07-07-2014, 11:35 PM
I just heard on the salmon hotline that the season on the South Fork will close on Wednesday 7/9. I fished that river hard all last week and never touched a fish. After speaking with several people up and down that river all week, nobody else was catching anything either. There were just rumors of a FEW fish being caught. I'm sure a handful of fish were caught, but Fish & Game is for sure not being honest about the number of fish being harvested. All of the Fish & Game guys I spoke to had only seen a handful of fish that had been harvested so far the entire season.
I used to love fishing for salmon on that river, but I think I'm done with it. This kind of thing is now happening every year. I would estimate that less than 100 fish were caught, let alone harvested, on that river this season, but Fish & Game claims that the quota will be reached by Wednesday. I was there and talking with people up and down the river all day on the days that F&G claims that over 100 fish were being harvested. 100% NO WAY! The big run hasn't even hit yet. So disappointed.
I used to love fishing for salmon on that river, but I think I'm done with it. This kind of thing is now happening every year. I would estimate that less than 100 fish were caught, let alone harvested, on that river this season, but Fish & Game claims that the quota will be reached by Wednesday. I was there and talking with people up and down the river all day on the days that F&G claims that over 100 fish were being harvested. 100% NO WAY! The big run hasn't even hit yet. So disappointed.