As of November 12th, The majority of angler effort was downstream of Salmon, ID, there is increased effort in the upstream areas of the river as well.
Average catch rates varied more between areas than observed this fall. Anglers that were interviewed downstream of the Middle Fork Salmon River in location code 14 averaged 8 hours per steelhead caught, and anglers interviewed downstream of North Fork in location code 15 averaged 16 hours per steelhead caught. Anglers interviewed downstream of the Lemhi River in location code 16 averaged 26 hours per steelhead caught, and anglers interviewed downstream of the Pahsimeroi River in location code 17 averaged 13 hours per steelhead caught. Flow measured through Salmon is about 1090 cfs.
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