Water goes down, then water goes up. Fish bite one day, then they don't bite the next. Typical late March conditions.
Prime example: Wedenesday was my best day of the month. We could not go wrong. Plugs, eggs, beads, worms they just bit. Spawners, dropbacks and chromers. As my friend Kevin Davis would say an easy DD day!!!!
Thursday we worked hard to put three in the boat. Today we only landed three but had many more bites. That is why they call it fishing.
Important thing was everyone had fun. The weather, despite a fresh snow is starting to look up for next week as 40's are in the forecast. We will see.
Here's some tips.
Work the slow deep water at the head and tails of the pools for dropbacks. They are laying right on the edges as they are too exhausted from the rigors of spawning to fight the current. Most anglers I see are standing where these fish are, so they are spooking most of those fish.
The chromers are scattered, but most are right in the heat and seems like only a few of them are hitting.
I see a lot of gravel groovers, but they are busy doing there thing and in the clear water are real spooky. The water coming back up tonight will help protect the spawners from the weekend whippers.
As I said before the best fishing of the 2008 Spring season will take place over the next 6 weeks. Don't miss it.
Dick Williams Quote:
Troy, What A Great Time I Had On The River With You Today. You Sure Put Us On Fish. I Really Enjoyed The Fun And Chatter Going Down The River. What A Great Experience I Had. Lots Of Memoties Were Made Today. Best Of Your Future Trips Down The Salmon. Many Thanks Dick Williams.
Western New York fishing report by Jay Peck – www.jaypeckguides.com
Our waterlogged snow pack has been melting steadily this past week. Oak Orchard River is flowing as high as it can be and still remain fishable. Right now the water clarity is about 2 1/2 feet, a stained look to the water but definitely fishable. For the Oak Orchard River this time of the year, this may be as clear as the Oak will get in until May. Water flow this high on the Oak, require great care when waiting. If you're on easy waiting about in high water then consider fishing from the road hole down River along the north wall. Even in this high water, if you're willing to work at you should be able to get a bite or two. Recommend flies for fishing downstream from the north wall, are bunny flies and large buggers sizes 6 to size 2. Recommended colors are white, black and if you like mix in a little bit of fluorescent orange, yellow, chartreuse. Fishing from the road hole up river stray was large egg patterns, size 8 and 6. I recommend fishing these flies under a strike indicator and concentrate on current seems at the edges of the pools.
All the other smaller rivers and creeks in the area are expressing high water flows do to snow melt run off. Conditions vary widely depending on the size and water shed of the given Creek. One Creek can be completely on fishable and a few miles away another Creek could be in good fishing conditions. As I've said conditions this time year change fast.
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Troy, All I can say to you is THANK YOU
Remember a few months back when you taught me how to cast that center-pin reel? Well, I decided to go to Washington with only my two float rods and two center-pin reels. I worked all last week so this past Saturday was the first day I could fish. It was beautiful with sun and great water...good color...4-5 feet vis. But Saturday and Sunday I was fishing off the bank so I was not too confident... they're big rivers.
So I started fishing on Saturday morning, casting, then casting some more and each time I got better. More confident. At about 2 pm on Saturday I walked onto a sweet run...very long with about three turns. First cast at the head of this run...MONSTER! Right behind a root wad was a little back-eddy and he was in it...across from me. All I can remember was that the float landed...and like three seconds later disappeared. I fought him on my Kingfisher reel and all I can say is "there's nothing like it"! I got him to the bank three times, twice I tried grabbing his tail but he was just too big. The third time I got him to the bank, when he calmed down I ran in and pushed him up onto to gravel. I gently picked him up...he had to have been 23-25 pounds...after about thirty seconds of reviving him he rocketed off, back to his lair.
Thanks to you...I can confidently fish...on the bank with that set-up and there's nothing like it! See you in a few weeks!
Steve
Steve, You are welcome. Great Job!! Send a picture when you can. See you soon.
Note: Steve Zimmer truly has landed numerous steelhead in the 25 pound class on the river he fishes out west. This one though was his first on a pin. He is ruined!
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