Decided to fish mid river, behind the museum. Got to my spot ridiculously early anticipating large crowds. Glad I got there early because it filled right up with ppl not long after.
Heard maybe 10-15 fish pushing up before legal fishing time. No movement once it started getting light. River still super low, running at 185cfs.
Seemed to be a decent amount of fish in the hole by the island I always fish. Had about 8 hookups in the first hour or so and landed one. After that I had a great time hooking fish and handing my rod off to some young fisherman around me. One of the youngsters managed to land his first salmon. That made my day.
On a side note I witnessed one of the more humorous scenes I’ve observed on the river over the years. I saw several Asian women chasing down salmon using nets, none even had a fishing rod. 🙄 they managed two 🤣. Until next time, Tight Lines
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Heard maybe 10-15 fish pushing up before legal fishing time. No movement once it started getting light. River still super low, running at 185cfs.
Seemed to be a decent amount of fish in the hole by the island I always fish. Had about 8 hookups in the first hour or so and landed one. After that I had a great time hooking fish and handing my rod off to some young fisherman around me. One of the youngsters managed to land his first salmon. That made my day.
On a side note I witnessed one of the more humorous scenes I’ve observed on the river over the years. I saw several Asian women chasing down salmon using nets, none even had a fishing rod. 🙄 they managed two 🤣. Until next time, Tight Lines
) was teaching technique and retying leaders so they could stay ready for any passing fish.
