![]() The base flow for the rest of September, October, November, and December will be 335 cfs. for the weekend, which brings the first good run of salmon. The river flow will be increased to 750 cfs. Labor Day weekend signals the start of salmon season. Minimum river flow at this time of year is 185 cfs. Cool weather, offshore wind, and heavy rains all "move" fish in to the river. Weather conditions dictate how many fish and how soon. This is deep water down rigger fishing, and it can be fantastic! By mid August a few "eager" male salmon begin to appear in the Salmon River. Starting around the first of August, schools of chinook and coho salmon begin staging in Mexico Bay. Two major fish records have been set in the Salmon River: the Great Lakes record Chinook salmon 47 lbs. It has a high diversity of trophy-size salmon and trout including Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead trout, Atlantic salmon, and brown. It is considered to be the best place in the Northeast United states for salmon angling. The Salmon River is located in Oswego County, and stretches 17 miles from the Lighthouse Hill Reservoir in Altmar to where it empties into Lake Ontario at Port Ontario. The Salmon River is without a doubt, the most famous salmon and steelhead river in the entire northeast. ![]()
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