Some Good News For Idaho Chinook Salmon Fishermen

I found some more exciting news about the expected Chinook salmon run for us here in Idaho. The following came off the Columbian News Website:

“[Thursday, April 17, 2008
By ALLEN THOMAS, Columbian staff writer
The hottest spring chinook salmon angling in the lower Columbia River in decades comes to a close Monday to avoid exceeding the sport-fishing allocation.
"It appears there's a whole wall of salmon charging up the river,'' said Carmen MacDonald, an Oregon sport-fishing activist who predicted the run will be even larger than the forecast of 269,300.]”

If this all holds true and the run makes it to Idaho we should be have one of the best runs since the record breaking run in 2001. For those of you that were able to experience this run you know what this means for us here in Idaho. Those who did not have a chance to fish this run or have not fished for salmon here in Idaho now is your chance to experience some of the most exciting fishing in our fine state.

One thing that we all should keep in mind as the season approaches is we need to be courteous. Especially for those of us that fish the Little Salmon River South of Riggins Idaho; the fact is that large numbers of fish means large numbers of fishermen. I have never been a big fan of fishing in a crowd but my passion for hooking one of these great fish has made me change the way I look at this. I have made some great friend over the years and the only time we see each other is during the salmon run.

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