Updated Fishing Reports - Salmon River, Pulaski Ny

May 13, 2008

Lake Ontario has been producing good catches of monster walleyes. Night trolling the shoreline has been very productive with 10-13 pounder walleyes common. Brown trout have also been cooperative at night with most fish weighing in at 4-10 pounds. Conditions have been ideal for working the shallows of Lake Ontario. By day charters are doing so/so for brown trout. Trolling stickbaits @ 2.2-2.5mph in 8-12' of water has been our go to program. There's still plenty of dropback steelheads in the mid-lower Salmon River, night crawlers and pink worms are the best bets. We have plenty of spring/summer dates available for walleye, brown trout and salmon.
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Jackie and Shane Thomas

May 6, 2008

Salmon River water levels are dropping fast, however steelhead fishing remains great.
Until 9:00 PM tomorrow, Wed, 500 CFS
From 9:00 PM tomorrow until 9:00 PM Thu, 335 CFS
There's still ALOT of fish dropping out. There will be steelhead around until the end of May.
Brown trout action is decent along the Lake Ontario shoreline. We trolled a few days ago and did great with a 10# brown topping off the trip. Last night was my first walleye trip of the season. Although it wasn't hot and heavy we managed a few walleyes along with a few browns. Our first walleye of 2008 weighed in over 13 pounds! What a way to start off the season. Shoot us call or email for booking a spring/summer fishing trip!
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Jackie and Shane Thomas

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13 pound walleye!

Chad with a nice 13 pound walleye!

Amy with a nice Lako Ontario brown trout.

Salmon River steelhead fishing, New York.

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PAST FISHING REPORTS

April 27, 2008

Steelhead fishing on the Salmon River remains very good. Water levels are down to 1200cfs and expected to remain there for a few days at least. We've been using eggs and egg pattern flies finding fish throughout the entire Salmon River. With water temperatures warming quickly steelheads are moving out quickly. Brown trout fishing on Lake Ontario has been decent. The bigger brown trout are starting to show up close to shore. Our walleye fishing starts up this Saturday. We're offer brown trout - walleye combo charters for May and June. Ask about our 2 day package deals. Our charters prices are the most competitive in the area.
Salmon River Guide

April 21, 2008

Water levels on the Salmon River are starting to recede. The power company dropped the levels to 2400cfs. This trend will continue unless we get some rain. I'd guess they'll have it down much lower soon enough. Steelhead fishing has been excellent. Same old story- egg sacks under floats and back trolling plugs are working best. There's at least another month of steelhead fishing left. The hatchery is still loaded they will be dropping out sometime in the next week or so. Brown Trout fishing on Lake Ontario has been productive as well. Walleye season opens on May 3rd. We have plenty of dates open for spring walleye and brown trout- either from the drift boats or off our charter boat.
Salmon River Guide

April 17, 2008

Steelhead fishing was very good once again. We had a lot of action all day long using egg sacks under floats and back trolling plugs through the bigger holes. It looks like the water levels will be increasing even more tonight-
Until 9:00 PM today, 2,100 CFS
From 9:00 PM today until 11:59 PM Mon, 3,500 CFS
3500cfs is still fishable from a drift boat. I would think twice about fishing from the bank though.
A lot of the smaller streams are producing decent catches of steelheads. That is a great alternative to fishing the river.
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Salmon River Guide

April 16, 2008

Steelhead fishing was very good once again today. We fished the upper Salmon River with egg sacks and floats. Water levels are again on the rise tonight-
Until 9:00 PM today, 1,200 CFS
From 9:00 PM today until 11:59 PM Fri, 1,800 CFS
In the afternoon we got out on the charter boat trolling the shoreline of Lake Ontario for brown trout. The fishing was slow but we managed 3 decent fish and missed several more.
Salmon River Guide

April 15, 2008

Steelhead fishing on the Salmon River has been pretty good lately. Egg sacks under floats and back trolling plugs have both been effective. Water levels have dropped again to 1200cfs. We have guides available for this weekend. Brown trout fishing has been very good as well. We did get our charter boat in the water this week, if anyones ready for some great early spring brown trout fishing please give us a call.
Salmon River Guide
Jackie and Shane Thomas

April 13, 2008

Water levels receded to 2400cfs today at noon. It's still running over 3200cfs at Pineville gauge and around 3800 down in Pulaski. That is a lot more fishable then the 5600cfs they were running, especially from a drift boat. So steelhead fishing we went! Fighting threw a lot of debris we managed to get 10 or so bites per boat. Back trolling plugs is always a good bet when the water is higher then normal. Hot shots in bright colors fished in the calmest water along the edges worked well for us. We stopped and casted floats in a couple of spots managing a few more that way as well. I would guess the water will gradually drop to around 1800cfs sometime this week. With a little help from mother nature maybe they can hold it there for while:). Give us a call. We still have guides with availability.
Salmon River Guide

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April 12, 2008

Water levels on the Salmon River are well over 5000 csf. It will be a few day before steelhead fishing resumes. As water levels recede, steelhead fishing should be very good. For now we are brown trout fishing along the shore lines of Lake Ontario. Brown trout fishing was very good today. Keep checking our site for the latest fishing conditions, we will do our best to keep it updated for you.
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Salmon River Guide

April 11, 2008

Steelhead fishing was outstanding once again. We hit over a dozen fish drifting egg sack under floats landing 8 or 9.
The upper Salmon River has been our section of choice with the ever increasing water flows. Speaking of which, water levels are scheduled to increase to 3800cfs tonight.
I guess with the rain and melting snow the water levels at the reservoir are filled to the top. We can still fish the river after tomorrow once the debris clears a bit. As the water gradually recedes the steelhead fishing will be great for another month at least. The smaller tributaries are producing plenty of steelheads, most on the extreme upper reaches of the creeks. I also heard good reports from friends targeting brown trout off the mouth of the Salmon River this morning.
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Jackie and Shane Thomas

April 10, 2008

Steelhead fishing on the Salmon River was great today. We caught steelheads and brown trout on egg sacks, pink worms and hot shots. Water levels are at 1800cfs (2700cfs at Pineville with runoff) and it is scheduled to hold there until tomorrow night. Lake Ontario is still producing good catches of brown trout along it's shoreline. Stick baits in natural colors trolled 100-150 feet behind planer boards at 1.8-2.2mph has been the formula to success. Give us a call and get in on the action!
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Jackie and Shane Thomas

April 7, 2008

The water flow on the Salmon River is going to 1800cfs tonight. I would guess it's only going up from here at least for the next week or so. It will be fishable though! At least from a drift boat. Steelhead fishing has been OK. We are working for them with 7-12 hook ups a trip. Not great but not bad either.
We still have guides available for the rest of the month. I predict really good drop back fishing into mid May at least.
The brown trout fishing on Lake Ontario has been very good. I have talked to several trollers that hammered them this past weekend. Our charter boat will going in the water in the next few weeks. We're getting ready for walleye season which opens on May 3rd.
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April 4, 2008

Water levels are increasing quickly on the Salmon River. The river is now running at 1150 cfs with runoff it is at 2000 in Pulaski. I would guess it is going higher yet in the very near future. After a hooking over 20 steelheads yesterday today was alot tougher. We still manage to play with 8 - 9 fish but it's amazing what difference a day will make! We have been fishing the upper-mid river using eggs and pink worms. The brown trout have finally shown up in good numbers along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. My brother went trolling yesterday afternoon and had close to 20 browns on in just a few hours. We still have drift boat and charter dates available for the rest of spring. Give us a ring and get in on some of the action.
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Salmon River Guide

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