The salmon have arrived in Lake Sammamish and are making their way up its tributaries to be captured for their eggs and milt at the state hatchery on Issaquah Creek. Let out about 45 feet of line, fish it at a 45 degree angle to the water’s surface, and your lure will be close to 30 feet deep. For faster trolling speeds, let out 60 feet of line to fish at an angle of 30 degrees to get a lure 30 feet deep. Taking a page from the sockeye fishery in Lake Washington, more and more salmon fishers are using bare 3/0 or 4/0, red hooks behind Dodger flashers. Some of my fishing friends are having great success with Lake Sammamish kings by adorning their 4/0 bare hooks with small bits of fur and feathers in a manner that echoes the physical characteristics of krill. read more

