RT & Qwik: Thanks for the consideration, but like us coming over to O & W, you are all welcome, just like we want to be when we visit your fishin holes. If we can help you with river info or fishing info, etc,..just e-mail or post. Be careful of the water levels as they are quite different (although not so much this extremely low water year) from fall flows. The stretch below Orofino can be very fast and thus dangereous in late spring....likewise the Salmon River Between Riggins and Hammer Creek (the open area..& they are beginning to catch a handful there)has a handful of ramps that allow you to access stretches between big white water. Be careful anchoring in fast water...they do it on the Clearwater, but not much on the Salmon River as there is not much room for baot traffic, if you do such. Ple'ase remember that, as noted, we don't have the crowds you have, so please don't fish as close without asking the team next to you and understand that this is a difference to be enjoyed and respected.
Also, our condolansces to the Oregon family who lost their Jet Boat Racer on the Salmon last weekend. It is a dangerous endeavor, and will always have some personal tragedy attached to it at times. The Canadians also left sunk one the day before the accident.
I don't know for certain, but have heard that there is an open fishery on the Snake above the Imnaha River beginning at Dug Bar for chinook, also. Good luck and thanks for all the info.