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Post by fishhooker on Jan 12, 2009 12:55:28 GMT -5
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Post by champlain fisher on Jan 12, 2009 18:50:45 GMT -5
Looks like a good trip. What did you get the coho on? There always seems to be a few stragler ho's in late Dec and early Jan.
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Post by eightptrob on Jan 12, 2009 20:16:22 GMT -5
nice catch I'm headed over this weekend if you have any advice i would greatly appreciate it thanks rob
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Post by fishhooker on Jan 13, 2009 1:44:23 GMT -5
Unfortunately none of those pictures are of The infamous Fishhooker.Those are my two buds Ben and Jeremy. Ben caught the steel all day and Jeremy got the brown and the salmon. I lost all of my three hookups due to drag problems from the weather conditions.my advice is clearly and plainly...get to the wires earlier than humanly possible and beaugard the stretch near the two big trees that grow out into the river in front of nice pools. Action all day at the wires. Saturday we fished everywhere else and had no bites between 3 of us. Sunday over 12 hookups and 5 fish in.this weekend is gonna be colder than last which i can't fathom. After no bites saturday and 10 miles of walking in waders and korkers in hip deep snow with -15 wind chills I began to question my existence on this earth as a fisherman.Then came sunday and my first ever battle with the allustrious steelhead. They're are a differn't breed. Lots of hard pounding runs and somersault arials. Truly amazing!but please stick to the wires and save your energy and time while in Pulaski. I can't wait till fall with the kings and the steelhead all darting around.
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Post by icechunk on Jan 13, 2009 10:54:34 GMT -5
Looks like a great trip......congrats on those beautifull fish ! Great pictures..... Man it looks cold in those pictures. -15 below...thats ruggid...nice job !
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Post by eightptrob on Jan 13, 2009 13:51:39 GMT -5
where are the wires? is it just down stream from the hatchery
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Post by fishhooker on Jan 14, 2009 1:42:11 GMT -5
Go past ellis cove parking area,keep straight until you see giant powerline that go across a field and over the river.You'll see where they park.I suggest you get there as early as you can. An hour before legal fishing time should do it. Thats what we did and we were the second crew there.Find your sweet spot and stay there. Hold your ground too. People will come and go all day. Don't let them push their way into your drift and try not to do the same to anyone else.Things get a bit testy over there,especially with chartered drift boats coming in and out all day too. Those guys can be assholes sometimes.They just want to get their clients into fish. I'm glad we never used one to figure out that river. It's alot smaller than I had dreamed.lol.Have fun and let us all know how you did.
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Post by eightptrob on Jan 14, 2009 18:11:39 GMT -5
thanks for the info i will let you know how we do
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Post by champlain fisher on Jan 14, 2009 20:13:58 GMT -5
Upper and lower trestle areas are also holding fish right now. The upper trestle has a sweet little pocket just below where Orwell brook dumps in. You will see a flat spot between 2 current seams - thats where the fish sit. It is about 75 feet below where the brook dumps in. Also right out in front of the tree on the bend a little futher below that spot is another holding spot for fish. Fish the upper trestle from the South side and the lower trestle from the north side. There are parking areas on both sides of the river for the trestle area.
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Post by trouter on Jan 14, 2009 20:19:15 GMT -5
Upper trestle has a few fishermen, lower trestle-not so many. The slush has been a problem there. The upper trestle is a little hard to find, bring 4 -wheel drive or your walking shoes. Lower trestle is easy to get to, just hope you can avoid the slush.
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Post by eightptrob on Jan 15, 2009 22:35:20 GMT -5
thanks for all the info the truck is packed and i'm headed out after work tomarrow i will let you guy's know how we do. i think we are going to try the flyfishing zone just below the hatchery first and than we may try to get on for the table. thanks again for the info rob.
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Post by trouter on Jan 16, 2009 0:04:02 GMT -5
That's probably a good idea. You will be starting well above the slush line, which could be higher than normal considering the extreme cold we are experiencing. Be sure to dress warm, and good luck!
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Post by champlain fisher on Jan 17, 2009 7:19:12 GMT -5
That's probably a good idea. You will be starting well above the slush line, which could be higher than normal considering the extreme cold we are experiencing. Be sure to dress warm, and good luck! I would re-consider this weekend, a few of the guides I know bagged their trips for this weekend - a big lake effect is moving into the Tug Hill Plateau. If you have never seen or been in one of those you will be amazed at how hard it snows. I was out there a couple years ago and one of those snows kicked in - I couldn't see the end of my rod that's how hard it was snowing.
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