Wade Trips                                                                    Drift Boat Trips

Salmon River New York Fly Fishing Guide Service
Fly Fishing the Salmon River in NY for Trophy Steelhead, Salmon and Trout.

Pulaski NY, Oswego County: Salmon migrations can start as early as mid August with numbers increasing almost daily until peak season in mid October, at this time steelhead, brown and rainbow trout are following the salmon up river to feed on their eggs. These trout will winter over and many more will enter Lake Ontario’s Tributaries through out the winter months and spring. For Salmon, the best time to fly fish the Salmon River area is September into November. Walt can also assist you with comfortable lodging reservations.

The Salmon River NY offers more than eleven miles of fishable water. Take a walk in wading trip or sit back and relax while float fishing to the next hot spot in a drift boat, but most of all enjoy your get away and appreciate the beauty of the river. While fly fishing on these rivers with Walt, you’will learn and better understand the tips and techniques needed and which flies to use to take these fresh water trophy fish on the fly.

While the salmon runs are declining in late October, so do the anglers.  This is one of the best times to take advantage of continued World Class Fly Fishing and for those who are here can attest to that. It can be more than expected!

Through out the winter months both wading and drift boat trips are popular ways to target these fish while flyfishing or other traditional methods of lite line spin, float fishing, and noodle rod fishing. During the early spring, cold high water, may result in a slow down in fishing, but once the water temperatures begin to rise and the flows are fishable again this fishery can be good to excellent right into mid and late May. Smaller summer runs of Skamanies and Atlantic's are materializing and are helping to create a year round fishery.

Salmon River NY Drift Boat Trips

One way of fly fishing from a drift boat trip is to taxi to a spot, beach or anchor down the boat, then step out and wade, but there are times when this is not possible due to flows or locations. Many pools and runs are better fly fished from the safety of a stable fishing station located in the fore and aft of my Hog Island Drift Boat.
Float trips allows access to areas that may be unsafe and un-reachable by wading. While fishing from any drift boat, consideration must be given to all occupants to allow for safe and enjoyable outings. Certain times of the season may offer different options, for example, wade fish for awhile during early mornings in the fly zones, then hop in the boat and drift the river to continue the day and enjoy the rivers beauty.