Upstate New York Salmon River Fishing

I grew up in a little village in Upstate New York, called Pulaski.  It’s beautiful there, especially in the fall.

This little village is said to be the top Salmon Trout & Steelhead fishery in North America.

Above is a picture I took in November of 2007, this is at a bridge in the village.

My father worked at Nine Mile (power plant company) most of his days.  He built a few different locations, the job was very demanding. 

On the week-ends he liked to fish.  He had built this huge wooden table that he covered with the local newspaper (the village is population 2300) which was displayed in the front yard, this is where he cleaned the fish he had caught.  As a little girl, I found this horrifying.

Cleaning the fish was a process in itself.  I remember those fish in a big white paint bucket, flopping around, no clue what was to come for them.

My dad would throw that fish up on the table and chop his head off, that was enough for me, so gross.

My mother was very creative in many different ways to cook that fish.  I can still here my father at the dinner table, “watch out for the bones.”

Needless to say, to this day, I do not like fish, or the smell of fish, ugggghhhh.

On a lighter note.

If you are into fishing and a challenge, and you love the fall, check out this tiny little village in Upstate New York called Pulaski.

Steelhead Trout start to migrate into the Salmon River in October, which is at the end of the Salmon River Run.

Here are a few websites for some local information of the village.  It’s a very friendly town, and you will love the beauty in the fall.

• 1880house
• Highhookguideservice
• Yankeeangler
• Salmonriversteelhead
• Flyguysoutfitting

If you do visit there, please feel to send me pictures if you do visit!

Enjoy!