Last week was not the best of the fishing season, but the conditions are pretty tough and it is the end of the salmon run. There are still some fish coming over the downstream dam, but just as many, if not more fish going over the upstream dam, so that’s a net loss. The water levels in the rivers are still low, that’s not helping. I had one solid hit while trolling but lost it; that’s about my best result and caught one sturgeon that confirms that fishing with eggs is not going to work any longer. Disappointed that I didn’t get a fish, but I saw a few caught, so I’m willing to give it one more try.
It’s raining today and tonight, so maybe that will get the fish biting. I don’t think there will be enough rain to muddy the rivers, but if there is much more rain, we’ll probably wait a day or two. One more skunk and I think that will do it for me. I might go fishing a few more times, but there’s no advantage to using the kayak, so I’ll wind up the season with a few “river runs through it” sessions.