when is the best time to fish the salmon river for king salmon
September is a great time to fish for salmon because there are fish in both the marine areas and the rivers. Most chinook salmon will already be pushing into the rivers to spawn, but the marine areas will be at their peak for coho, and September is the time to find those big âhooknoseâ coho, fish pushing 15-20 pounds. Ocean: Coho fishing will be sizzling in Marine Areas 1 â 4.