Originally Posted by
Brewskier
Hi everyone. I'm a lifelong So Cal trout fisherman who is considering a journey up North this Fall to try his hand at king salmon. Wondering what you all think about it? My Dad has fished the Trinnity river a handful of times up North in the 80's and 90's but according to him, it's verrrrrrryyy slow up there. He's never gotten a King, but would catch maybe 1-3 Silvers per week.
We went to Alaska last year for Silvers and caught only about 5 silvers all week. We had a BLAST catching Pinks, though. The first day we went out there we had each gotten about 15-20 in no more than 2-3 hours. Probably the best day of fishing I've ever had. Every cast was either a bite or a catch. Each one was between 3-6 pounds, which is small for salmon, but big compared to the little stockers we have been catching in the Sierras all these years. Thank God for those several days of amazing pink fishing, because the silvers were very hook shy. No kings (we went in late July/early August so they were probably mostly gone by then), no chum, but we did catch a few Sockeye.
Anyway, I hear the king fishing up in Nor Cal can be good, but has the recent drought caused numbers to drop off? Realistically, if I were to hire a guide service at a rate of 200 per person, what would be my chances of hooking up with a king salmon? I'm afraid of going up there and catching nothing.
Looking for opinions and advice. Thanks