Annual Salmon Trip

[JWheeler]

It's that time of year again, time to hit the rivers. Myself and the boys made our annual commute to the U.P. We left 9/25 late and returned home 9/28. The color tour was pretty good, should be peaking here this week. The fishing was good too. I can tell you that there are a lot of fish to be had right now. We hit a few rivers that we've done well on in the past, and found fish there again. Just about every river that we checked had some sort of fish in it. Shear numbers were more than I have seen on some of these rivers, but others there were only a few.

I did see something that I just can't figure out. I think that it was indian nets out in front of a small trib. There was almost a little bay, very little, and it looked to be some sort of net stretched from one side to the other. Which really had me scratching my head as to why it would be right in front of a good river for salmon to spawn. Furthermore, I don't believe indians can net salmon, I am not certain though????? Good time, great weather and lots of fish. Everything we caught, was put right back into the water. If we want salmon, we'll take em' out of the lake, and not when they're all skanked out in the rivers. That U.P. sure is a great place.....

[DIRTY DOG]

sounds like a GREAT trip!

[GLF]

Nice job Jason. I am not sure about the nets.

[Priority1]

Sounds like a fun trip. Nets?????

[j1musser]

Good job on them salmonoids up der'!! It sure is a beautiful place to be. Nice not to have to ice and clean em all the time;).

[JWheeler]

made a call to the DNR yesterday to report the nets. I was told per the consent decree, Indians can net for salmon. However, they are still looking into these nets, as there was nothing on paper about these nets being there. Will post again when I hear back from them as to what those nets are, and what they are netting.