Salmon River NY Skamania Steelhead

A nice 10 pound Skamania Steelhead was caught out back behind our fly & tackle shop this afternoon in the Salmon River, New York by an unknown angler. Guide Mike who guides for our shop took the picture. Guide Mike fished yesterday, August 19 down in the lower part of the river and said he saw about 4 Kings and some trying to come in through the estuary. He hooked 2 Kings and both
broke off. The one King he said he should of had but hey, that's fishn'...the line went limp and that was all she wrote. He had to drop down to 3 lb. test leader because the salmon were very spooky in the low water. There was only one other angler he saw so he had the place to himself. With the cold temperatures and winds, that's what will bring the salmon in even though the water level is low, they will still come in with those two factors. Most guides are still fishing on Lake Ontario. Read the report that will follow. Check out our "Beat The Crowds" special for lodging and guiding. Give us a shout at 315-298-6253 or 2466.