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Mick thanks for the report and picture, vary nice fish. Now that is what I call pre fishing, get rid of the competition ,it is not there anymore

Outstanding, thanks for the report and picture . Sure wish we could fish at night for Kings out west here

Sounds like you guys had a great day on the water, Thanks for the report and pictures

Hey guys thanks for the links, I forward them onto my friend Monty. The great lakes steelheaders also sent out reams of information that I passed on as well. Again than you. The only one I did not for ward is the shoe link by 923julia

Pop's It just does not get any better than that, now that is a brown many would love to hang on the wall.Thanks for the report and picture

Tom they run them through a machine out here as well, But there running a few million fish for the rivers , ocean and lakes. Our salmon fishery is in a hurt out here in places, they say there thinking of opening the season next year depending on the fall run. Everyone is pointing fingers at each other and not getting to the root of the real problem

Great looking fish. There are many times while out on the water by myself I think of my Dad and Grandfather when we all use to fish together. I sure miss those times

We have the same out west here, fish and game stock many lakes out here with Kings, Sockeye . For some reason they call sockeye Kokanee out here not sure why. I have a good friend who is a fishery biologist, that has been trying to figure out what percent find there way to spawning grounds. They do clip the fin at the hatchery out here. Monty says it's a long day when they start clipping fins. The Sockeye in many of our lakes have found themselves spawning grounds. But now there size is a lot smaller in these lakes now due to competition for food. A couple of lakes here even the Kings have, but not in the numbers they hoped for. The rivers and ocean if you catch a salmon with out a clipped fin must be released unharmed back to the water.

Great topic, I wish I could copy this and post it, but do not know how. Gram has been one of the top fisherman out west here for some years and owns Grand Slam Bucktails. Hope this might help a few, this how we do for Ocean run kings, I have found it works just a s good for land locked http://www.grandslambucktails.com/baitleader.htm

I have a 20' crestliner , wen I first installed my mag 20s I had to have a L shape bracket made to give the base of the down rigger something solid.Then last year I went to a Bert's track system with the 6" down Rigger risers , it has made life so much better you can see the L shape bracket Bert's Track system --Love it

Well she could have at least gutted it for you while she was at it. Thanks for the report and pictures. They must cut a fin on them out there just like they do here on the west coast, all native or natural Kings ,and Coho are to be released out here

Thanks for the pictures, but who is the guy in the green shirt ?

Outstanding looking fish, the poor girl looks like it is taking everything she got to hold that fish up. Congratulation , where are the videos ? love looking at them from way out west here

I had explained to me by a number of California fisherman why they call a laker a Mackinaw. Well there reply was a Mackinaw was under 10lbs and a laker was 10lbs and over. Told them sure glad I did not know anyone who caught any Mackinaw

Sorry I could not make it out Ray, to busy mowing the yard , Then I spent 2 hours checking the coach for lose coins and woke up around 4 pm. Thanks for the report , to bad you misplaced your camera again

Outstanding looking fish , thanks for the report and pictures

Excellent day on the water, thanks for the report and pictures

Todd, Happy Birthday and may this day bring you all you wish for. Dam nice fish. Get a new hat with all that birthday money also

I dream of fish like that out west here. Congratulation

Outstanding pictures, thank you for sharing

But I am use to catching fish, I don't want that to change

Bob sorry I did not find this out earlier , our prayers from way out west here for you .

Rod thanks for the pictures and report. Sounds like you guys had a great day on the water

Great job and nice report and pictures. Thanks for taking the time with your retired neighbor. I am sure you have made is week It is great to see someone else shops for there Levis the same place I get mine

Great looking fish, I can't believe the water is so cold out there. Here on Shasta Lake I have to go down 90' to hit 56 degree water. Thanks for the pictures and report