Tuesday, August 21, 2012

With Summer Closing, A New Beginning.

As I write this, the temperature is a balmy 88 degrees. I silently, secretly hope those black clouds will give way, bringing relief to our bath-water warm streams in the process. It's a long four months until steelhead season comes around, and the summer dredges on, ever so slowly. As I fish my way through the summer, I'll recall the sounds of the Salmon River. The rapids just below Altmar, or the scream of my reel as a steelhead heads for the Lake... The pop of a beer can at the end of a day, and banjos, fiddles and beautiful voices of my friends at The Good Luck Lodge. It will not be long, and the regular road trips North will begin!

From September through April, the Salmon River is abound with world-class flyfishing right on the Eastern Edge of Lake Ontario. Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead Salmon give us the fly fishing thrill of a lifetime.  I challenge everyone reading this to help keep our river clean and pristine.  I fished in Mid August of this year, and there were a few things missing- Salmon, people, and trash to name a few. I enjoyed walking the banks of our river, and admired the absence of litter and tell-tale signs of people.

Let's pledge to ourselves, to be stewards, gillies, and activists for the Salmon River.  Let's pick up discarded fishing line. How about filling our nets with styrofoam cups and bottles for the walk back to the car?   It only takes a wee bit of effort, and the results can be amazing (plus, it never hurts to have fish karma in your favor.)

Have a safe and enjoyable trip this Fall to the Salmon River- and please do your part to keep it beautiful and clean for anyone else that walks down the path after you've left.

Thanks!
Lori & Neil Sunday

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