
Rainbow troutRainbows, all five salmon, char, graylingFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
- Guide, per angler
- Lodge only
- Public access
- Limited
- Crowding
- Low

Chinook salmon in Great Lakes tributaries, Alaska and British Columbia.
Explore waters ↓4 destinations list Chinook salmon, in the Great Lakes, the Pacific NW & Alaska and Canada. A guided day for two anglers runs $550 to $1,500; the middle price is $600. The months named most often are September, October and November. 2 are good for fishing on your own and 2 have good public access.
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Marker colors show each water's predicted conditions. Forecasts cover 1 to 7 days depending on the river; water temperature is checked for today only, and legal access isn't predicted.
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Ordered by the day's prediction, then how many of the next days also look good, then how close today's flow is to normal. Follows your search filters; waters with reported restrictions are left out. Check river details and current rules before going.
| Destination | JanJ | FebF | MarM | AprA | MayM | JunJ | JulJ | AugA | SepS | OctO | NovN | DecD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol BayAlaska | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||||
| Pere MarquetteMichigan · $300–350 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | |||||||
| Salmon RiverNew York · $275 | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | In season | ||||||
| Skeena SystemBritish Columbia · $750 | In season | In season | In season |
Filled months are recommended planning periods; local-water selections are editorial. Check current rules and conditions. Follows the filters above; all destinations by water type.

Rainbow troutRainbows, all five salmon, char, graylingFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

SteelheadSteelhead, chinook salmon, brown troutFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

SteelheadSteelhead, chinook and coho salmon, lake-run brownsFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.

SteelheadWild steelhead, coho and chinook salmonFish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Local-water cards link to the evidence supporting the species record and the river on its state map. Records do not establish current abundance or catch rates. Historic records are labeled separately. Check the fishing rules before targeting a species.