65 pound Chetco River king caught by Wayne Smith in November 2011.

Rich and Johnny with chromer kings from 2010 Chetco season.

A 60-pound king held up by guide Andy Martin caught by Carl Johnson in the Chetco River estuary in 2009.

42 pound Chetco River king caught by Roland Robertson in 2010 season.

50 pound king from Chetco River estuary, 2011 season.

Wayne and David Smith with Wayne's 65 pound Chetco River king.

Wayne Smith fights his 65 pound king on the Chetco River in 2011.

Guide Andy Martin and Salmon Trout Steelheader editor Nick Amato with a king from the upper Chetco.

Don Sherman and Casey Kelley from Pautzke Bait Co. with a limit of Smith River fall kings.

Rick Feser with a chromer king from the Upper Chetco, 2011 season.

Guide Andy Martin nets a Chetco River king for Jim C.

Paul and Tom with a pair of Smith River chromers, 2011 season.

Chetco Bubble Seasob kings, chromer salmon at the mouth of the Chetco trolling herring, Andy and Phil.

A chromer Rogue Bay king and fresh Dungeness crab.

Chuck with a 47 pound king from the Chetco River, 2010 season.

Fish on on the Chetco River, December 2011.

Katie and Weston with a 45 pound Chetco king, 2010 season.

Roe cured in Pautzke's Fire Cure for Chetco. and Smith river kings.

Rogue Bay king salmon, caught by Spencer in September.

Mike with a late season Chetco River king.

Guide Andy Martin with a Smith River king,

Bob and Rose with a 40 pound Smith River king, 2010.

Rick with a Chetco Bubble Season ocean king.

Steve with a Rogue chromer Rogue salmon.

Bruce fights a Smith River king.

Bruce with a Smith River king from 2010 season.

A jack salmon from the Chetco River.

42-pound Chetco River king, Rich and Johnny.

Chromer kings from the Chetco River, October 2010.

Guide Andy Martin and Phil with an ocean king from the Chetco Bubble Season.

Chuck and Andy with a big Chetco River king.

Chetco chromers, Chuck and Wes.

Smith River chromer, Doyle.

35-pound Chetco River king, Travis.

Smith River Chromer, Andy Dallman.

A pair of Smith River kings caught on herring at the Sand Hole.

Smith River salmon, Micah.

Smith River kings, Andrew and Micah

Casey Kelley with a Smith River king caught back bouncing roe.

Don with a Smith River king caught on roe.

George with a pair of Chetco kings.

A Chetco king from December 2010.

Ella with her first salmon, a chromer Chetco king from December 2011.

Late November Chetco River chromer.

Upper Klamath King mid-October.

Sixes River king salmon, December, Chaz.

Brett and Eric with their first kings from the Smith River, 2011.

Smith River chromer caught on Mag Lip in late October by Daniel.

Smith River kings, Daniel and Andy.

Smith River coho, caught and released.

Smith River chromer, mid-October, Tom, Sand Hole.

Smith River chromer, late November, FlatFish, Tyler.

Chetco River king caught on plug, Andy and Wes.

Chetco estuary salmon and lingcod, early October.

Chetco estuary king, early October, Gene,

Elk River hatchery kings, 2011.

60-pound Chetco River king, Andy and Carl.

Jack salmon caught at mouth of Chetco River, Ricky.

Chetco estuary kings, early October, Ross and Jim.

Chetco kings, Chuck and Wes.

Upper Klamath king, late September, Kash.

Upper Klamath salmon, late September.

Smith River California fall salmon fishing

Upper Klamath king, late September.

Upper Klamath king, late September, Paul and Andy.

Upper Klamath king, late September, Randy.

Chetco River king, 45 pounds, Larry,

Chetco River kings, early December.

Chetco River king caught on Mag Lip, Andy.

42-pound Chetco River king caught on Mag Lip, Andy.

Mag Lip plug took this Chetco River king.

Andy with a Chetco king caught on a plug, 2010.

Upper Klamath River king, Karen's first salmon, late September.

Upper Klamath drift boat fishing for salmon.

Upper Klamath River king, upper 30s, late September, Andy

Chetco Bubble Season king, chromer kings in the ocean out of Brookings in October.

Chetco Bubble Season king, October, Andy.

Chetco estuary king, late September, Larry.

Upper Klamath River king, Randy.

Brookings ocean kings, October, Randy.

Rogue Bay crabbing.

Smith River big fall salmon Chinook.

Smith River kings mid-December.

Elk River Oregon Fall King Salmon.

Elk River Salmon Fishing Guide Andy Martin.

Rogue Bay kings for guide Andy Martin and Joe.

Opening day of the Chetco ocean bubble season, 2011.

Coquille Bay salmon and crab.

Chromer king and fresh crab from the Coquille Bay at Bandon.

Brandon and Craig with a king from Smith River opener, 2011.

Paul and Tom with a chromer king from Smith River, 2011.

Ray and Brandon with a limit of Smith River kings, 2011.

Tiny Caudell with his first Smith River king, 2011.

Chromer kings from the Rogue Bay, 2011.

Joe and Val with chromer kings.

Bruce and Tanner with their first ever Smith River kings, 2011.

Alexandra Martin with her first ever king, caught in 2011 in Coquille Bay.

Carl Johnson with a king caught on herring at the Sand Hole on the Smith River, 2011.

Haw Tan and guide Andy Martin with a 47 pound Chetco estuary king, 2011.

Trophy Chetco River king.

Chetco salmon.

Chris with a 50-pound chromer king from the Chetco estuary.

Elk River hatchery salmon, 2011.

Elk River king caught on a plug.

Limit of Elk River kings, November 2011.

Bob with a chromer Smith River king, 2011.

Bruce releases a trophy king on upper Chetco, 2011.

Dave with his first Chetco River king, 2011.

Ed with a Smith River king caught on herring at the Sand Hole, 2011.

Jeff with a king from the Chetco, November 2011.

Phile and Chris with a pair of chromer kings.

Rex with his first Chetco River king, 2011.

Sam and Nancy with a chromer from the Upper Chetco, 2011.

Scott with a Smith River king caught on live sand shrimp at Sand Hole, 2011.

Limits of chromer kings from the Rogue Bay, September 2011.

Guide Andy Martin with a Smith River king from October 2011.

Paul about to release another Smith River king, October 2011.

Jeff with two big Smith River kings caught on herring at the Sand Hole, 2011.

Joey with a Rogue Bay king, 2011.

Ryan with a king from the Chetco estuary, October 2011.

Fish on at the sand spit on the Rogue Bay, 2011.

Tyler with his Smith River king from October 2011.