Looking for drift boat partner for Salmon River
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I’m thinking of booking a drift bost trip on the Salmon River Pulaski NYfor steelhead and I’m Looking to find a partner and save 100.00 going as a single. All day trip for 2 is 200 each. Guide has lots of experience and allows you to get out of the boat and spey cast as well. He is available Dec 11. Should be a good time for big steelhead. Send me a note if interested or if you need more info
Not a bad deal for the day. It was that much for me last year for a 4-6 hour float, but I also got great info on locations to fish the next 3 days. I was up there first week of November and there wasn’t a lot of fish this year. Salmon run was way down as well.
We fished down stream from the lower fly zone to Pineville area with the best 2 locations being the wire hole and snaggers hole. another good spot was Hemlock hole.
this year was probably the worst year in 5 for me. Hopefully the flows are up when you go and more fish have moved in for the winter. Good LuckI’m not familiar with those holes. Hiring a guide is hit or miss up there. I’m like you I just want to hire one to learn the river better so I figure a guide is a good way to go. I hired one in early Nov cost me $400.00 and we stayed in one hole all day. No fish. I’m not saying I didn’t learn a lot, I’m also not saying I was a little disappointed I did not catch fish. But thats why they call it fishing. Your right fishing has been slow. I here the CFS is up a bit this week. I’m heading up today and Sunday. Where do you reside?
I live in Central Mass near Worcester and work in and around Boston.
The wire hole is down stream of the lower fly zone where the power lines cross the river just below the old schoolhouse propertty now called the tailwater lodge. The Snaggers hole is above Refrigerator hole where a small island is. It is upstream of rte 48 in
Altmar, NY. We stay at the Fox Hollow Lodge and you can hike in to these locations. Wire Hole we parked at the lot for lower fly zone and walk down. We hike in early and wait for first light so to insure we get a spot. Seems like word of decent locations travels fast.
May do an early spring weekend up there swinging flies on the 2 hander. Depends on finances and if a hopeful trip to AK pans out for next August.
Here is a site for maps of the different sections, not all spots are labeled.
http://www.fishsalmonriver.com/Maps
Good Luck!
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