Gamefisher
Well-known member
Sorry I haven't been on the site lately. I have not been fishing for quite a while. I hope everyone is well.
A few weeks ago I went up to NY for Salmon with a friend from high school. This was my second year going. I think it was his 5th.
We drove up Friday night after work. Got up there around 11pm, finally went to bed around 12:30pm. Back up at 4am! You have to get up early to get your spots.
Saturday & Sunday we went to a favorite spot of one of the guys. We had hookups here and there, but not many fish being landed. It was a big section of the Salmon river, so if the fish got too far up or down, you were likely going to loose it in the rocks. I didn't land any, but I had a few hookups. Those fish REALLY pull.
Monday was a different story. My friend & I decided to switch groups, as some other guys we were with were getting their limit early every day. It was a small hole in a creek, with a bunch of people trying to cram in, but the fish were stacked there. Every few seconds there was a hookup, which became a little annoying because you only had time for 2 casts or so to hook one before someone else did. It was all good though, because all 5 of us in our group had our 3 fish by 9:30am. We had time to eat breakfast, get the fish cleaned & filleted, & take a shower before the drive home.
There were way too many people fishing the same spots for my liking, but it still doesn't look as bad as trout season down here.
A few weeks ago I went up to NY for Salmon with a friend from high school. This was my second year going. I think it was his 5th.
We drove up Friday night after work. Got up there around 11pm, finally went to bed around 12:30pm. Back up at 4am! You have to get up early to get your spots.
Saturday & Sunday we went to a favorite spot of one of the guys. We had hookups here and there, but not many fish being landed. It was a big section of the Salmon river, so if the fish got too far up or down, you were likely going to loose it in the rocks. I didn't land any, but I had a few hookups. Those fish REALLY pull.
Monday was a different story. My friend & I decided to switch groups, as some other guys we were with were getting their limit early every day. It was a small hole in a creek, with a bunch of people trying to cram in, but the fish were stacked there. Every few seconds there was a hookup, which became a little annoying because you only had time for 2 casts or so to hook one before someone else did. It was all good though, because all 5 of us in our group had our 3 fish by 9:30am. We had time to eat breakfast, get the fish cleaned & filleted, & take a shower before the drive home.
There were way too many people fishing the same spots for my liking, but it still doesn't look as bad as trout season down here.