September 5, 2023

8:30 AM River Patrol fishing report: CFS 350 at the dam, 459 at the Pineville gauge - air temperature was 66 degrees at opening time, water temperature was 67 degrees at the same time - hazy skies, diffused sunshine, dead calm - at first light we had a little spurt of fish movement into the run, from the estuary section - just upriver, both fish movement and angler activity was essentially nonexistent - as we continued to move upriver, there was a corresponding uptick in both fish movement and angler activity - the lower portion of our middle section experienced some fish movement and angler activity at first light, gradually building in intensity until we reached the top section, where angler activity was described as "good", with three dozen fish moving through the area - all fish were Kings, so far - featured in this report is Fernando, his first time salmon fishing, with his first ever salmon, who was guided by DSR Guide Brian Ferman, of High Hook Guide Services - NOTE: we have full day (available all this morning) and afternoon passes (available at or after 12:45 PM, effective 1 PM) available for sale, on a walk-up basis today - as of 8 September, any available full-day passes will be posted online at 7 AM at :

www.douglastonsalmonrun.com/sameday , and any afternoon passes will be posted at 10 AM at www.douglastonsalmonrun.com/pm