In Alaska, on opening day of the Sockeye Salmon run, This is the equivalent of a "boat show":





the only difference is, here some yahoo, guns an inboard through the boat show and scares the fish to kingdom come! In alaska, a grizzly ambling out of the woods can scare fishermen to kingdom come!

Pics courtesy of Doyle Holman, somewhere in that mob!

Rudy

i wouldn't think anyone would even catch anything, and if they did and the salmon made a big run...goodbye about 20 different lines lol

That is what Falcon is going to look like soon

Wow, traffic jam on the river...

cool pic!

Agreed

Looks like spring Sand Bass run on Denton Creek!!

looks like White Rock Creek in the winter =)

6/27/08 was not the "opening day for the sockeye run". That's just the day they opened up "the sanctuary" to fishing.

THIS is crowded

It wasn't that bad 1965-1965.

And to think I've always wanted to go up there fishin' for salmon????????? Kinda' makes me think twice now!!!!

That just doesn't look too fun. I like a little peace and quiet while fishing...looks like you cant even cast?? Still would like to get to Alaska though.

Steve

It's actually not that bad. I got the chance to spend the summer up there with my grandparents after I graduated high school. It is a unique experience fishing like that on a river. Basically you let out as much line as you want to where you think the fish will be swimming upstream. Throw you line up stream and let it float down. When it starts getting in peoples way you lift and pitch it back upstream until you find the fish. Gets pretty interesting when people start crowding you when you start catching em.

That is crazy.

no thanks

I love it!!

It is definitely an acquired taste, but hooking into one of these will turn you into an addict real quick.

wow, thats a big mess waiting to happen..thanks for sharing

With the way gas prices keep climing, this will not happen to Falcon. that lake is way too far for most.

I disagree, there are plenty of people out there with money that will pay the price to catch wall hangers. Time will tell.....I hope you are right though.

Now that is nothing but "Elbows and you know what there".

Wow what a fish...mean looking too.

wouldnt do no good to take the wife fishing there.she caught a white bass off the pier and she knocked everbodys poles down while she was geting it in.