Fishing on the Oswego River, October 7, 2012
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The Salmon River - 2006
The Salmon River -2008
Salmon Fishing in Pulaski, NY 2010
Salmon River Falls & Fishing, 2012

Salmon Fishing on the Oswego River - Fall, 2007
Salmon Fishing on the Oswego River - Fall, 2008
Salmon Fishing on the Oswego River - Fall 2009
Salmon Fishing on the Oswego River - Fall 2011

Open House at the Salmon River Fish hatechery, 2010

The fall salmon run is on both in the Salmon River & the Oswego River. Both rivers are running lower than normal due to the dry summer & fall, but the fishing is good. There are some new changes - Brookfield Renewal Power (the owners of the hydro power plants on the river) have added signs restricting entry to the river (and even the banks to those not fishing) unless you are wearing a "US Coast Guard Approved Personal Floatation Device". I can understand their concern since 2 years ago a couple of fishermen drowned when they ignored the warning devices announcing rising water due to changes in the power plant demands. Still, I was surprised when a guy on a megaphone shouted out from a backhoe above the dam for me to "move behind the signs".

I saw lots of people taking home salmon and the usual number of shouts of "Fish on!" , "Coming Down", etc. Even saw a couple of fisherman using kayaks.

The Oswego River	Low Water on the Oswego River	Near the Dam	Near the Dam
New Signs	The Guard	A Mallard Couple	A Mallard
The Oswego River	Fish On!	Landing a Salmon	A Nice Sized Fish
Letting It Go	The Oswego River	A Pair of Kayaks	A Pair of Kayaks
Cleaning Up	Shore Fishing	Heading For Shore	A Well Outfitted Kayak