Skykomish King Salmon Opener

Overall today's opener on the Skykomish for kings was fairly good.  We heard of a number of kings caught throughout the open area.  The boaters did fair considerably better than the bank fisherman as they have a distinct advantage as they can cover the water better.  Most of the fish we heard of were smaller, typical hatchery kings in the 8 - 13 pound range with an occasional fish into the teens.  We heard of a number of wild (unclipped) fish in the upper teens and low twenties that were released.  There were also a good number of summer run steelhead caught by anglers fishing for salmon.