Spring steelhead

[Art Friedlander]

Looking for advice on guides for floating the Salmon river and any experience with the spring run on the Salmon and also the Erie tribs compared to the fall run in terms of quality and quantity.

Thanks

Art

[Rob Snowhite]

Deyo’s Guide Service. Mike is owner. Aka ‘Dirty Bill’. 

From what I’ve learned the spring steelhead are skinny and worn out from spawning and a winter in the river. I went a few years ago with no luck. Ramps grow wild along the stream if you are into foraging. 

You can here Mike explain the drop backs on this podcast: 

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On Mar 7, 2026, at 2:54 PM, Art Friedlander <just...@gmail.com> wrote:



Looking for advice on guides for floating the Salmon river and any experience with the spring run on the Salmon and also the Erie tribs compared to the fall run in terms of quality and quantity.

Thanks

Art

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[Sean Steele]

I’ve done the fall run twice and if the spring is anything like the fall, fly fishermen are working incredibly hard for very little payoff — while the hundreds / thousands of guys looking to foul hook or snag a fish as it works upstream are the ones “winning”. Maybe targeting steelhead on the fly in the spring is better or different, but salmon fishing was a colossal bust for us.

-Sean 

 

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