In the late 80's early 90's I caught at least 5 in high 30's to low 40's on OP rivers. I missed 1 in a hole that I had limited out the day before in, that I couldn't turn . It would stop, shake it's head and keep going. It was BIG.

I know 1 guy who got 2 over 50 lbs in 1 weekend. Back in those days I figured I didn't need to go to Alaska for big fish. They were a few hours away. Now before you say, yeah the guy kept 2 big fish that could have spawned. WRONG. The tribe had that area cleaned out by Tuesday. Low water , stacked fish and nets is not a good combo.

Sad thing is that those days have been gone for a while. I know some people are going to say that I'm wrong but I've talked to guides and people who have fished it for years. They feel the same way. I know some are caught. The #'s aren't what they were. I haven't seen a 50 lb King in years over there. Hell I haven't seen anyone with a legit 40lber in years. I know I only make 2 or 3 fall trips a year but I cover a lot of ground and talk to a lot of people. Standing in the river I talk to a lot of boats.

Big fish are there but not like the late 80's & 90's.

I know I've gone to Catch & Release on Kings over there. I hope others are as well.

One last thing. It's nice to see someone define a Hawg etc. I'm tired of seeing a thread (other sites) that tells about someone catching a Hawg, I go into the thread and it is a 20lb hatchery fish and everyone is commenting on it being a nice Hawg. Nice fish yes, Hawg no.