Many on this list know that I am not optimistic about the future of the
Yakima. I've fished the canyon lately and there are thousands of salmon
smolt in the river. Most of your presentations are intercepted by a salmon
smolt. In the upper river, my experience was the same as yours and it is
useless to fish in that area. As long as salmon are spawning, they will
frequent the same runs and harrass the trout, if there are any. Right now,
on the Snoqualmie, the same situation exists in the upper river and the
steelhead, what few are there, will not be receptive to a fly. I find them
in quiet, dead water areas, away from the salmon. I have been cutthroat
fishing and have scheduled a cutthroat trip on Sat. By the way, after the
Federal mandate to have all the nets pulled on the lower Columbia this
Spring, we experienced the largest return of salmon since 1938, prior to the
dams being built! Think we ought to concentrate on removing nets, or remove
dams? Jere
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 1:29 PM
Subject: So many salmon...so few trout
> I was up on the Yak last Friday and was very dissapointed in what I found.
> I waded 3 spots on the upper streches--Cle Elum and above and saw nothing
> but large returning salmon. They were everywhere--most of them still
> scootin' around and only a few carcases. No trout to be seen, I worked
all
> of my favorite holes pretty hard and fast and they all were plugged with
> salmon. I saw a post a few weeks where this 'act of nature' was mentioned
> and saw it first hand this time around. I did not get as much as a sight
of
> a trout. To top off a frustrating day my 6w mysteriously broke at the tip
> right when a nice hatch of what looked like duns were coming out.
Overall,
> a lame day on the river for this trout fisherman. Would there be less
> salmon further down at Bristol? Is it even worth the try for trout as
long
> as there are salmon in the river? How long will they be there?
>
> Brian
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