Well skipped eliscove and went straight to my favorite spot, not a sole around and we started working the water. Fished from first light till 930 without even seeing one shoot by, finally headed back to the truck and went down to Pineville, watched folks fishing for a bit then went down around the bend, fished for a while working down and glassing never saw a fish. Headed to 2a bridge and watched, nothing moving except fisherman. Got asked fifty times if I had any luck and fifty times said have not seen a fish all day. Finally went to ballpark and we watched the lifting while we drank some Duncan coffee never saw a fish hooked so wherever all the fish that came in on Friday went is a mystery to me, have not felt the tug and its the middle of September.



 
Guess I lied, this monster smashed it on the last cast.


 

Well I hope they show up soon as the time that I'll be there is getting closer.It's good looking at the pictures though.

John I think that's an Atlantic parr!

I've been busy all weekend. My father fished dsr yesterday morning and this morning with a few hookups between both days. I had 3 hookups Thursday afternoon but I do agree with you... Mid September and an empty river. I think the fish that the gentlemen told me about down low in the meadows turned around with the rest of the bunch that b-lined back to the lake... This season reminds me of middle to late 90's. Thanks for keeping the updates honest... Anywhere in and around town has gotten pretty heavy pressure that fizzles out shortly due to dead water... Must've missed ya at the ball park. I stood by the boat ramp around 930 for about ten minutes. Watched one guy spotting and whipping and he did hook up...

Geez sure does look like an Atlantic  from what I researched. Would make sense remember all the smolt I caught this spring.

Yup clint... The slender body, large eyes, markings, rounded nose, forked tail.... All add up. They do look very similar to brown trout par but the eyes are a dead give away.

The mouth is also a giveaway Andy.  Atlantic's mouth doesn't extend past the eye.
 

Chatted with the gentleman in the camp next to the one Im working on again today, they fished the dsr from 9 till 1 and again saw nothing. He told me he thinks theres a lack of fish because of the big flood 4 years ago when people were fishing in the parking lots, not what I think but everyones got their own ideas. I think they will be here soon and many of them at that.

Your right the past 2 years were early runs and now this year is normal and everyone is in a panic.

John, there was quite a kill off with that flood. If I remember correctly the dsr got a spur of the moment special permit to physically put fish back in to the main river once flood waters receded... But I'm with you. They will come

The flood, coupled with alot of 2 and 3 year olds running last year may cut down numbers a bit. They will run and there will be an adequate amount. A few years of sub par salmon runs may not be a bad thing traffic wise.