No fidy for me, several 40-45's out of the Hump in the 80's.

The only one I got that was close (very), was a 48 lb. (unofficial scale) winter chinook from the NF Lewis, about seven years ago. I've had others that were high 30's (38, Columbia Fall URB & 39, B-10).

It was late December and we were actually steelhead fishing. 15 lb. mainline and 12 lb. leader. What a surprise! That was one day I was glad to have a drift boat. We must have chased that fish for 45 minutes!

We also caught two really nice steelhead, that day!

Never cracked 50lbs and starting to think I never will. Got a 48.2 my second king ever. Kinda like killing a non-typical 20+ whitetail as your first buck. Good luck ever doing better than that son.

It's no for me also.
45# @ Rivers inlet 1994
40# @ Elk river (Orygun) 2004
38# @ Hump 2008
Good luck,
SZ

Not on my own rod. Slid the net under a couple of august ocean fish some years back. 51, 52, and 56 respectively. '02 and '03, there were a number of sport caught bigguns brought into WA ports including Mr. Ng's infamous giant. There was also lots of sardines out there. Haven't seen sardine (aka pilchards) schools like that before or since.

Two fish in the low 40's are the best I can claim. One bank fishing on the Humptulips took a drift fished neon orange okie, the other off a drift boat on the Hoh, he nailed a K-15.


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Biggest PNW RiverBootKing was a 46 pound purple/black/gold/green TuleTurd caught on the NFL. Probably was closer to 48 before we weighed it in the net, but it dumped two pounds of spooge during the process. Released it, so no, I do NOT know if would have smoked up just fine.

Biggest PNW SaltChromeKing is in the low 30's.

I can count on my fingers the numbers of PNW (No AK fish) 50+ Salt/River kings that I've seen:

1) Saw a 55 pound king on the docks at B10.
2) Watched my Dad lose an honest 50+ pounder at B10.
3) Everything that has been 50 or over has been up in Alaska, and that's not what Doc was asking about, so no need to mention any of those.

Won a salmon derby once with a 55. Whole blue size herring mooched.

Not even close here...handful of 24# - 27# kingers from Willapa Bay and Ukie. All I've got for now, hoping to get a shot at a big'un sometime before I cack.

Wifey successfully prosecuted a 43# whitey, out of Ukie on our honeymoon. She's 5'-3", it's snout was up to her armpit with tail on the dock. Also had a BIG, fresh chomp mark on its back.

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Not even close for me either. I've only had one that I know was over 40 and it treated me like its bitch. It was early September and I was in the very lower stretch of a river where I could still hear the breakers. I actually got to watch it follow my spinner, open its mouth, chomp, and turn within about 10 feet of me.

Then it peeled line like I wasn't there and put me in the only piece of wood in sight.

-AP

Three over 50 for me.

#1 Kasilof off the bank 51 on certified scale.
#2 Carbon river back in the late 90's...54 at QFC meat dept. scale
#3 Kenai with Doc and Parker...approx. 55-56

All amazing fish and I also got to see the two 70lbers getting skinned up in AK...just look like a different creature.

CM

Still trying, have had some 40's in the boat, lost some big fish by being impatient.
Have not lifted any 50's yettttt
But I still will keep tryin. Been tryin for 40 years and hopefully I will get lucky

I have personally caught Kings in the 50's, 60's and 1 - 70 pounder on the Kenai. Boated bigger for clients.

Got the 70 on the wall.

Landed 1 King in the salt that would have made 50 but it was catch and release. My wife landed a 50 when we were doing a brood stock fishery for the hatchery on the Humptulips.

I was blessed to be able to go and fish the Kenai when it was the real deal!

fp

I got a 53 inch fish for a client on the Alagnak a few years ago. Second cast of his trip on a 10 wt fly rod. I'm guessing that one was well over 50 pounds. Stuck one myself in the Trask about 5 years ago that I'm sure was over over 40, but I doubt it's quite 50. He was a little bronze and he went back in.

JD

I got a 55lb buck ..caught it in the lower goat ranch on the hump two lips in the late 80's..

also got a 50 lb in what we call the little bluff hole in the early 90's

fishing partner has a 51 hanging on his wall he got in the cougar hole late 80's

i lost 1 from the duc about 8-9 years ago that legitimately would have been in or damn close to the 60 class. lost due to the fact it literally wouldn't fit in the guide's net... (weight based on what the guide told me, he said "that thing could have very possibly been 60+")

my best landed was never weighed on a scale but cracked 40 based on measurements.

i do have a 36 lb 13 oz springer from the duc under my belt with pics to prove, unfortunately no digital pics, just pics in a photo album my mom made me haha. a nearly 37 lb springer from the duc has to count for something...

In the salt 27lbs(Skagway, Neah Bay), 25lbs Edmonds pier

The closest I I've ever gotten is 43lbs. dressed. Back when I was in high school. I had to carry the damn thing 3 miles to my car.

Dude................you should have left that nasty bastard in the river..

Not even close for me, with mid 20's being my biggest.
I did help a friend land and release what was no doubt a 50 on the Satsop in the late 80's. Having seen some 40's, this toad buck was way bigger.
Great battle off the bank and one I'll never forget, even though I was just a spectator.