Spring chinook, Oregon

In May I was in Oregon. My friends have invited me to fish for salmon. This time of a year spring chinook is running into some coastal rivers.

We were fishing with flies, in the tidal area. My friend was lucky to hook a fresh 30-pound chinook. This was a leaper! The fish had made three jumps, after that it had broken the line on a snag.

This is the second jump – the fish is bending and shaking its head. Big, white-and-green streamer is well visible. Fighting this fish was looking like tarpon fishing…