Wayne-o's Guide Service

This post is not to try to keep people away or scare anyone. I just want to make people aware so maybe we can catch the people doing these things.

Over the past few months there have been numerous crimes committed in the fishing access parking lots. Nothing violent has occurred yet. There have been cars broken into and fishing gear stolen. People have returned to vehicles to find the windshield wipers missing. There have been a few different people’s tires slashed. Then there was an incident Friday night that I became involved with Saturday morning.

At approximately 5:30 pm Friday night my friends had left their drift boat anchored at the Pineville ramp to go get the trailer. Someone pulled up the anchor rope and pushed the boat down the river. When the boat was found the oars were missing and the rods were all tangled with knobs in the boat and the cup holder. We believe people were attempting to steal the gear when it became tangled and send the boat down river so they could get away while the guys were trying to find their boat. The anchor rope was also pulled up so the anchor barely touched the water so we know it didn’t just come lose.

There was a silver/gray beat up Hyundai or simular car leaving the parking lot when they pulled in that night.

I am not telling you not to come fish the Salmon River. I am asking that when you do you are careful and alert. Please don’t leave valuables where they can be seen in your vehicle. Stay alert to your surroundings and if you see something that doesn’t seem right call the police. The State Troopers and the DEC are aware of the problems and patrolling the lots. The Oswego County River Guides Association is looking into what the guides can do to help catch these scumbags. This is not an easy solution as these lots are out of the way but see a lot of traffic. Please help out and pay attention.

DO NOT IGNORE SOMETHING IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T LOOK RIGHT!!!!!!

Also call the police instead of confronting the person or persons. These scumbags are most likely drug addicts desperate for a fix. Everyone carries a camera or a phone with a camera fishing so get a picture of the license plate and call the authorities.

Now on a good note we did recover the boat and it was only missing the oars. We also managed to hook and lose 4 steelhead during our quick trip down the river. The fishing is still not lights out but it’s definitely getting better.

Tight lines….I hope my next post is better news.