ORIGINAL: great spots

So did I. It is the best water on the river. I guess I am just old school why would I want to pay here when I use to fish it for free.

 
GS,
You seem upset to have to pay for the DSR and I respect that, but to say flossing, snagging or whatever else it may be happen just as much at the DSR as the rest of the river is somewhat of a stretch of truth. I've fished DSR for 8 hours plus and never had or seen a single complaint. MANY TIMES. Yet I go sit at the bridge below the fly fishing area and could write 100 tickets in 10 min., so yes it is very different. It must of been great to have the luxury to fish the DSR when it was free. Times change, lifting is illegal, gas is $4 a gallon and so on. I guess we have different views on fishing and what it does for us as individuals, but lets not make this into a DSR thread.

GS:
you made some bold statements on I believe your first post here. I never claim to know more or catch more than anyone else. If that ever were the case what’s the point, I live and learn. Hum , that just rubbed me wrong in which seems to keep digging deeper, sorry If that’s the case. You don't know me or how I do business and I you, life goes on and this will not become "As The World Turns"

P.S.
The Black River , Been there done that. No thanks. they still use crickets at the dam ?

My last thoughts to this thread
Silly season is about to begin.Cant'ya feel it

Good thinking Coho.  Has anybody or will anybody do a walk down the stream or even go to the hatchery to see if anything is moving?

The state should have got rights to the whole river. I dont lift or fish illegal but I dont want to see the salmon river go to the savages eaither. DSR is good but Barkley left a bad taste in everyones mouth the way he went about taking over that part of the river. I dont blame the people who go down there and fish because thta streach is the best salmon water in the river. But when you own as much as he does and the gets more he is hurting business that these people depend on. Mark my words the local are mad there will be problems. Me I know alot of spots but I will go down there to these people reactions when they cant go down there anymore.

GS, If your talking to me, I'm not offended. It nice to listen to someone else's point of view. Heck, I'd even let you show me around the river sometime.   Are you from Pulaski or around?
 

Sweet!!! So what you are saying is instead of using 1 sinker I should use 2?
 
 

ORIGINAL: salmotrutta

ORIGINAL: gergie

Another thing, If there is so much water in the Res. why is the water release only 185??

I asked them to hold it back until your arrival. Then the orders are to go to 5000 cfs.

sorry to rub you the wrong way. i meant no harm.

Anyone but me a little concerned about the lake fishery for salmon this year. There is no pattern whats so ever. I think its going to be a very late start to the run.

yeah i heard the same, this time last year my buddy was doing fine out of sacketts harbor.

GS, Why late? Is it the water temp? I've never really put a corelation into where they are in the lake compared to date. I guess it would be cool to start keeping track. I'm curious on what kind of data you have to suspect a late run

Fished it when it was free myself. Always been great water but it was a snagfest before DSR came into being. People still lift and line there but not to the extent that goes on in the rest of the river. I fish it rarely these days in part because of the fee but also because my time in is short supply. It is still the best piece of water on the river to fish for relitively fresh and unspooked salmon (the ones that are still aggressive and will bite).

GS you don't know Tuna. He is different and does know what he is doing on the river! I have never used his guide service but I have fished with him and will vouch for his ability and ethics.

I have a old vhs tape of myself catching an Atlantic in the tail out of the old lower clay but have no idea as to how to post something like that since it is not digital. Oh ya and even if it  were digital I am a computer moron and have no cut and paste skills.

August 14th was the earliest my wife and i got into them. bright silver, fast, and only 5 other guys in sight. AWESOME! We also found some older dead ones higher up as well.

Your right I made my peace with him. I wish I could post my Atlantics I caught but there on my cell phone and I have no clue how to post them.

Has anyone caught salmon with yellow spots on them. I herd that these fish are stocked in canada. Is this myth or is it true. I am catching more and more every year.

Not in years but yes nickle to quarter sized spots on their chests.The rumor I heard was Canadian stocking as well but a fisheries biologist fiom MI wrote that it was not a dye mark but a weird fungal growth.