Frustrated Chinook salmon sport fisherman are flocking to Del Norte County and the mouth of the Klamath River.
Sacramento fishing guide, Bob Sparre, headed to Klamath with his fishing boat and 25 of his clients because his chances for work this year in the Central Valley ended with the collapse of the Sacramento River salmon population. The colapse led to the closure of the ocean commercial season along with the entire coast and limited fishing throughout the state.
Barbara Stillwell made the journey to Klamath because she can't fish the Sacramento River.
"There's no fishing anywhere else," Stillwell said, along with the comment, "There's no salmon anywhere else."
Kai McGee, a fishing guide for 26 years in popular fishing haunts such as Alaska, Mexico and Costa Rica, said that while he's scouting the river he's noticed more big fish making it upstream. This is a good indicator for sports anglers anxious to catch fish.
"The last couple of weeks we've seen the big guys come up, 50-60 pounds, I mean they are huge."
McGee and the other fishermen are waiting for the salmon still in the ocean to run the river. Once that happens, crowds will gather.
Chris Reid said, "We're waiting for the run." Reid came from Reno, NV, to the Klamath and says he's been "slamming them" and is hopeful for more.
Larry Hanson, a senior biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game says the high number of jacks in the river is a sign of things to come next year. "I can't overemphasize what good news this is," Hanson said.
Hanson said fishers on the lower Klamath still have 10,577 fish to catch this season.
Chinook salmon season is alive and well in Klamath, Del Norte County, California.
Source: The Daily Triplicate
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Fran,
Great post! And great news for nature lovers, sportsmen, and fisherman...!!! We all win! Thanks, Fran