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SeaOx23
04-17-2011, 09:50 PM
Well just got home from my last trip of the season to the SR fished with my dad, uncle and gandfather...the river was running very high and it was kind of washed out...Thursday and Friday water was at 2500...Saturday/Sunday,4200..soooo not good. Wound up spending the majority of our time in Orwell and Trout Brook two tribs that dump into the river but we only found fish in Orwell...not much to report about our trip,my Dad was the only one to land a steelie from the SR..my uncle and I spotted 7 fish in Orwell, hooked 4 and grandpa hook up on 1 and landed and whole bunch of fallfish.

Good news though, the majority of the steelies are still spawning and have not started their run back to the lake..soo if anyone is feeling adventurous if the water level ever comes back down in the 1000 cfs range within the next couple weeks you have a good shot at some fish..also the river is loaded with big brown trout right now..and they will hang around for awhile

Got Stripes?
04-19-2011, 05:49 AM
Just got back also. Fished Thursday and Friday with friends in the upper fly and hooked many steelies and landed a couple. Water was high and had to fish seams close to shore. Saturday was a complete wash. 4200? What are they kiddin' us ?

broken bobber
04-19-2011, 08:19 AM
My sons friend Anthony was up there Sunday/Monday..... i believe he said they dropped it to 1600 on Monday.....

he had hooked 16 fish and Landed 9 last time we spoke.....

SeaOx23
04-19-2011, 04:45 PM
Just got back also. Fished Thursday and Friday with friends in the upper fly and hooked many steelies and landed a couple. Water was high and had to fish seams close to shore. Saturday was a complete wash. 4200? What are they kiddin' us ?

Yea the upper fly zone was the way to go..i went up there thursday but there were too many guys up there and i could not get where i wanted so i bailed on it..4200 is just insane but what can you do i guess...nice job gettin into some fish though it was tough

Bobber...1600 already! I might have to make a redemption trip :D