Archived Fishing Reports

Fishing Report 5/7/08
Steelies are still in the river, but should be winding down this week. A few will still probably be around even longer! Conditions have been tough on the lake for browns with south winds, little rain and sunny weather. This has made the water very clear. We are still picking away though and catching some very nice fish. When conditions have been better signs point to very good fishing!
Tom

April 26th mini-report
Hooked up 17 steelies in only 6 hours this morning.

April 15th to 25th 2008
As the high water slowly receded & water temps warmed, a typical variety of hot river steelhead fishing, great shoreline brown trout fishing and even a few bonus monster smallmouths thrown in for good measure.

Mike Panak & his 81 yr old father enjoy terrific steelhead fishing on a warm April day!!

Larry caught a nice steelie and a beautiful brown, while buddy Jim caught a couple of nice steelhead of his own.

Jeff Mendall and buddy Carl enjoy a short late afternoon run. Despite high water, with the river to ourselves we went 6 for 6 in 2 hours!




Joe Daleski brought up the younger and older generations for a real family outing on the river!! This big male steelhead didn't disappoint!!

Ron Gougher & 80yr old friend Bob made their annual spring trip for steelies and Browns. Lets just say neither the river or lake disappointed!!


Triple!! Even the mate had to grab a rod!

End to another great day!!!!!!!

4/12/08
Niagara Falls? No, Salmon River Falls. These people are hoping the fast rising water will rise no more!
Altmar Bridge, Salmon river 4/12/08 5600cfs

We've left the river and started Lake Ontario charters. Below are a few browns picked up on 4/12/08

We even landed a smallmouth. Keep eating buddy!

4/5/08
Rob & Stephanie from Long Island started slow but finished with bang. And yes as usual the girl(Steph) outfished the guy!!! Water was high and rising as there is still plenty of snow to melt. Steelhead and Browns are in the river, but the main dropback run is still to come.

4/1/08
The brother team of Bill & Anthony Matyi from NJ ended March with a bang. Despite a cold rainy day with the water on the rise, the steelies were cooperative all day. Still a mix of pre-spawn, spawn & spawned out fish throughout the river. Blue sacs were the ticket again, and the brothers are still arguing over who got the biggest fish! Call now for a great last minute river trip before they're gone!

3/29/08
As usual March conditions change quickly. Water flows went from 1500cfs ith runoff, to 650cfs overnight. With a 38 degree rain warming the waters Larry & Fran from Ausable Forks NY enjoyed steady Steelhead action from start to finish, with a bonus Brown at the end. Water was scheduled to rise again to around 900 cfs. We have some April dates left open and fishing should be excellent!

3/26/08
Even with the higher flows the last few weeks fishing has remained good. Its March a time of transition and the fish have showed signs of spawning. But, they are still cooperative most days. Mitch brought his son Zach up to catch his first Steelhead, mission accomplished! Many times over in fact! Though Dad did get the biggest! -Capt. Andy

2/25/08
After a great week of fishing in early February, Gregg Gibbs fom NJ couldn't resist another day of steelheading before he got bogged down at work this spring. Not only did Greg get another good day but even the weather cooperated with temps above freezing and plenty of sunshine!! Oh yea, & fish!

2/23/08
Taking a rest on the driftboat after landing a fresh February steelie. Action is picking up as temps are in the high 20's and low 30's.

2/19/08
Good day of Steelhead fishing wtih Butch & Corey from NJ on Sunday. Several nice steelies landed, but we lost more battles then we won! Blue & Pink egg sacs were the ticket from Pineville to the compactor. Water was running around 950 cfs with runoff but we even had slush for an hour in the middle of the day under a strong cold wind. A lot of rain today so river may be on the rise again.

FISHING REPORT 2/16/08
An average February snow storm doesn't hinder the fishing.
Still lots of steelies active in the river.
New Winter Driftboat Rule: The guy who catches the fewest fish has to shovel out the next morning.

FISHING REPORT 2/11/08
There have been a lot of nice steelies like this in the river. After some warming and a lot of rain the river went over 2000cfs but is receding steadily.

FISHING REPORT 2/7/08
With a new batch of snow, we'll be shoveling out for a day. But after a lot of action last weekend and warmer temps forecasted for the first part of this weekend, the fishing should pick up again. Aside from steelies we picked up two winter browns this past weekend.

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