HOLY SHATSKY

thanks for the update Clint.. Hope the harvest is in full force this weekend to clean a bunch of those sharks outta there.. I bet Jack's secret spot is just LOADED to the hilt about now or will be by next week for sure..
Gonna see how next week goes for me as might make the trip or just may wait a week until John's ready to get back in the game..  Rest easy there 3man.. lol ,Those pee wee warts need some love

can't wait to get up there and wet a line again :)
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Good report . Clint. Or should  I say Dr. Clint.  Hopefully be out end of next week. I don't care what ends up on my line, I ain't picky yet.  Spent the past few nights filling out the boxes.

John I think the madness has started for the weekend,  another reason I did not go up today.  
Early Thurs AM I had a whole stretch to myself for 2 hours mid day was crowded, but not bad  and right before dark it cleared out again.   I will freely admit that some of the fish I got on were lined or fouled  but the sheer # was insane.  If I saw the tail wagging  or coming in sideways I broke off. I would say a few good hits from fishing to aggressive males, but they would just hit the fly not snap it up.  3 fish above were females all on Estaz eggs or variations.  
 
  There was one guy sitting in a area off the main river that was  probably a 20x20 hole  between 2 choke points.   There were probably 20 fish in the pool  at any given time and they kept coming in and going out.  He sat there for 2 hours just laying into them, get one on pull it to shore flop it back in and do it again.  I was fishing  in yelling distance and finally  yelled  "how can that still be fun"  He must of pulled 20 fish out of that pool  some of them probably twice. 
 
 
What kind of waders and boots did you get.   I have the hellbenders and like them pretty well.  I got the metalhead boots.   You did good at Pineville the waders are 15 to 20 cheaper than in town and the boots at least 20 cheaper.  I got my boots there for $20 cheaper than All Seasons with all 3 bottoms (spikes, felt, regular) 

I'm interested to see the longevity of the new  Korker interchangeables. The first go round were killers. I had one flop off way the hell out on a mussel bar on a changing tide. Came very close to swimming or being carried out to sea.  Mine still look new, but can't get 100 yds. before a sole pops off.   I know of at least 2 western  fly fishing gatherings where they burned them in bonfires.
The new ones seem to have cured the problem. Great idea- I hope they last for you guys and you let us know how they hold up.  Now my summer boots are getting sketchy, I'm going to Goop a pair of the felts on mine and add studs.  I'm too poor to burn anything unless its wood.

Gerry I am done for the weekend for salmon.   Just not worth fighting the crowds.  I will be going Perch fishing  and sunday and monday.    Maybe will go Tuesday, but that is up in the air right now.