Six of us fished the Russian River sanctuary the afternoon of the opener and although there were lots of people (fishermen every 8-12 feet) there were even more fish. We got our 18 fish and were out of there in a hour. When there's so many fish people tend to be in a really good mood. Those fresh sockeye are some of the best fights. It's an experience if even for a single time. People every 10 feet for more than a mile of river We hit it on the way back to Seattle the next day and while there were less fish it was still easy to get a limit.