04-28-2014, 11:54 PM
I'm not going to say it can't be done, but you will have your work cut out for you. The little river will be moving so fast that you will have an extremely difficult time getting a fly in the strike zone.
I think you best bet would be on the main Salmon river. Then you need to find a slower moving portion of the river where you can work in with the other fishermen without getting beat up. There is a reason they call it "combat fishing". Then you'll need to be very lucky on top of all that.
I have seen a few folks be successful on the South Fork but I seriously doubt fish will be that far up river in May. It usually doesn't get good until around the middle to the end of June.
I not trying to be a downer, just realistic. It will be very very very difficult.
My suggestion would be to give up on the idea and bring either a spinning rod or a bait caster and work in with the other elbow to elbow guys.
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I think you best bet would be on the main Salmon river. Then you need to find a slower moving portion of the river where you can work in with the other fishermen without getting beat up. There is a reason they call it "combat fishing". Then you'll need to be very lucky on top of all that.
I have seen a few folks be successful on the South Fork but I seriously doubt fish will be that far up river in May. It usually doesn't get good until around the middle to the end of June.
I not trying to be a downer, just realistic. It will be very very very difficult.
My suggestion would be to give up on the idea and bring either a spinning rod or a bait caster and work in with the other elbow to elbow guys.
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