Salmon Time

[hammer4reel]

whats the DSR for us non educated guys 

[nmc02]

Douglaston salmon run (DSR). Congratulations....I am going up for 2 days. I heard it's a solid run so far.

[Silver Belly62]

Looks like a great trip, congrats on some nice fish

[OMC]

The fish started running on Wednesday, we got there on Thursday and they were still running strong. Friday and Saturday they were just steady filling in the runs we were fishing. There wasn't a time I didn't have fish in front of us. We move around from the top of the DSR all the way to the bottom. 

[Bucksnbows]

Those will bend an 8 weight just fine. I’ll also be headed up in November for chromers.


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[MGHunter66]

whats the DSR for us non educated guys 

The Douglaston Stretch of River. Private property you must pay to park. Well worth it for it is the lowest stretch of the river above the estuary


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[OMC]

5 minutes ago, hammer4reel said:

whats the DSR for us non educated guys 

Hammer sorry about that it is the first section of the river about 2-3 miles. It is private and they limit the amount of people that can fish there. It has gotten pretty pricey over the years but IMO worth it for the ethics ( no snagging or ripping ) and space.. You can find sections to fish without being shoulder to shoulder. Yesterday we just drove around from the town to the hatchery just pure madness. Fished for a few hours but glad we didn't need to deal with that the whole trip. 

[MGHunter66]

Dan if you ever decide you want to go let me know. I can tell you what you need and how to catch them. A fresh king on a 7 weight switch rod is an experience to say the least


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[hammer4reel]

15 minutes ago, maximus66 said:

Dan if you ever decide you want to go let me know. I can tell you what you need and how to catch them. A fresh king on a 7 weight switch rod is an experience to say the least


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I cant bucktail for them  WTF .

 

Im def game to go, have wanted to fish for both salmon and steel head up there .

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[OMC]

Max you are so correct that is my setup TFO 7wt 11.6 switch rod with a Lamson Reel. Perfect setup. 

Damm maybe we should do a Steelhead trip for woods and water. 

[MGHunter66]

Max you are so correct that is my setup TFO 7wt 11.6 switch rod with a Lamson Reel. Perfect setup. 
Damm maybe we should do a Steelhead trip for woods and water. 

Now you’re talking, that would be an awesome trip. Similar set up here, i made a custom 11’6” 7 weight from an IM6 blank. Use both a Lamson and STH reels. Rio switch line and Wulff Ambush


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[MGHunter66]

I cant bucktail for them  WTF .
 
Im def game to go, have wanted to fish for both salmon and steel head up there .
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No bucktails but you can in fact use jigs under a float if you’re a pinner LOL Beware it is addicting. The first thump of a fish taking a swinging fly then a 12lb steelie coming out of the water in front of you is an adrenaline rush for sure.

[LPJR]

Nice fish Mike, congrats on a great trip! 

[JHbowhunter]

Great trip Mike!  Congrats...   Good pics too. 

[B B]

Good looking fish!   Use to go up every year for 10 years straight.  Haven't been in a while.  If you've never done it you gotta try it, it's a blast.