Sounds like a great day on the DSR yesterday and reports of an Estuary still heavily populated with fish may indicate more to come.
Congrats to all who were there to experience it as many of us here have in the past from time to time.
There is nothing like it and it stays in the memory cells forever----
 
Hope it indicates a decent year -
 
That guide projection I mentioned kinda negatively a day or so back was spot on

The up river action is weak.

Last year had a push or two early as well and the season IMHO was pretty much a bust after that.
Had little to no luck upriver.
Not like the old days- yea warm low water  slow things but ya gotta have some numbers too in order to have a decent year no matter the conditions.
 
Hope it happens as it hasnt in any big way  for a season or two.-- unless your in a below 81 conga line.

I had all intentions of checking it out. Had the day off. Got up did a few chores and such . Sat down at 10 to rest watched a tv show and ate , next thing I know its 400 and I fell asleep. Must of been tired LOL .

r3g3
Last year had a push or two early as well and the season IMHO was pretty much a bust after that.
Had little to no luck upriver.
Not like the old days- yea warm low water  slow things but ya gotta have some numbers too in order to have a decent year no matter the conditions.
 
Hope it happens as it hasnt in any big way  for a season or two.-- unless your in a below 81 conga line.

This is what is happening.

By the way the water is VERY WARM,the fishing is great the catching is not.

In days of old fishing reports from SR were the stuff of fantasy- always HOT and EPIC .
Sometimes it was that way and sometimes not.
In recent years the run is a shadow of those huge number old days when even snagging was legal and many thousands of anglers showed up.
Reports v/s reality were often discussed here and over time we applauded the fact that they had eventually become realistic and honest.
 
Basically one push does not make a run however in these leaner fish years reporting makes it appear otherwise.
FISHERPERSON reports seem more accurate and according to the very few of them its picky at best in mid to upper river right now.
Pro reports however are consistently pushing the top to bottom good fishing line.
Like most things in life history repeats itself.
 
Go up and have a nice time IMHO the Sr is great no matter the fish.
Ya can squeeze in down low in a conga line or go up and fish- no matter its  nice place to be
 
Just dont always buy into reports- did that once- took time from work and family made quick reservations- got up there took a look around and went to the shop giving the hot report- they claimed they hadnt seen anything in a while  (BS alert)- immediately checked outa the room and drove back to Ct the same day.
 
Saved my vac time and money till there were some fish and learned a valuable lesson.

r3g3,that about sums it up,I left a day early cause the catching was zero and I had other things to take care of,you are so right,the SR is a gorgous river and I enjoyed my time there with the fall color and pleasant weather.Too bad the stream is so low and warm.maybe god willing next year will be better

Jack, did you play with any ?

Rich,I did n't play with any,zero,zilch! I didn't see many others playing with any.It was the worst trip,catching wise ,but as I said the fishing was great.Now I'm hoping the streams out west get some much needed rain or the whole end of 2020 will be a bust