AR SALMON MONDAY 9/19

Me and the Pops will be hitting the American monday morn and pretty much all day possibly launching at watt or howe not sure yet but we will be launching around 10 am and leaving around 3 or 4 company is welcome anyone?????

I'm in 

I'm thinking of hitting it this weekend and was wondering if you or anyone else knew about the water clarity. I heard they are working on the river somewhere and that due to that work the water gets all mudded up during mid-day. jim

Just came off the water! Clarity isn't too bad way down at Watt and Howe. They are laying gravel way upstream. The water levels are down but the fish don't seem to care!

I'm in for Monday! Haha, am there everyday!

hey guys just curious is it best to launch from howe and paddle upstream or launch at watt and drift down to howe and drive back for the other vehicle? advice needed want to catch fish as I am comin down from south lake tahoe for this bad boys!!

The distance between Watt and Howe is a little over a mile. It's easier to launch at Howe, and paddl e up right now. The best spots for salmon are by the power lines, which is halfway. And to get back up to the watt ramp is a pain in the butt...

Plus if you launch at Howe you can hit the spot below Howe also.

The distance between Watt and Howe is a little over a mile. It's easier to launch at Howe, and paddl e up right now. The best spots for salmon are by the power lines, which is halfway. And to get back up to the watt ramp is a pain in the butt...

Plus if you launch at Howe you can hit the spot below Howe also.

Plus 2, its easier to launch at howe and go up. water clarity is a lil stained but i could see the bottom at 8ft or so. And just like matt said, you can go downstream of howe and fish behind sac state as well. Going north or south from howe is probably about the same in action imho! either launch though, watt or howe, you have to kind of fight the current just to get back to the launch but its totally doable. water releases/flow right now is 4000cfs and is just perfect.

water releases/flow right now is 4000cfs and is just perfect.

They have been lowering it and jacking it back up Ricci.

hmmmm..interesting! well, it didnt seem to bother the fishin, yet! lets hope they steady it out!

Is there room for a newbie to salmon fishing? I got monday off work and was thinking about fishing and the salmon bite looks to good to pass up. Are you just using spoons in the river?

Wes

Is there room for a newbie to salmon fishing? I got monday off work and was thinking about fishing and the salmon bite looks to good to pass up. Are you just using spoons in the river?

Wes

bluefox or mepps spinners in size 5 blade...

I'll prob be there in the eve. 5:30
Not too much evening sunlight left in the coming weeks!

Is there room for a newbie to salmon fishing? I got monday off work and was thinking about fishing and the salmon bite looks to good to pass up. Are you just using spoons in the river?

Wes

bluefox or mepps spinners in size 5 blade...

Cool thanks! Hows the parking situation at Howe? Any address or direction would be helpful Im coming from the peninsula if any one wants to carpool too.

fished monday ... lots of steelies under 20"   saw a few salmon but most spotted were below Watt..  floated all day with crazy Mike Koe.  worms and large leach flies were the ticket. all the inside corners held fish.  the flow will go up each night to at least 4K while the days will be at 2.  dirty water after noon even downsteam at Grissmill and Watt.

here come the salmon....]

cc

I have been trying to get out there, I think I can make it Monday morning. I have never launched in that area where do I go?

Thanks
Chris