Just got back, left early as it was raining for day 3 straight. Hooked some steel , some cohos, only landed some white tipped kings. Wasn't on fire by any means, but had some good battles. People were very pleasant, no hassles at all. Steel are moving up river, salmon are getting very thin, carcasses everywhere. The DEC fish checker said 6 out of 22 parties asked had registered steel, all large. The ones I hooked were 10+ and beasts. It was a slow day on Sunday for people swinging in mid-river from those I talked to. The lack of the dreaded cookie cutters may not be such a good sign. The fish checker, who has been doing her job for a long time, said the DEC is concerned. Tell you the truth, I wish I could have got a nice 6-7 lb. fish that would have given me a chance to bring it to net. Flesh flies with bunny and a silicone green weenie were the tickets to the bullet train for me. Maybe T-day will be next visit for me . I'm thinking I'll go during the day this year, I'm skipping the dinner part, I'll still be grateful to all the past ones.
It'll be interesting to see if some trout start filling in the void of the salmon. Boy, do I wish dearly I could have gone earlier. Every time it was time to fish this year, I had a chain attached to me. Glad those that went did well. Thanks again to the reports from everyone, may all that go do well.