Salmon pier fishing 2016

[King_Kong]

Was out on the kayak (west trib's) earlier this week and nothing caught in around 60 to 100 FOW. As Chrome Bullets mentioned water temps were up between 72-74F and this will need to come down before we start seeing significant numbers in closer.

Heard some rumours of fish being caught from the pier at my local tackle store so went and checked it out last night and chucked my fav spoon for a couple of hours with no love... There were a few other peeps trying too and didn't see any fish caught during my visit.

It has also been my experience that the east starts sooner than the west and this is most likely due to water temps and rain fall, however there could be other factors that I am not aware of.

Wether the run will be early or late this year is the $1mil question! I'll be watching the weather, winds and temps closely and of course trying my luck when I think the conditions provide a good chance.

Good luck and happy catching!

 

[Beman9010]

Same as me I always hit fish early on the eastern piers. Early or late they gotta come in sooner or later. I mainly fish for then off piers I don't use roe anymore Cuz I've come to hate the mess people make in the rivers going after females for roe. I use beads mainly now. Plus they fight much better when they fresh from the lake lol

 

[salmonnshit]

i messaged the tourism guys about 1-2 hours east of toronto, they said the ministry is expecting salmon in the rivers around mind september at this point, the waters are still too low and warm. so late august or so they will be staging in front of the rivers. this is what they expect but not what is definite.

 

[tossing iron]

Good to know.
I never realized salmon runs booked through tourist status.
One way trip no doubt.
I'm only joking.
Nice to see people's excitement on here.

 

[Beman9010]

Lmao yea don't think they care too much about dates lol. They come when they come time will tell all we can do keep an eye on things and check out spots when we can.

 

[salmonnshit]

the tourism guys were in talks with the ministry of natural resources and going by the current conditions, date, water temps, levels, vultures (which apparently appear 1 -2 weeks before the salmon), as well as current fishing reports in that area, they make an estimate. the variables that can affect the run include heavy rainfall and a cold spell of a couple days minimum. otherwise they are expecting as i said above.

 

[tossing iron]

Good point.
Absolutely no vultures or Grizzlies even on my home river.
Guess I'll be waiting a little longer yet.

 

[fenwickfisher]

Was out on a local trib today.....i saw a few boots and some fresh ones not very many took a pic of what i thought was some summer steel as well but cant upload on mobile

 

[Paul1913]

They must be boiling in that water.


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[Beman9010]

I'd say this heat they wouldn't make it far they would beach them selfs and die.

 

[bigugly]

Was fishing an east trib last weekend for speckles and browns and the water was surprisingly cold for the lack of rain and high heat we have had. This was pretty high up in the system though. They will be here soon enough and then we can have some fun.

 

[Beman9010]

Sounds good to me lol. Sooner the better I'm dieing to salmon fish

 

[fenwickfisher]

They were quite a ways up....like i said though not very many maybe 8 or 10 fish in total

 

[IR4Jflyfishing]

salmon dont run under liberal leadership, please wait until the next election year

 

[tossing iron]

Any time now with these cool day time lows

 

[rich_ace_G]

I'd say this heat they wouldn't make it far they would beach them selfs and die.

i dont think they die from that. they would simply look for pools drop offs and log jams. they wont die unless they have spawned.there had been a few spotted after the rain. hard to really go after them while there are only a few and bass are very active. i've drifted some salmon flies over the weekend and have been catching bass and small pikes.

 

[instapump416]

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[Chrome Bullets]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BInJXtTgLDf/

Lol you had me for a second pump! I was like what.... we still getting 4th years so far out and so deep on the lake what are the chinnook doing in the river already? I almost got up and did the Carlton, but Rick Ashley ruined that lmao XD

 

[tossing iron]

Breakout the wool gloves and long underwear.
RAIN THIS WEEKEND
Temps down to 27 28
Or is that Celsius?

 

[rich_ace_G]

Breakout the wool gloves and long underwear.
RAIN THIS WEEKEND
Temps down to 27 28
Or is that Celsius?

It's best to be there no matter what....It could be hit or miss but i'd rather be out than contemplating whether I should've gone....