Guided and Instructional Fly and Spey Fishing for the Salmon River NY and other New York Lake Ontario Tributaries for steelhead, trout and salmon. Enjoy a relaxing and scenic wade or drift boat trip, during the four seasons in up-state New York, for salmon, steelhead and trout. Learn the presentations required to take trophy fish, to cast a line better, skate a dry, swing a spey fly, drift nymphs and more, while spending time on these "World Class Waters." With Walt Geryk, you'll leave the water a better fly fisher. Catch & Release Only.
Pulaski NY, Oswego County: Salmon runs can start by late August with increasing numbers almost daily, flows playing a big part, 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 thru October and steelhead into May. Walt can also assist you with comfortable lodging reservations.

The Salmon River NY offers more than eleven miles of fishable water that can be enjoyed by a walk in wading trip or a relaxing drift boat trip while Spey or Fly Fishing the many runs, riffles and pools for trophy salmon, brown trout, steelhead and rainbow trout. While spey and fly fishing these Lake Ontario Rivers with Walt, you’will learn and better understand the techniques and presentations needed and which flies to use to take these fresh water trophy fish..

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 and Spey Fishing." It may be more than expected!

Through out the winter months both wading and drift boat trips are popular ways to target these fish while fly, spey fishing 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.

However you prefer to target trophy fish, Oswego, Orleans and Jefferson County offers great steelhead, trout and salmon fishing hosted by friendly people, reasonable lodging and fine dining.

Salmon River NY Fly & Spey Fishing Drift Boat and Float Trips

Ways of Fly and Spey Fishing from a drift boat trip is to drift to a spot, then step out and wade. But, there are times where this may not possible due to flows or other restrictions. Some pools and runs are better casted to from the safety and comfort of the fishing stations located in the fore and aft of my 16' Hog Island Drift Boat. Float Trips will allow 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 my drift boat to float the river while continuing to cast a line to the day's end.