Salmon steelhead meet and greet oct 3,4,5

[Dave B.]

My buds and I will be hitting town on Sun morning for our usual week long outing. We fish from Sun. AM through Fri evening and get the hell outta Dodge first thing Sat morn as that's Columbus Day weekend, by far the absolute busiest weekend of the entire year up there, complete with the highest percentage of idiots, knuckleheads, and most outrageous drunks one could imagine. I'm often half tempted to stick around just for the entertainment but unfortunately I have to get home to hit the campground to close and winterize my camper.

I'll keep track of this thread to hopefully catch up with everyone sometime Sun morning!

[kmaty]

Friend of mine is up right now hlanded 3 since dinner time he ssaid theres a bunch of fish around very spread out tho he said he picked at a dz just first of many trickles of the run! He fishes bottom streches of dsr....5oobuck for a season! Sickness! Il fish with the peeps b4 i pay that lol

[gwl2oneida]

Your paying for space around you n not being shoulder to shoulder. Not that i condone it but it has its perks.

[kmaty]

guess when you have the privilege to go Weekly its worth it!

[Dave B.]

DSR is nothing but an ex-politician still getting rich off of the people.

That aside there's plenty of river to fish w/o having folks in your back pocket. Ya just gotta go walk and explore. My friends and I very seldom have issues with crowding. Likewise most of the other anglers we do encounter and deal with are friendly and courteous and we extend the same attitude to everyone. It's no big deal to clear your line to allow someone to play and land a fish, or even offer to net it for them. And extending such goodwill generally elicits the same attitude in return. Whether they realize it or not most folks create their own luck, good or bad.
As the saying goes, karma can be a bitch, or not. Just fish and enjoy!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Where are all the Salmon and Trout anglers? Come out, come out wherever you are! Look forward to seeing you fellaz up there! It's going to be a HOOT! DO IT!!!

[gwl2oneida]

Come on out, tons of fun.

[bulletbob]

I only live a few hours away from Pulaski, but NEVER go..
I wish my experiences were as pleasant as MikeyT's, but they have been the opposite..
The terrible sporstmanship, lifting, ultra foul language, rudeness I have witnessed, is set like a stone in my mind.. You could never bring a young son or daughter unless you don't mind him hearing a barrage of filthy language every time a fish is dropped... After those salmon become stream acclimated, they often stop hitting, and many guys using really good polarized glasses spot fish and actually drift the hook close to or right into the open mouth of the fish facing upstream , and lift them.. Its an art, and some guys are incredible at it, but those fish are STILL being snagged, just like decades ago.. Only difference is its more refined using sight and a delicate touch instead of a weighted treble.. I dunno, its not for me.. I prefer the solitude of the Finger Lakes and susquehanna river over the Pulaski circus.

To be fair, I DON'T know the secluded spots that some guys do, so I could have just been in the wrong places..
Also, things may be different these days Perhaps the hostility and rudeness is a thing of the past.. When I stopped going it was pretty bad, and I was disgusted. bob

[bassnblues]

I'm planning on going up that weekend. I probaly won't be able to fish with you guys because I'm disabled so places I can fish are limited. But, maybe I can stop by and say hey when you're coming or going to the river.

I've never been up there for Salmon but I used to go for Steelhead when I was able to get around better. I've heard about the salmon circus and have always avoided it but I'll give it a shot and see how it is.

BTW, what are some good lures for salmon? I was thinking of bringing some big spinners and getting some crazy eggs.

I have a lighter steelhead rod but I was thinking of getting something beefier for salmon especially since I can't chase. I'm looking at this TRIUMPH TRS86HF2.

[Mikey topaz]

Sad to say but these stories are unfortunatley true, personally me and evreyone i fish with up there have all witnessed ridiculous behavior.... I try to stay away from crowed stretches of the river and do my own thing, and for the group of guys i go with evrey year were after the steel and browns nothing like a fresh chromey thats been in the river for a day or two and these fish will take flys and live in the river all year long. But as for the meet and greet goes if youd like to learn how to fish for these fish the right way then come on up!