Chetco River - OR

A Brookings angler was rewarded with a nice 10-pound hatchery steelhead on Wednesday of last week while plunking a number 4 Spin-N-Glo in the color Tequila Sunrise with black wings (Sherbet). Photo by Larry Ellis

Todd Jacobsen from Bend, Oregon caught this bright 45-pound Chinook while pulling an un-wrapped K-15 KwikFish on the Chetco River last week. Photo courtesy of Todd Jacobsen.

Pam Luther of Brookings landed this Chetco River trophy salmon last week while fishing with guide Mike Stratman, pictured right. The once-in-a-lifetime king, which likely weighed over 50 pounds, was released. Photo courtesy of Redwood Coast Fishing/Mike Stratman

Tom Bodell from Cotati, California (right) pulled a sardine-wrapped KwikFish on the Chetco River last week with guide Harvey Young and nailed this large chrome-bright Chinook fresh from the ocean.

Matt Barr from northern California fished with Mario's Guide Service on the Chetco River last week before all the rivers blew out and caught this nice Chinook while pulling plugs.

Josh Naylor from Denver, Colorado fished the Chetco River last week with guide Kenton Bansemer and nailed this 25-pound Chinook

Shannon Lemieux of Junction City, Ore., holds a 47-inch, 48-pound king caught Nov.12 on the Chetco River with guide Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing. The salmon hit a HawgNose Flatfish. Photo courtesy of Andy Martin/Wild Rivers Fishing.

Chinook jumping and splashing in lower Chetco tidewater last week prompted anglers to try a plethora of techniques ranging from drift-fishing to fly fishing.

Craig Chisum, Scott Gunn and Tom Gunn, all from Reno, Nevada fished with guide Jack Hanson in the Chetco estuary last week pulling straight bait (anchovies) and were rewarded with fresh chrome-bright Chinook.

Keith Bureen of Auburn holds a salmon caught last week on the Chetco River with guide Rye Phillips. All North Coast rivers, including the Chetco, will be on the rise following the storms that are currently hitting the area. Photo courtesy of Rye Phillips.

ODFW employee, Blair Cappriotti, holds a large Chinook that ODFW and the Oregon South Coast Fishermen seined in the Chetco River last week for the Chetco Broodstock Program. Photo by Larry Ellis.