The salmon are from the Naugy stocking from years ago till now. There were fish ladders put in the naugy to allow the salmon and other fish to make runs. I remeber the first day they first stocked the Naugy with salmon. I wish i had a video camera on me, because it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. It was fly fishing only and you had guys who have never fly fished before up and down that river. I fished that river for over 30 years, even when it was a pollution disaster. I caught stipers all the way up to the first Naugy dam in Seymour. Next time we hook a sea run, I'll try and take a picture for ya. My buddy just caught a 17 lbs brown(not sea run) up in the Oxford area of the Naugy, and another friend of a friend caught a 15 1/2lb brown in the same area. The fishing has come such a long way in the Naugy. That river was in the Guiness book of world records for the only river to SELF ignite. With all the chemical dumping that went on back in the industial days, there was a chemical reaction where a mile strech of the river was a ball of flames. I do mostly catch and release in those areas. I am a fluke,flounder,blackfish,porgy, and striper eater. All the sea runs we catch we release. My buddy 3 weeks ago caught a 21 lb salmon in the housy on 8 lb test. It was fun to watch him pull that baby in. He revived it and let it go. NICE!! I dont think I'll be able to get out for a few days ATLEAST! The river is running a little high and we are expecting 2" of rain tomorrow. |