No Fish So Far

We haven't done well so far this season. We have been trying to catch King Salmon but have only caught one. I feel bad about it except for three things - 1) Salmon fishing in California and Oregon were shut down this year in response to lack of fish, 2) Veteran local fisherman are only getting one or two fish per day, and 3) We haven't gone out much due to our jobs and our house hunting endeavors.

I am worried about the rest of the season and about catching other types of salmon but am hoping this is just a late start. I feel sorry for all of the people who count on fishing for their livelihoods, as we are just sport fishing.

The only King Salmon we caught this year so far was one in May that was a puny 18 pounds. There was a King Salmon fishing derby in Ketchikan and the winner caught a 50 pounder, though.

The types of gear we have used were hoochies, plugs, and spoons. We haven't tried using herring as bait as most other people do so that may be another reason we aren't catching much.

We are waiting for the Cohos, or Silver salmon, to arrive and hopefully will be out of our slump.