Chinook (King) and Coho (Silver)
Salmon
The Kings and
Cohos start to
show up in the river around the end of August. The season peaks
between late September and middle of October. The kings average 20-25 pounds,
with bigger fish quite common. Cohos average 6-12 lb and are pound
for pound one of the best fighting fish in the river. Spinning and
fly fishing techniques are used to target these hard fighting fish.
Steelhead
Steelhead season starts for good towards
the end of October and lasts into May when fishing for dropbacks
can be excellent. Steelhead fishing in November and early December
offers fresh chrome fish and mild temperatures. Fishing in the cold
months of winter can
be very productive but the cold and unpredictable weather can put
even the biggest die hard to test. If you are looking for relative
solitude than the winter is your time for steelhead fishing. Fishing for the spawned out steelhead in April and May can be
exceptional. The 'bows are
feeding aggressively on their way back to the lake after spawning.
Majority of the fish average 6 to 12 pound with fish up to 15 lb
quite common. A 20 lb steelhead is always a possibility on the
Salmon River.
Brown Trout
Browns start entering the tributaries of
the Lake Ontario during the salmon run. The brown trout season peaks
towards the end of October and remains good throughout November. Some of the tributaries of the
Lake Ontario experience larger runs than others and those are the
streams and rivers we usually target. The browns average 4 to 6
pounds with fish up to 10 lb quite common. Egg sacks and beads fished
with light spinning tackle can be very productive.
The Salmon
River Project (interesting link)
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