Think it may be kinda predictable  very early season stuff. In most places far more fishermen than fish with good reports from DSR.
  Fish are more jammed in DSR and as they go up and spread it isnt the same experience till more fish are in the river.
 Regulars will find them no matter what but the average fisherman may still have a tough trip.
 Interesting that all expected species are now showing down low.
 Whatever your expectations -good luck and have a great trip.

I did fish it yesterday with my wife and daughter, we did get into fish in the morning but it seemed like the water started dropping. And saw more fish going belly up. Even the couple we got into in the afternoon had very little fight in them. Called it quits and went for a walk, some areas in the village had so much dead salmon it stunk and looked like the end of October. Already idiots standing in the runs and leaving trash all over the place. My daughter brought out a small trash bag of litter she picked up along the shore. The circus has started and the opening act is ugly already. Plus I think the power company should cancel the Labor Day release and bump that river to 335 now considering the run is early this year. That would give enough water for these fish to live and keep a higher percentage of morons from standing in the run paths ripping gasping fish. IMHO

Well I got off my dead butt this am and headed out for  a couple mile walk.     I figured I would go to Pineville.    It was as expected to say the least.   There were a few holding here and there,  at the usual spots.    For the most part where there were a few fish there were a few people trying to rip them a new one.   There were not alot of movers, most were just trying to sit in the shade and relax.   I only got to fish to what I considered 2 really fishable fish that were moving and holding in the faster water.  I tried at a few others that were just hanging out.  None wanted anything to do with what I had to offer.  I caught 2 smallies and a sucker today though.   
 
There were a TON of dead fish and a few I saw hooked  just kind of hung out like an October zombie.  These fish are warm tired.
 
As usual I am a bit a bit frustrated at the level of difficulty getting these mid river fish to hit, but that's part of the game though.   Can't wait for steel that are HUNGRY.
 
All in all not that excited about the salmon, but I am sure when the river loads up it will change.  

Clint S

Well I got off my dead butt this am and headed out for  a couple mile walk.     I figured I would go to Pineville.    It was as expected to say the least.   There were a few holding here and there,  at the usual spots.    For the most part where there were a few fish there were a few people trying to rip them a new one.   There were not alot of movers, most were just trying to sit in the shade and relax.   I only got to fish to what I considered 2 really fishable fish that were moving and holding in the faster water.  I tried at a few others that were just hanging out.  None wanted anything to do with what I had to offer.  I caught 2 smallies and a sucker today though.   

There were a TON of dead fish and a few I saw hooked  just kind of hung out like an October zombie.  These fish are warm tired.

As usual I am a bit a bit frustrated at the level of difficulty getting these mid river fish to hit, but that's part of the game though.   Can't wait for steel that are HUNGRY.

All in all not that excited about the salmon, but I am sure when the river loads up it will change.  

Clint,when the weather cools and the water rises they hit way up river,they'll hit mid river too if the slobs would  stay away and anglers take their place.

Yea Jack, I had low expectations for this trip anyway.   You will have to let me know when you guys come up and show me how it's done.

Jack, As much or as hard as you click your heels the slobs will never disappear.  What is a greater testament to your skills as a fisherman is your ability to legally hook and land pressured fish to the dismay of the uninitiated.  You can only control what you do, to waste your energy on anything but is a waste of time. 

Smart people know that there is much to learn- Stupid people think they already have all the answers
( NOT talkin bout folks who are incapable or just dont know)
 Smart people also know--Ya cant fix stupid.
Good luck FISHIN fellas hope to join ya soon.
 
  Storytime- Gramp, in his retirement ,was a Constable overseeing the fishermen at the local Reservoir.
 One day he came across a fella from wayyyy up Noath who had a few undersized Bass dead on a stringer. Gramp called him on it and the guy went into a tirade about how thaim was Traiought noat Bass down where he came from way up Noath.
 They were dead and Gramp just walked off tellin the guy to never come back ----why  waste time----

As for the lake. We went 2 for 3 and out about 4 miles anywhere from 85fow to 125 fow.
Yes the fish are very big :)

Thanks for the update tunes... the river is warm and dried up unlike its been the past three weeks. I took a stroll back in 3fan land and saw a few kings yesterday evening... I went 1for 1 and my son went 2for2.................



On smallmouths!!!! Had to change it up. The kings that are in the river now are far from fresh according to my standards

Way slow out here today. It seems the fish and boats moved deeper.