flats or shadow rock casting to the educated trout like most people do, then 6ou don't have to put much ground under your shoes but typically I do cover a LOT of water for the fish I'm looking to catch

The landlocks aka Atlantic salmon migrate from lake Champlain into the lower sections of the major tribs such as ausable, bouquet and Saranac rivers.
Typically these are very wide, lots of boaters fish the mouths and river anglers are limited. There are some restrictions on gear at certain times, some as far a zero weight and or no bait.
While thes are beautiful and at times trophy fish to many, myself included, they may not be what your thinking terms of great lakes. A monster would be low teens, a good fun fish would be over 14"
I'll write something up in a little while once I settle in. I got a story to tell from yesterday :)

I've found that aluminum bars, the kind Patagonia developed, works for me  on both algae covered rocks and digs into smooth rock, also.  In other words, works on the Ausable and  the SR .    Works on boulder fields in the salt  and they don't pick up 7 lbs. of sand per sole. Less than spikes or felt on mud and snow/ice, though.   Now we're getting far afield so....
    This is the deadest I've ever seen this place, especially during the run. I'm heading out for a day next week, and then again later if the steel show up. It was very hard to get up the enthusiasm , but somehow I've rekindled enough to tie some flies and swap shooting heads and running lines for switch lines on a few  larger reels. Thanks to a few friends for prodding me to go.  I've got some good memories which I don't wish to displace with bad, so I'll try to limit my exposure to the bad parts of the SR.   Do beginners now go somewhere on Facebook to ask questions?  Even  Ohio to the Altmar Hotel or bust  isn't trolling. Almost miss the arrogance and stealth  snagging advice. Not.  
    I wish all a good and safe season.  Think steel.

Good advice on the traction. I am in need and will look towards that aspect.
Not sure if this place is dead but more of a calm welcome from the past , it's hooked it's cooked mentality. Possibly folks have learned to fish or figured it's not the place for them. I'm sure anyone here could steer folks in the right direction when asked.
What I miss is hearing about others adventures and insight they may share towards opening up possibilities abound. I understand however, some things are just left out of the peering eyes.
Hope to see folks out on the water or to sit around spinning tall tales .

Nice Clint. This weather went the wrong way since I covered my pool 2 weeks ago. Trying to get into deer mode with opening day next Sunday but the heat has me slowing. I'll take it , for now as I winterize my boat and camper today. Mowing and yard work is a slow hot task. Mix in some late season gardening .
Got a text my boy is going up on wends to try his first solo salmon experience. Last time he was with me for salmon he was around 16 years old. He is 31 now.
Enjoy the weather and do a winter ice dance for me :)

Rich,tellyour son to look me up,I'll be arriving late morning on Wed.Maybe I can help him out with the Salmon.
Clint,no picture came thru????

Dang Clint I got my popcorn all ready to see them pics. Did you try resizing your pictures?

Yes you did, what a zinger of a perch. Congratulations.

Winter's Coming. 31.6 degrees F. when I woke this morning. Now at 7:00AM in my little piece of Penn's Woods the Mercury is hovering at 31 degrees F. Sky is bright as the sun continues up into the Eastern sky. I know the frost, now coating all things from the grass to the tree tops, will now be short lived.

Certainly a sign of Winter's coming, while raising the question; where the devil did summer go?

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