Salmon River New York Fishing Guide Service: Fly and Spey Fishing & Instruction
Spey and Fly Fish the Salmon River for 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.

Salmon River NY offers more than eleven miles of fishable water. Enjoy a walk in wading trip or sit back comfortably and relax while Spey or Fly 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 spey and fly fishing these rivers with Walt, you’will learn and better understand the techniques and presentations needed, which flies to use to take these fresh water trophy fish on the fly and learn valuable tips useful in all fly fishing locations.

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. It could 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 Trips

One way of Spey and Fly Fishing from a drift boat trip is to drift to a spot, then step out and wade. But, there are times when this may not possible due to flows or other restrictions. Some pools and runs are better casted to from the safety of my stable fishing stations located in the fore and aft of my 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 into the day's end.