Salmon river 9/19-9/20

[Dave B.]

Nice job for an early run up! It looks like at least 2 of the 3 kings are wild fish, the 2 on the right. Can't tell on the 1 beside the coho though. Did all 3 kings have their adipose? The past 5-10 years have seen a steady increase in the volume of natural reproduction in both kings and coho as well as browns and steelies. Now if they could just have better success with the LL atlantics...
BTW, I see you were fishing just above one of my personal fave areas. Nice piece of water there but it gets crowded as hell in another couple of weeks.

[Esox Luciano]

Great lookin pic dude, NICE CATCH!!

Beautiful fish, especially the coho. Did you see any steel or brown trout caught? Great when the fish are still silver or just turning. When they're that fresh the energy they have is insane. Just read something about natural reproduction in the Salmon River for Kings. Numbers are pretty impressive, in the millions if I'm not mistaken. Good to see a fishery which has that size natural reproduction.

Great report and congratulations on your catch. Best part is you were with your dad on the river, some of the best memories you'll have in your lifetime!

[Mikey topaz]

Way to get em buddy beats whacking dem little perch on pompton buddy haha wtg!

[Chrisper4694]

That is awesome man! I haven't yet experienced this fishery, but hopefully this year!

[bigboy5522]

Originally Posted by dakota560

Beautiful fish, especially the coho. Did you see any steel or brown trout caught? Great when the fish are still silver or just turning. When they're that fresh the energy they have is insane. Just read something about natural reproduction in the Salmon River for Kings. Numbers are pretty impressive, in the millions if I'm not mistaken. Good to see a fishery which has that size natural reproduction.

Great report and congratulations on your catch. Best part is you were with your dad on the river, some of the best memories you'll have in your lifetime!

Thanks I heard of a 12lb brown caught just above me. Seen one steelhead landed and one hooked. Also one of the fish I hooked was silver not sure if it was a steel or coho.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Yesssssssssss! The Salmon will be running like mad soon, very soon. Good catch by you and your dad. Gotta love the power of these fish. It really can't be matched!!!

[Andrushkin33]

That's some sweet catches my friend.

Looking at the pictures the one all the way to the left (smallest one) seems to be a coho but what do I know.

Regardless waters are becoming alive and cant wait to get out again.

Fish on.

Andre

[Dave B.]

Originally Posted by Andrushkin33

That's some sweet catches my friend.

Looking at the pictures the one all the way to the left (smallest one) seems to be a coho but what do I know.

Regardless waters are becoming alive and cant wait to get out again.

Fish on.

Andre

Good call on that one Andre. Definitely a hen coho. The dark interior of the mouth is the easiest clue, trout, including steelies, are snow white inside their mouths. Also the coho have that signature 'overbite'. There are other more subtle differences but those 2 can give you a fast, easy ID.

[bigboy5522]

Originally Posted by Dave B.

Nice job for an early run up! It looks like at least 2 of the 3 kings are wild fish, the 2 on the right. Can't tell on the 1 beside the coho though. Did all 3 kings have their adipose? The past 5-10 years have seen a steady increase in the volume of natural reproduction in both kings and coho as well as browns and steelies. Now if they could just have better success with the LL atlantics...
BTW, I see you were fishing just above one of my personal fave areas. Nice piece of water there but it gets crowded as hell in another couple of weeks.

Thanks Im not sure about the adipose.. I didnt check. It was already crowded first thing in the morning, barely found a spot. Cant imagine how it will be in acouple weeks.