Non-Fly Baker lake sockeye 2026

[Wanative]

Who's getting ready for the Baker Lake
Shit show on July 11th?
Im going up Friday morning.

 

[Paige]

Gonna try for the 12th n 13th, will see

 

[Wanative]

Gonna try for the 12th n 13th, will see

I'm going to find a spot along the shore to camp Friday and Saturday nights and get two days fishing for the drive up there.

 

[Evan B]

Hope that run is doing better than the Columbia.

 

[Snopro]

Hope that run is doing better than the Columbia.

It's way early, but mirroring last season's record return.

 

[Stonedfish]

Good luck Fred! I hope you get into some fish.
SF

 

[Buzzy]

Fred - Good luck up there!

 

[Evan B]

Columbia no es bueno

 

[Salmo_g]

Those Columbia sockeye have some different and serious obstacles affecting survival that Baker sockeye don't have to contend with. I have a tight schedule but plan to join WW for the first two days of the season. Note to self: do not forget the secret bait.

 

[Wanative]

Good luck Fred! I hope you get into some fish.
SF

Thanks Brian.

 

[Stonedfish]

Note to self: do not forget the secret bait.

Please post pictures of the secret bait!
SF

 

[Evan B]

Those Columbia sockeye have some different and serious obstacles affecting survival that Baker sockeye don't have to contend with. I have a tight schedule but plan to join WW for the first two days of the season. Note to self: do not forget the secret bait.

They do, but just two years ago was a massively record breaking year.

 

[Wanative]

Please post pictures of the secret bait!
SF

I'm still working underground on the top secret bait.

 

[_WW_]

Found on this page:

Baker River sockeye salmon season and counts

Each year, sockeye returning to Baker Lake are trapped below two dams before being placed at artificial spawning beaches, used for production at the

wdfw.wa.gov

On the WDFW web site this graph is interactive.

 

[Evan B]

Man 2025 was all over the place wasn't it

 

[Pink Nighty]

Man 2025 was all over the place wasn't it

That's what a 2sv return looks like! It's not all over the place, it's insanely high. Even the low days stay at or above the 4 year average.

 

[Salmo_g]

Man 2025 was all over the place wasn't it

Sockeye movement into the Baker trap is heavily influenced by the magnitude of water releases from Lower Baker Dam. That could explain the swings in daily counts. The overall shape of the curve is normal, however.

 

[Salmo_g]

Please post pictures of the secret bait!
SF

Not a chance!

 

[CRO]

Just google it

 

[M_D]

Have fun, y’all!

I saw the WDFW Fish Taxi making a run as we were driving home this past Thursday.

And the roadside fish market seemed busy

Is this your secret bait?

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