Awesome report CLAMFARMER, that's a real nice salmon you caught, looks like she could be a 2 footer+ maybe? And man, that huge male salmon at the end is a beast! I'd be in heaven up there.
I've been waiting for your report, Joe! It's a good one Great quality fish. I assume you were in the Fingers. Fishing taking eggs or flies?
Thanks Jim! Mostly eggs. the bead thing wasn’t producing much there. I tried but really don’t know the rig well. I did catch the fist fish on a pin rig with egg sack. Saw one fish taken on a fly. The larger picture was a fly catch also. I have some doubts if it bit though. There was a pair of big fish like that laying there all morning and many threw everything at them. I just wonder if the line was in the mouth before the fly..... There was flossing going on as well.... It will be really good when all the streams have some water!!!! The fisherfolk will be well spread out ad the fish will be in well. One guy said he can’t wait for the temps to go below freezing so the fly guys will stay home! haha. There WAS quite a bit of water whipping going on.
Your report and catches were more impressive! We were drifting egg sacks on a few fish were knew were there. You put the time in and found the spots. Having said that, the locals and serious guys there told us the main event isn’t for a couple weeks. If I can get my buck and time and money allow, plus good water conditions and reports, I may well head there again this month. It WAS a blast!!! Long drive though..... Most of the other good streams just didn’t have the flow to fish. Once there is some decent rain, there will be some wicked fishing!!!
With all this rain we just had it might help things along a little sooner , there are already browns in some tribs 😉
I heard that Fred but its still warm so that equals people. I'm not a huge fan of people so I will wait until it's unbearable and then I will let them have it.