If you want to catch a big king salmon this year, you’re going to have to go to the Klamath or Trinity rivers or fish northern California reservoirs where landlocked kings abound. Salmon fishing has already been closed on the California coast and chinook fishing on Central Valley rivers is also expected to be shut down for the first time ever. One of the best reservoirs in the state for landlocked king salmon is Don Pedro, the only lake where successful spawning for landlocked kings has been documented. The lake produced the largest chinooks in the state last year and is already yielding ocean-size kings this year.
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