Hitch Hiking on the Salmon Highway

Greg Kain is a guide who takes his fishing very seriously - just the way I like it! Greg is the owner and operator of Kain's Fishing Adventures, based in Edgewood, Washington. He specializes in steelhead fishing in Sitka, Alaska. Northwest Fishing Holes fished with Greg and experienced his steelhead expertise on the Wynoochee River last year. This past July, my wife Elaine and I had the opportunity to sample the other half on Kain's Fishing Adventures, in Sitka.

No less an authority than Kick Amato, the editor of Salmon Trout Steelheader, believes that Sitka offers the best saltwater salmon fishing on the West Coast. After experiencing it for myself, I have to agree. With miles of protected bays, channels, and inlets, as well as easily accessible open oceans water, anglers very rarely see a day when weather absolutely prohibits fishing. The Sitka area boast at least one large salmon hatchery, but more importantly, it lies on the edge of the biggest salmon highway in North America.

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