Salmon Season

Salmon trolling.  Can't wait.   

Shelter cove hookup, 4/5?

Salmon trolling.  Can't wait.   

Shelter cove hookup, 4/5?

If this North wind ever quits blowing.  The fish are getting fatter with the upwelling from these winds.

Salmon trolling.  Can't wait.   

Shelter cove hookup, 4/5?

If this North wind ever quits blowing.  The fish are getting fatter with the upwelling from these winds.

No doubt, absolutely brutal today. Trying to swing sone flies on the mad was a battle. Looks like it might mellow out this weekend, maybe go drop some pots sun.

Last line of C2 states

Circle hooks are not required when artificial lures are used without bait.

So barbless CIRCLE hooks when trolling dead bait?

Not talking about trooching here, talking about RSKs and FBRs etc.

ruben

Last line of C2 states

Circle hooks are not required when artificial lures are used without bait.

So barbless CIRCLE hooks when trolling dead bait?

Not talking about trooching here, talking about RSKs and FBRs etc.

ruben

Salmon regulations-- .  I think you can use barbless J hooks when trolling with RSKs and FBRs.   Same as last year.



 "In addition, barbless circle hooks are required when fishing with bait by any means other than trolling"

Last line of C2 states

Circle hooks are not required when artificial lures are used without bait.

So barbless CIRCLE hooks when trolling dead bait?

Not talking about trooching here, talking about RSKs and FBRs etc.

ruben

Salmon regulations-- .  I think you can use barbless J hooks when trolling with RSKs and FBRs.   Same as last year.



 "In addition, barbless circle hooks are required when fishing with bait by any means other than trolling"

Jhooks for trolling
circle hooks for mooching
Jhooks for jigging artificial (ex. knife or speed jig with one single barbless jhook or 3oz jighead with a Big Hammer swimbait with a crimped or filed to barbless hook)

So I can keep a pink salmon? Sweet!

Actually I got a pink and a big steelie at Fanny Shoals last season, so not impossible.

Cen Coast pink salmon. Also have pics of pinks from a small river south of Big Sur.

I had no idea. I thought it must have been a stray from up north.

Most definitely strays...like all the dang cats in my neighborhood...not sure where they came from...but they appear to be expanding their range 

Not as tasty as the other salmon but lots of fun to catch. Planting some Pinks locally to start runs would be a great idea IMO.  Their two year cycle would mean less bust and boom and their smaller size would work out better on smaller rivers. I heard ( not sure if it's true) that they planted Mad River strain Chinook on the Carmel River. They were too big and had trouble making it upstream

We had a few pinks in the AR two years ago. Weird.

Looks like salmon season will kick off on April 5th!

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=80195&inline=true

Can't wait!
Josh

I'll be there.

I saw a sockeye from the American last year. I never heard of Pinks there.

California should start stocking pinks and sockeyes for the recreational folks. Even though I have gotten my share from Alaska , I think y'all would have fun with these critters.  . Heck as much as the DFG and the CWRB have screwed up I don't think introducing an invasive species like these two species would do much harm.