Salmon Run

The Salmon River is seen from its mouth at the shores of Lake Ontario, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2015. The river has a major economic impact on the local area, with anglers spending nearly $43 million each year. (photo by Russ Scalf)

Fishermen line the New York State Route 3 bridge in Port Ontario, N.Y., Sept. 27, 2015. During the annual salmon run anglers can be found shoulder-to-shoulder along the river casting for the giant fish. The New York record for Chinook Salmon weighed in at 47 pounds, 13 ounces, on the Salmon River in 1991. (photo by Russ Scalf)

Fishermen line the banks of the Salmon River Sept. 23, 2015 in Pulaski, N.Y. The anglers often come from hundreds of miles away, sleeping in campers and cramped motel rooms, searching for the fish of a lifetime. (photo by Russ Scalf)

During the peak of the salmon run, anglers can be found lined shoulder to shoulder for the chance to hook into a giant fish. More anglers fish the Salmon River than all other tributaries of Lake Ontario combined. (photo by Russ Scalf)

David Sable, of Radford, Va., shares the contents of his tackle box Sept. 23, 2015 in Pulaski, N.Y. The annual salmon run typically peaks between mid September and early November, and according to anglers, depends greatly on the weather. (photo by Russ Scalf)

David Sable, of Radford, Va., casts a fly Sept. 23, 2015 in Pulaski, N.Y. Sable makes the 10 hour drive each year with a group of friends and family for a weeklong retreat. (photo by Russ Scalf)

An angler scores an early morning catch on the Salmon River Sept. 23, 2015 in Pulaski, N.Y. The river has produced two world record salmon, each weighing more than 30 pounds. (photo by Russ Scalf)

Anglers clean their catch at Junior’s in Port Ontario, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2015. The river is home to many seasonal employees who cater to the influx of tourists each fall. (photo by Russ Scalf)

A school of salmon make their way through the lower Salmon River near Port Ontario Sept. 27, 2015. The Salmon River’s main stream runs for 16 miles from the Lighthouse Hill Dam before it reaches the river's mouth at Lake Ontario. (photo by Russ Scalf)

Fishermen line the banks of the Salmon River Sept. 23, 2015 in Pulaski, N.Y. The river is stocked with nearly 400,000 salmon each year. (photo by Russ Scalf)

Luke Sable casts a fly while fishing in the Salmon River Sept. 22, 2015, in Pulaski, N.Y. Sable, a resident of Alexandria, Va., has been making the trip to Pulaski for the past 13 years for the annual fall salmon run. (photo by Russ Scalf)