I have noticed the dsr start to tone their reports down in the past two years. They stopped basing reports on here say from anglers. Theyve corrected false reports on occasion...they haven't posted one thing about Atlantic's or summer browns and their reports from days I've witnessed are usually accurate. Social media in general really glorifies reports these days as a whole. Pics, poetic descriptions... Its a whole different ball game... Folks have to realize there's a lot of water out there and thousands of people basing their potential for success on a single report is NOT a guarantee for success...

Clint if you ever want to consider paying to go down I will text or call and say come on down... As long as I don't get priced out... At this point the 500 bucks is still worth it to me for the season. Guys I work with spend that on buying smokes in a months time...

Absolutely they have toned down their reports.  I really think they are not  really worried about getting people there. Now with the brown stockings and being open all summer I would consider it if offered. With my release date looking more and more like October I am out for this year. I had considered it a few times last year, but there always something else to spend the money on.  I hardly ever go out to eat or indulge myself so I try to buy or purchase things that make me happy or provide memories I can look back on and enjoy. My one nephew would age out of free fishing there , but I have two others that I could take

Clint I would be more than happy to show your nephew the ropes and help you out with him if you ever wanted to take him down. Kids free until 16 I believe???

Thanks for the offer Andy.  I sent an e mail to dsr to see if I can go down and watch and not fish.  I doubt he would go without me. Football has started so his time will be getting tight, but I will talk to him about it.

Absolutely you can go down if not fishing .. At least the last I knew...

As I have said a hundred times over, DSR is the best salmon water on the entire river (IMO ). When I would spend 30 straight days from sept- oct the pass was well worth it. Honestly I didn't like the area so much for steelhead though. Once the gales of November rolled in it was brutally tough fishing with little shelter. The steelhead seemed to move through there very quickly as well.
If I did salmon fishing like I used to then maybe I would have kept my pass. Having a guides pass however priced me out , $50.00 for a day is still iffy but slightly doable .
Heck DB, as you know , we spend that much on 2 days worth of Busch ,, lol

Hahh!! I was counting bud... That's more like one day based on us two and your first mate... Good times for sure bud!!!

I'll take the blame Andy.

JustMatt
I'll take the blame Andy.

Lol!!!! Captain!!!

Well I hope you two are sober enough to share a drift come end of Sept. and beginning of Oct.