Salmon River Update 5 November 2015

Salmon River Update 5 November 2015

Fishing conditions have been challenging lately here on the Salmon River. For this time of the year, it is slow to moderate for the amount of action. Anglers throughout the river system are reporting very few hook ups throughout the day, and they have been spending a lot of time walking the river trying to find fish. Many people have reported that they have seen fish staged ether in the estuary or river mouth. These Steelhead seem to be wanting to make their runs in the river, but due to the the lack of water, they haven’t. We have seen a few Steelhead making their initial push through the Douglaston Salmon Run, but not the large pods we are custom to seeing. Fresh-run Steelhead and some Browns are being caught at the DSR with a trickle of fresh King Salmon reported earlier in the week. Fishing upriver can be described as “right time, right place” at the major pools with some good activity below the Altmar Bridge. The Lower Fly Zone has fished well at times while the Upper Fly Zone has been more sporadic. Drift Boat Captains continue to report some steelhead from Altmar through Pineville to the 2A Bridge

The reservoir levels are currently low with the lack of rain we experienced this season. The low level is preventing an increase in the river’s flow, which is required to help bring in staged fish. As of right now, there isn’t much rain in the near forecast to help increase the water flow. Forecast calls for sun and clouds with temperatures in the 60s. The current Salmon River conditions in Pineville, NY are 500 CFS and 50 degrees.