SALMON RIVER NY

Glad I stayed away from the river the past couple of days--- lol.
 

The Snagger's SR FB page has what, close to 3,000 members? They all seem to be pretty  much committed to anytime, anywhere. It has the most activity by far of any of the posts I see. A few of my music friends post a lot of links, but the SR sheet is relentless. I'm sure their private pages are more of the same. I imagine there's some heavily traveled Spey pages.  Some down years aside, I think the coming seasons will have even more traffic than last and piles more of garbage and snagging from Spey to  White pole wonders.  Cheaper gas and a little higher wages and market index gonna poke it up a bit. I expected no less after seeing how many people hauled in heaters and chairs  in the dark to the Church Pool when it was below zero. Or below the bridge.  Nancy is pushing for a fall vacation in Montauk, camping in the sand and  catching the run off the point. She is some tired of bad camping, bad food and bad manners. If it wasn't for the good guys I fish with here, I'd bag it this fall. It was close to reservations only,  some weekends this winter. Uh, I think the secret's out.

Gonna double post here... Also it seems to be apparent that many fisherman want strip clubs to come to the area... as of they are entitled to have every vice at their fingertips when visiting the area...Its as if fishing has completely turned in to a jock sport. Fisherman always had an image from what I can remember. And it was usually an original, unique image.... Now around here that image has been eaten up and turned way beyond a fad... Its not an image I choose to fall in to. Not saying I don't/won't fish anymore, just not taking part in the jock movement of disrespectful a-holes that make fun of this town and its men and women that reside here. Its a flat out disgrace to humanity to hear and read some of the crap that people say... OK done venting now... Sorry!!! Lol!!!

hence the reason I gave up guiding and bought a bigger boat :)..
Made only 1 trip to the SR last season and was very disappointed I didn't get to fish with Jack..
I will try my best to make that time this season and most likely will be my only river trip..
Not that I don't like fishing there, I too am tired of the antics .. My best fishing trip of the fall last season was on the Ausable, another popular fishing destination but a totally different vibe.. Besides, there usually is nobody around in the fall up there anyway, well besides leaf peepers and hikers..
 

uglyfish
   Tuna actually headed to a friends camp their for some fishing over the weekend he's in Wilmington. Never fished there but raring to go.

The river was stocked earlier this week . They do put a large amount of 2 year olds in as well as thousands and thousands of standards.. It will be a bit tough keeping them off the hook and getting a large holdover but fun none the less..
If you just want to catch a bunch of fish, toss a f-7 or fj-7 gold/black rapala on an ultra light and rip it erratically through the water, kinda like a snagger (lol) and you will clean up..
I would expect the river will be very crowded as it's a holiday weekend and mostly the biggest of the season but don't be afraid to fight your way through the brush as far from the road as you can and find a nice deep hole on a bend .. that's where the bigguns hide :)..
 

Big difference in the attitudes of people.  Me, and many i fish with enjoy our time on the water, are glad to have the comforts the towns offer, but understand we are visiting and show the respect that we would anyplace we were a guest.
The other prevalent attitude is....what happens in pulaski stays in pulaski....hun hun, hey bevus, hun can we score with that chick, were are the drugs, how much can we drink and still stand up....oh yea, i better get some fish, cause i'm intitled.

bigbear2012
 
The other prevalent attitude is....what happens in pulaski stays in pulaski....hun hun, hey bevus, hun can we score with that chick, were are the drugs, how much can we drink and still stand up....oh yea, i better get some fish, cause i'm intitled.

Back in the days of old, we used to show up in the lots with a pickup truck full of salmon for just that crowd so they could bring a fish back home and their wives would let them come back.. Sad but true...
In the last 20 years, I want nothing to do with that scene and moving forward, I have moved on..
The lake offers me the most enjoyment of all for salmoniods now..

you are 100% on the mosquito.. Downside is, I give up on the river after mid June due to rising water temps.. Once it hits 70, I'm out.. Had to many fish hemorrhage from stress and having to release a floater is not my bag..
Time to fish there is late April before they stock until mid June then again in sept until Oct-15th 

Hear ya tuna, but remember I'm talking 1990-92 when I fished it in early July usually. Maybe one trip was June. Don't think the water was near 70 the times we fished... Have a great weekend everyone!!!

hot tuna
not to discount your info or experience C, but shadow rock is probably one of the most popular spots on the river and gets pounded day in, day out..I have caught fish there but rarely fish it..
 
Yeah you are, and that's not the spot, but who cares? Go fish and have fun however you do it.

bigbear2012
Big difference in the attitudes of people.  Me, and many i fish with enjoy our time on the water, are glad to have the comforts the towns offer, but understand we are visiting and show the respect that we would anyplace we were a guest.
The other prevalent attitude is....what happens in pulaski stays in pulaski....hun hun, hey bevus, hun can we score with that chick, were are the drugs, how much can we drink and still stand up....oh yea, i better get some fish, cause i'm intitled.

Yep that is how it is. Cracking beers at 0900. Drinking and driving, littering and really not caring about anybody or anything except for themselves and their groups.  Can't count the tomes I have heard '' I drove 6 hours so I deserve..........''

I probably won't wet a line over the weekend but will be scouting a stream tomorrow with my cousin  in Penna. that has been stocked with fingerling trout for several years  .He'll have his gear and I'll watch him along with my best friend.We won't spend any time in one place as we want to survey the entire stream.

Conducted our survey yesterday on that stream and it was a great day ....weather wise but the stream was not what we thought it would be,Much narrower then we thought and it flows through several small coal region towns that takes away that wild feeling.Did n't wet a line although we did see a couple fish while looking off a bridge.So we got that out of our system and now I will be doing chores all weekend.

Go fukk yourself chartist...

Did someone fart??   Because something here came from an az$hole.