Having moved back and forth between the Northwest and the Northeast over the years, I've fished both the Salmon River in New York and the Washington Rivers. The Salmon has an incredible number of steelhead and salmon but also has an incredible number of jerks fishing for them in combat conditions. Fistfights are common. Most salmon are snagged.

The same lures will work back there as do out here, although in smaller sizes. I mostly fly fish, and found a #8 black wooly bugger to be my favorite for the kings. Nymphs sized #10-12 work best for the steelhead.

Although I prefer fishing out here, you can probably catch more salmon on the Salmon River than you can almost anywhere in Washington. I've had many days where I've fair hooked over 20 kings on my fly rod.

Have fun.