As of this writing there are a few salmon in the river, nothing major as of yet. There has been rumors of a later than usual run, but I expect the main runs to begin when they usually do, in the 3rd and 4th weeks of September. This leaves enough time to tie some more flies and get the salmon gear prepped.
The river is running good enough to encourage a few salmon to come, with a release of 350cfs and the gauge at Pineville reading 433cfs. Water temps are in low 60's and will continue to drop in the river as the days and nights continue to cool down. This coming weekend they are forecasting a significant cool down with daytime highs barely breaking the 50's and in areas around home here enjoying over night temps in the upper 30's. These conditions will continue to set the river up for good runs soon.
I finally updated my web site, there are revisions from the old one so check it out: Upland Guide Service
This past Monday was the full moon, the Harvest Moon. This means that in less than 30 days the salmon runs will be peaking, hard to believe. As I posted before, expect very good returns and big fish. See you on the river.
Tight lines
