Steelhead, Salmon River, Pulaski (11/21)
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:15 pm
Quick report on a suicide run. Left early Sat AM with 3.5 hours of sleep. Hit the river at 8 am, starting in Sportsman's Pool. I fished with 3 other very good anglers, and we committed to swinging flies for steelhead and browns, no nymphing and no egg patterns. We fished 7 miles of river, made 4 moves, worked hard, and landed a single mediocre brown trout. I lost two steelhead, and another angler in our group also lost one. That was it. Conditions were good, fishing was good, but catching was "BRUTAL." Guides were lamenting "slowest I've ever seen it" and they were drifting eggs. We saw 2 zombie salmon and several corpses, but the salmon run is long over. I know steelhead and browns are in, but we couldn't find them. I'll be back!