Daily Report

On Thursday we had steady rain throughout the day and evening which is expected to continue as we head through the day on Friday along with windy conditions in the afternoon. Were finally getting some much needed rain along with some runoff to help with the water levels. We did speak with the NYS DEC and the Lower Fly Fishing Area is expected to open on November 1st. Yesterday the majority of anglers we spoke with who fished the DSR reported having a good day with plenty of steelhead action. Other anglers we spoke with reported getting into steelhead in the Ballpark, Staircase and Black Hole area.  In the mid to upper end of the river anglers reported some kings still spawning in and around the gravel areas. In the Upper Fly Fishing Only Area anglers have reported getting into a mix of kings and cohos. For those anglers who are fly fishing, this time of year a variety of techniques can be effective, whether you like to swing streamers with sinking leaders, fish egg patterns under an indicator or dead drift them, they all can proudce results depending on the day.  For those anglers who are float fishing or bottom bouncing, egg sacs or beads have produced the best results. On the real windy days, when leaves are a factor, non leaf colors such as blue, pink and purple have been most productive.    

Suggested patterns:

Egg patterns: Glo-bugs, estaz eggs, sucker spawn, steelie omelet in size 6-10.

Streamers: Krystal buggers, egg sucking leeches, woolly buggers in size 4-8.

Nymphs: Rubber legged stones, estaz stones, steelhead hammer, steak-n-eggs in size 6-10.