SALMON RIVER - PULASKI, NY
The Salmon River arises in
the north central part of New York State on the Tug Hill
Plateau and flows east eventually emptying
into Lake Ontario. Historically, the
river was known as an Atlantic salmon fishery.
Overfishing, pollution, and damming of the river
resulted in the collapse of the Atlantic salmon
fishery. By 1872 Atlantic salmon were all but
extinct from the Salmon River. In the late 1800s a
first attempt to introduce Pacific King Salmon
resulted in a failure, natural reproduction was
not documented. In the early 1900s another
attempt to stock pacific salmon took place,
again the program was discontinued due to lack of
natural reproduction. In 1968 about 20,000 cohos were stocked, two years
later another 20,000 cohos and 20,000 kings were
stocked in the Salmon River. The early results
were discouraging due to
sea
lamprey predation. A program to control seal
lamprey was implemented and by 1974 the salmon
fishery rebounded. In the same year
steelhead were introduced into the Salmon River
system. King Salmon and Coho fishing on the Salmon River remains to
be excellent. Over the last couple of years the
steelhead fishing has been phenomenal and should
stay that way for years to come. Every year more
and more browns call the Salmon River home and
trophy size browns are becoming a more common sight.
Please contact
us to find out more
about fishing on the Salmon River.
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