Have fished the local streams here around the Salmon River area and have had good results. The water is low and temperatures are hovering in upper 60s - low 70s. Most fishing is early to late evening. Local trout streams such as the Mad River and the West Branch of the Fish Creek are doing well, with the Fish Creek producing more fish. I picked up another Atlantic Salmon in Fish Creek my last outing, making 3 consecutive Atlantics in 3 consecutive trips. These have been nice fish in the 12"-13" range. Most likely these fish are from the 2010 stocking. Because of the possibility of catching these in Fish Creek I have gone to and would encourage you also to use barbless hooks, just mash them with your forceps.
I fished the Redfield Reservoir last evening for bass, did ok, not great. The area I fished was in the bay at the Redfield boat launch and it was busy with holiday boaters so most likely the bass were put down with all the commotion. The reservoir is close to full pool so plenty of water. Would be nice to see more of this water in the Salmon River which as I type this is running at 224 cfs with a release at 185 cfs out of the dam at Altmar.
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| If you get up this way stop in for a visit. |
Some news from the DEC regarding the Salmon River hatchey. The project to remove 30+ years of accumulated organic buildup, remove several nonfunctioning valves, and install new valves on the two mile long pipeline that runs from the Lower Salmon River Reservoir to the Salmon River hatchery is under way. The cleaning process (pigging) uses a foam bullet-shaped cleaner called a "pig" that can be sent through the line to remove any accumulated debris. Crews are hard at work replacing old valves and installing new ones and expect to begin pigging sometime after July fourth. The project goal is to double the existing water flow from the reservoir to the hatchery. The increased water flow will help the hatchery meet the fish production needs for our fish management programs.
Hope to see you here.
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