The weather improved significantly, but unfortunately the fishing did not keep pace. Morning reports were more positive than this afternoon with most anglers getting into a a few fish and bringing a fish to hand. All kings and no reports of any trout in the mix. This afternoon the reports were less favorable with a few fish sighted here and there, a couple anglers brought one to hand, but a more consistent report of "no fish sighted". We've had the same number of anglers as we have had over the past several days (i.e. a couple dozen) so I have to conclude that, while there are still fish there, they are not in the numbers of the past several days. The higher water this weekend is reason to be optimistic about the next several days, however.  

63° / Clear

Sunrise: 6:27am

Sunset: 7:43pm

260 CFS Pineville Gauge

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Clear

Today was very similar to yesterday. About two dozen anglers joined us on the run and had some rain showers in the morning which gave way to clearing skies and cooler temperatures for the balance of the day. Fishing reports were similar as well in that pretty much everyone saw fish (some more than others) most were able to get into more fish than they were able to land (due to the strength of these fish at this time of year). 1 for 7, 1 for 5, 2 for 8, 0 for 2 are representative reports. It's nice to know that the fish are still here and are providing ample action for our guests. One angler that fished for a couple hours this afternoon, when asked how it was, replied: "I had some fun down there. I don't know if I had the fish or it had me. Couldn't move him." I didn't receive any reports of Steelhead or Browns being brought to hand today. Water from the dam will remain at 185 cfs until 9:00 PM tomorrow when it will go to 350 cfs (and up from there for the weekend. Current flow at the Pineville gauge is 268 cfs

63° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:26am

Sunset: 7:45pm

268 CFS Pineville Gauge

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A couple dozen anglers joined us for what turned out to be a beautiful day.  Clear skies, calm winds, and temperatures into the mid-70's.  While not all anglers provided a report this afternoon, those with whom I spoke all indicated that they saw salmon.  Some significantly more than other but sufficient  for me to conclude that there are good numbers of fish in the run.  Of course not all were interested in cooperating, some were "hunkered down" but enough did  cooperate to allow most of those with whom I spoke get in to multiple fish, bring a fish or two to hand, and  couple were able to bring their limit to the net.  One angler, fishing the middle section was able to bring a beautiful Steelhead to hand.  Seems a bit early for Steelhead, but then things seem to be happening early this year.  Hopefully pointed to another banner year on the Salmon River

72° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:24am

Sunset: 7:46pm

256 CFS Pineville Gauge

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Clouds

CFS at the dam 185, CFS at the Pineville gauge 256 - water temperature 63 degrees to start, mid-day it had risen to 68 degrees - the day started with temperatures in the low 60s, with a peak of 76 degrees - skies alternated between partly cloudy, hazy with bright sunshine, to almost all overcast - winds were light and variable - 35 guests joined us on the run today, from opening time until as late as 4:30 PM - many fished the morning, took a break during the afternoon, and returned to fish the late afternoon to evening hours - most of our guests reported the most fish activity before 9 AM - three of our guests fished the lower end of the run from early morning until 12:30 PM - they reported a dozen fish passing by, without any action on their part - at 1 PM a guest reported seeing fish splashing in the lower portion, but not hooking up - a bit after that, two guests reported 0 / 4 each, fishing the upper portion, to include a Brown Trout - they observed two young men bringing to hand four salmon each, while they were fishing in the upper area - 1:15 PM two anglers reported 1 / 4 (to include a Brown Trout) and 0 / 2 while fishing the lower portion - at 1:45 PM a guest came off the run, reporting that his buddy just brought to hand a 23" Atlantic Salmon while swinging a fly in the middle section - the picture of Kenny, with the Atlantic Salmon, is featured - at 2:30 PM a guest reported 0 / 1 in the upper section - just after 4 PM one guest reported 0 / 10, all on nymphs, but they kept straightening his hooks until he re-rigged with a single green egg - at 4:15 PM one angler reported 1 / 1, while another pair of guests reported 2 / 3 between them using an orange estatz fly - at 4:45 PM a guest reported seeing a dozen fish, but not being able to hook up - at 5:30 PM a group of three guests, including the Kenny previously mentioned, reported 0 / 1, 0 / 1, with Kenny ending his day 1 / 4 (to include the Atlantic Salmon and a Brown Trout that escaped) - - there will be a 60 percent chance of rain tonight, with an overnight low of 63 degrees - forecast for tomorrow is: Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers in the afternoon. High 76F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40% - sounds like a good salmon fishing day!

72° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:23am

Sunset: 7:48pm

256 CFS Pineville Gauge

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Clouds

It appears that the flow being dropped improved the fishing today. Our guests reported that there was movement in the upper part of the run this morning with several Kings being landed, numerous hookups and one Brown brought to hand. The middle section saw action most of the day. One angler went down river with little success. The weather for tonight a few passing clouds. Low 56F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow's weather will be sunshine and clouds mixed. Slight chance of a rain shower. High around 75F. Winds light and variable. The flow out of the Dam thru 11:59pm on the 28th will be 185CFS.

66° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:22am

Sunset: 7:50pm

264 CFS Pineville Gauge

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Clouds

CFS at the dam 350 to start the day, dropped to 285 as of 7 AM, projected to further drop to 185 at 7 AM tomorrow, 27 August - CFS at the Pineville gauge 488 first thing this AM, dropped to 398 over the course of the day - air temperature at 4:45 AM already up to 68 degrees, and climbed to only 72 by early evening - partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies dominated the day, with brief intervals of clearing skies and bright sunshine - light to moderate breezes throughout the day - 38 anglers joined us on the run today, with an anxious group at the gates upon opening, all the way to a trickle of afternoon-only pass holders arriving as late as 3:30 PM, and one at 4:30 PM - of the 19 guests who I was able to directly meet up with on their way out, three had brought four fish to hand between them (one was 1 / 6, another was 2 / 6, and one was 1 / 1 for a nice Brown Trout), seven others had twelve fish hooked up (to include two large Brown Trout), but were unable to bring any of those to hand because they were "too feisty"- the remaining only sighted fish moving, but that included several large Brown Trout - Brown Trout being in the river system this early, and in significant numbers, is slightly unusual, I believe - typically, it seemed that activity was at it's highest during the early morning, with a lull in the action starting mid-morning through early afternoon - we had quite a few guests who came in from other parts of the river, a few that left our run for other parts of the river, and others still who left and came back repeatedly - essentially, early-season "scouting" based on the grapevine reporting.

73° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:21am

Sunset: 7:51pm

398 CFS Pineville Gauge

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Clouds

Some welcome news for the anglers this weekend, the flow is being dropped. At 9am today the flow dropped to 350CFS, starting tomorrow at 7am another drop to 285CFS and on Sunday the 27th at 7am down to 185CFS. The water clarity has been improving. One Salmon was landed along with some Small Mouth and Fall fish. There were a few anglers that had hook-ups, but were unable to land them. The weather for tonight will be partly cloudy this evening. Scattered thunderstorms developing after midnight. Low near 65F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Tomorrow's forecast scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy late. High 73F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Last angler update...the bite picked up early evening with a King taken, caught on a brown wooly bear. This guest went one for three.

75° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:20am

Sunset: 7:53pm

494 CFS Pineville Gauge

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Clouds

About a dozen anglers joined us over the course of the day with the last angler leaving in the early evening. Overcast skies, chilly temperatures, and occasional drizzle was the weather for today. Looks to be about the same for tomorrow. There are still salmon being sighted. Nothing serious, but maybe a total of around a dozen fish in total. One angler reported going one for one with a female chinook a little after 9:00 AM and then it was a fish here and a fish there reported throughout the morning. (0/1 and 0/3) Two season pass holders reported seeing a half dozen fish early at the lower end of the run. The updated forecast from Safewaters is that the flow will drop to 750 cfs at 9:00 PM this evening and stay at that 750 cfs level until midnight Friday. Current flow at Pineville is 1390 cfs

65° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:19am

Sunset: 7:55pm

1390 CFS Pineville Gauge

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Clouds

CFS at the dam 1200 (no projection beyond midnight tonight), CFS at the Pineville gauge 1400 - air temperatures started at 61 degrees and climbed to it's current 76 degrees - hazy skies and sunshine, with light breezes all day, made for a very pleasant day to be on the run - we had seven guests join us today, roughly half in the morning, roughly half in the afternoon (two of those as late as 4:30 PM) - the morning "shift" only reported a couple of small Smallmouth Bass, and remarked that the water was somewhat cloudy - one guest fished the AM, went 0 / 7 on salmon, sighted maybe 15 total, came back in PM but saw nothing - a guest who checked in around 4:30 PM came off the water at 6:45 PM - he sighted a few salmon, and saw others hooking up, but stated the water was still muddy - a pair of guests, who also checked in around 4:30 PM today, came off the water at 7:30 PM - they did not hook up, but saw plenty of fresh salmon, some jumping - another young guest, fishing all day with his grandfather, went 0 / 11 this morning, his grandfather 0 / 3, with fresh (silver) salmon - the lad stated there were a lot of fish moving, more so in the morning and just recently as we move into dusk - only one guest left out there, who checked in at around 6:30 PM, so I'll get this posted and, if anything significant occurs, I will update you - tonight there may be some rain showers (good), tomorrow will be overcast (also good), high of 68 (good), with afternoon showers (good!)

68° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:18am

Sunset: 7:56pm

1400 CFS Pineville Gauge

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Clouds

Cool overnight temperatures and sunny skies with temperatures in the low 70's contributed to making it a beautiful day on the run. About a dozen anglers joined us today and even with the water around 1500 cfs at the DSR a few salmon were spotted again today. One was still carrying hardware (a flasher) that he must have picked up in the lack. Three anglers fished until near sunset with one season pass holder fishing from a canoe at the lower end got into a few salmon but "wasn't able to hold them." (He did indicate that he observed more fish last night than he did today). Water from the dam is to remain at 1200 cfs through midnight Wednesday and the current flow at Pineville is 1420 cfs

68° / Clouds

Sunrise: 6:17am

Sunset: 7:58pm

1420 CFS Pineville Gauge

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