King Salmon from September

[Tokyo Tony]

Went to Pulaski, NY this past September to hit the very beginning of the king salmon run. This was my first landed king salmon. Not a huge one, but the fight was awesome.

Gonna be going a few times this winter, floatin' for steelhead :-)

[J Francho]

Nice work...green trout kept me from hitting the run this year.  been into the chrome, though.

[Tokyo Tony]

Nice, maybe I'll see you out there.

That was my first experience with the king salmon run. I could not believe how many people could fish a single pool. When my friend said it's shoulder-to-shoulder, I didn't think it was actually shoulder-to-shoulder lol. That was a huge turn off for me, but it's still worth going once or twice just in case you hit the run right and crush 'em.

[J Francho]

That's why I go in the middle of winter.

[Tokyo Tony]

Yup, although when I went last February it was still pretty packed. Obviously not nearly as bad as during the king salmon run, but still very crowded in the good pools.

I need to get some serious cold weather gear for this winter, and never again will I use braid when the temps are in the teens lol.

[J Francho]

Yeah, braid is a no-no.  8# Suffix Siege, treated with either KVD L&L or Real magic (never both!), and fluoro leader is all you need for winter steelhead.