You either get there early and have some time to get your gear set up just right while waiting for the appointed hour, or you can have a stress filled time waiting in a long line while people who couldn't launch a boat quickly to save their life try to put their boat in the water after 5 tries at the ramp.

Option one might be a bit tiring because of the lack of sleep, but the you can always fold down the seat, anchor, and take a nap.

Option two sucks no matter how you look at it.

Some of the weekday fisheries are less busy, but then there are a lot of folks who get that "sockeye flu."