Action was steady from 830 till I left at 130, unreal action.



Two picks of flys were broken hooks both on the strike and thrashing that ensued. Only saw kings and only landed 2 out of many,many hookups. Great day many players and never saw another guy till I was getting ready to leave. First time in a long time the fish have outnumbered the fisherman 1000 to 1

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John, simply awesome buddy!!! Time and place was in your favor today. So glad to hear you hit em good in solitude. There are great numbers of fish in the river if ya find em... fish on!!!

X 2 brother . Man did I miss the boat and glad you had a good day.

Great pics John.  Sounds as if whoever tied those flies romped down too hard when they placed the hook in the vise.
 
 

Definitely a possibility gerry, but I honestly have broken quite a few hooks through the years. Broke quite a few in the past few weeks even and they were river side flies made with glo bug yarn and a Snell knot never even clamped In a vice. I find certain hooks will brake on 12 pound and especially 15 pound and up...

John,that sure is a strange looking lake you fished today......WAIT is that a fly swatter next to that fish?
There should be a ton of fish at my secret spot when I get there in two weeks

Heading up from Cincinnati Thursday.....Will be in the DSR section Friday and Saturday...Of course the DSR is talking up the action.  Hope it's a lot better than what I encountered Labor Day weekend.

Dime, I have never had a salmon break a hook, straighten, but never broken.  I use Tiemco's or Mustad and occasionally Daiichi.  If you romp down on the hook when placing it in the jaws of the vise it puts a score mark near the bend and weakens the metal.  Its almost like scoring a piece of glass. 
I fished with 12 lb tippet last season and had a few fish straighten hooks during that early season run.