KING SALMON: Fishing the Chinook Spawn in Green Bay - Part 1 | Field Trips Wisconsin

In this episode I'm back with Jon Sowl and we're heading to the Strawberry Creek Fish Hatchery to learn all about the king salmon life cycle and how the Wisconsin DNR introduced this iconic species into Lake Michigan. Then we're heading out into Sturgeon Bay to catch my first one.
Turns out, that is MUCH easier said than done. Wait for next episode when I try to catch one from my kayak!
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[@fishkingify]

Now thats fishing! Big fish on light tackle. Job well done.

[@nobodyimportant69]

I use 12lb flourocarbon main line directly to a snap swivel, definitely have to play it out with the bigger ones. They'll ruin you if you're to ruff. I see guys horse them in on 50lb braid, where's the challenge in that. You guys did great playing that monster in on 10lb, great job.👍👍

[@iluvpugstoo]

Thank you for the super awesome content this year. Happy New Year to all.

[@NickFish007]

I'm so excited for that kayak salmon vid. I freaking love catching salmon!

[@seeingitdifferent]

Awesome Video Bro! What an epic fight the excitement in your voice was simply awesome!!!

[@dirkremmington]

This makes me glad that I moved back to Wisconsin...missed being out fishing, and am ready to hit it big time! Thanks for sharing as always Robert!

[@seasonbowy5913]

This was a awesome video, its kool to see people still love and care about nature enough to try and raise fish to introduce back to the wild good job👍👍👍👍👍

[@michaelnoeldner379]

That's a really good example of how hard those fish fight on light tackle. Intense 😉

[@jaspermccutcheon7807]

Oh My God. Amazing video Rob! This is the most relatable video I've ever watched. Seeing salmon jump all over and not catching one has been my whole fishing career for the most part.

[@scottehrlich6653]

Worth the wait. Thanks for taking me along .... great episode bro. Over

[@aquaticcolledgefishing]

Haha that reminded me of the days fishing with my dad when I was a kid and had to net his fish... wait.... wait.. don't stab for it.. 🤣🤣 cracking Salmon Rob 👍

[@jamespuckett2520]

Always good videos from you Sir.

[@cheza7061]

Make sure you stay & catch one..... kayak style, Good luck Rob!!!!! 🎣😎🐟

[@Hogslice]

Jumps in boat with excitement--fish takes off. Hits net on side of boat--fish takes off. Slaps water with net--fish takes off. Rob was making it a real challenge for Jon to get that thing landed. Jon was starting to lose patience for a few seconds.

[@davidbarclay4968]

So agree. Gotta pay attention when your the net man. Every time he switched hands he slapped the water with the net. Then lifting the net up with the weight of the fish with the handle straight out in stead of lifting with the handle vertical. I was waiting for that net to fold. Need some net coaching there

[@supraman1335]

Crazy fight. Looks like a definite need to catch on the yak!

[@natehale1982]

I've done it. Its an absolute blast!

[@MorichikaSuzuki]

well done! It's amazing! You are!

[@tswrench]

She had a magical, emerald, sparkly tail thing goin' on.

[@kingfisher7960]

Thats how I got married!

[@joshuad.3466]

What a fish, awesome catch !

[@njoutdoors4419]

Great video!! Keep it up

[@mikedonaldson1820]

Love catching Kings on Lake Ontario, catching them on the fly is on the list! We catch Steelhead about 5 minutes from my head, can't image a King on the fly! Right On!🤙

[@BradF036]

Spawn sacs and skein is the way to go for these fish man! Casting is fun as it is with any fish but if you want numbers you need to use sacs or skein under a slip bobber. Skein is the best but sacs are a good back up

[@christophermcmurray3350]

Salmon fishing is like that. Big fish jumping everywhere and no biters 😂 #salmonarejerks

[@kipheiny6672]

They are a blast I caught one 35 lbs. on Lake Ontario some years back. I haven't caught the species you have but they are great.

[@SouthwestKayakFishing]

That battle was intense! Nail biter! Is your kayak ready!😎

[@MaximumKarma]

Puts up a good fight when its hooked smack dab in the back 🤣 they almost did a good job of not showing it haha

[@Texarican1]

Great video Robert. I was laughing the whole time while you were commenting “stupid humans”. It’s like you were playing whack-o-mole

[@tamalpias]

What a battle, now I gotta try and make a trip out there. West coast salmon is fun and this looks no different.

[@banqq4135]

Man this is a great video man I love salmon they are the coolest fish I fish for them here in California and we have a lot of hatcheries here to

[@proangling326]

Banga Trip!

[@aminamirulsalehan6172]

Nice catch brenda

[@natehale1982]

Robert, I hear you on catching salmon from a Kayak. I live on the great lakes, and have caught salmon every possible way. From a Kayak is an absolute blast, and completely different from a boat. They don't pull drag the same, and end up taking you on a mini 'sleigh ride'. I hope you get one on the yak! Nothing like it!

[@MuscleFishingOfficial]

Depicts what fishing is all about, you forget all the heartbreak and effort put in when the final result is reviled

[@paddleandhook]

I was getting nervous for a minute that you guys could’ve lost that monster salmon... way to get it done !

[@nathangoodson7390]

A grind indeed. I put in seven ~10 hour days for a fall Chinook this year. Got nothing but a bunch of beautiful time on the water to show for it, lol.

[@EvieSoto]

Wow 😲 Feliz año nuevo 🥂

[@skufed5150]

I saw that rod that John was using G.Loomis is the best hands down!

[@los2133]

I’ll tell you what casting for chinook during spawn is definitely frustrating at times 😂

[@devins1195]

That's where you want the Mepps Flying C. Best salmon staging lure for throwing.

[@joele4033]

“In the mouth”!!!!! one day... 😂

[@matthewperry7931]

I live in green bay! this is sick

[@alext.7517]

Come to Milwaukee to target these fish in the rivers in an urban setting it’s tons of fun

[@alext.7517]

Right now the steelhead and brown trout are in the river I’ve been crushing them

[@brettsuydam7457]

Nothing like pulling in a Nookie!

[@pedroletamendi2912]

You should try fishing in Chilean Patagonia for monster chinook salmon, Brown and rainbow trout.

[@howardlashbrook1657]

keep the net out of the water until the fish is really close,then net it.it keeps running because the fish sees the net

[@pywifishingandoutdoors]

Seems like it was snagged, they will take off forever when fouled hooked. You should take your kayak out next season. I slam them all night long inside the harbors, marinas and between the boat slips doing donuts. A lot of fun! Or cast slip floats with skien where you mark an abundance of them stacked together. It's one after another seeing that float go under, and fish after fish. I would suggest slow down your retrieve and keep your bait in the strike zone much longer, always works for me.

[@erickanda8603]

Come to the PNW in BC!!! You ain't seen nothing till you've been up here!!!

[@benriley3631]

Please do some striped bass fishing in the Chesapeake Bay

[@johnnypea43]

It's always best to keep that net out of the water until the moment you scoop.

[@bitefishing]

What a nice dude to offer you the rod. I noticed your lure change at around 9:30 and it looks like you are using a snap swivel. I must say, I love snap swivels. They are a game changer for quick lure change without having to cut down the leader length. I have been pleased with the strength and minimal effect they have on lure action. Are they ever going to let the fish up Strawberry Creek? What's the end goal with that?

[@nobodyimportant69]

Trolling isn't the lazy man's way either. Sure catching one pitching lures like I always do, shore fishing, can be very productive. But trolling is more of a natural presentation to the fish. I've had days where I either got skunked or only got 1-2, and some of my buds went out trolling in the harbour and absolutely hammered them. It's also gone the other way for us shore guys and the boats got nothing and we hammered them. Everyday is different, sometimes even from morning to evening things change, so you've got to adapt. That's fishing 🎣

[@BassManStrikes]

Nice were did you fish on stops 46 and 47? I am from that area aka the yoop

[@TheDragobat]

Nice!!!!!!!

[@paulsmith-ld8xl]

Sweet

[@nobodyimportant69]

The fish will still spawn in the river systems if they can't get upstream. May not be as many but they'll still spawn, I've seen it happen when the rivers were too low for them to jump the dams or go up the fish ladders. You are correct though, in 4 years it will be a slower than usual season, but there's still going to be fish around.

[@jakemcnamara1345]

When’s the next time you’ll be in Panama?

[@darkhorse1628]

Congrats but that fish was snagged by accident in the back but after that fight brudda I would still count that as a catch we’ve all done it before haha 😂

[@toddramsay977]

There is a point do you want to ask and catch or do you want to cast.

[@Drewsfishingtrips]

Got u next october rob we will get u a king yet

[@hookdontail4623]

Nothing like big chinook. Get to gold beach oregon. Aim for the 50lb club. Mouth of the rogue river. Need a place to park rv there I can find a place.

[@johnlukasik8045]

You have got to keep that net out of the water until it is time ! The biggest mistake I see people make over and over is they try to net a fish prematurely reaching out to the fish ! Wait for the fish to come to the boat so you don't catch only half the fish, and foul-hook the lure into the mesh and lose the fish ! ! ! This battle didn't have to take this long to net the salmon !!!

[@YakFishField]

Have you caught many salmon from a kayak?

[@johnlukasik8045]

@@YakFishField I have literally caught THOUSANDS of salmon from my boat, piers, and shore along Lake Michigan ! I have never once been in a Kayak in my life ! My comment above was in regards to you fishing in the man's boat and kept scaring away the salmon having the net in the water scaring the fish away ! When you reach way out to scoop a fish too far away, you don't have the ability to scoop the full length of the fish into the net ! In your Kayak, your net WAS too small, but should have been just enough if you would have scooped the fish when it was closer to the boat !!! That's where my comment ""Boy Scouts always come prepared"" comes into play L O L I have fished Lake Michigan for more than 40 years of my life, but not in a YAK !!! I GET IT ! P.S. My BIGGEST King Salmon was caught on a GREEN & SILVER Little Cleo Spoon ( 3/4 oz. ) with a green rubber squid attached ! The fish went 28 lbs. on my 1st cast ! and I went home to smoke the fish !

[@nickmckenna5035]

Wrong level, kings school at a certain depth, circle and vertically go to the surface and then dive directly down back into the school. Casting at them on the surface is a waste. You gotta find the school, the direction of circle and be exactly there when they turn on. Great times. Head up to Alaska if ya want to get the mecca of kings.

[@PinCrusher777]

How long did that thing take to get in?

[@outplayinghooky8515]

I caught my biggest king this year 32lbs

[@rosiecotton8343]

THAT WAS TOTALLY WICKED!!!

[@aworldwithinamoose]

Dug the music picks in this one. Felt like a fish hiest.

[@davidhageage1942]

He said if u want to catch a salmon u can,,, cause ur badass

[@davidhageage1942]

Not sexually, but I love u man

[@fongxiong1]

Hi!

[@nobodyimportant69]

Those regulations are extremely strict, bordering on ridiculous. In Ontario you can fish the mouths of any rivers or creeks. At certain times and sections of the waterways, it's off limits. Basically protecting the spawning grounds. On the way there , all bets are off. No snagging or foul hooked fish are allowed, no multiple hooks. In some places, no treble hooks on lures, only singles. It's like you said, you've got to piss them off to get a bite with a lure. Using roe or skeins can be more productive on the float rod.

[@leefritchman9643]

Need skein

[@toddramsay977]

Is it legal to snag salmon?

[@MaximumKarma]

No, that why they didn't mention or show how it was caught, u can see him pull it out of it's back when they land it

[@matiiwinter5415]

Greetings from argentina!!!!

[@jackyng4375]

Jon was so stressed out. If you he lost this fish, he will have a stroke!

[@toddramsay977]

The Great Lakes are connected to the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean Salmon can spawn and return to the ocean unlike their Pacific relatives. So why does the Great Lakes salmon die?

[@PrimalFlamesPCE]

Salmon only go out into the ocean to feed. Rivers don't provide enough for them and great lakes are basically mini oceans that have plenty of baitfish. There's no need to go out that far when you have food close by.

[@paulm1882]

dorsal snag :/

[@loganfishbeard]

That happens but to try to hide it in editing is kinda shady. An 8/0 trebel hook would have worked better than their fancy lures. They also must not have the anti-snagging rules we have here on the west coast.

[@turkeybird7679]

Amazing video, but maybe a bit too much talking. When your partner says about three words, that's how they like to fish - no offense.

[@YakFishField]

My partner isn’t hosting a show 🤷‍♂️

[@turkeybird7679]

@@YakFishField I gave you a legitimate critique....now it's up to you to let it sink in and mold you into a better presenter, or simply write the whole thing off.

[@astranc]

Snagging and a lousy net job, but not worse than the cubera snapper you lost for your client while showboating. I think perhaps you have lost your authenticity

[@MaximumKarma]

They almost hid the unhooking part 🤣

[@tmalo17]

Fish was clearly snagged.Shame on you Robert for posting this. Lost my respect

[@toddramsay977]

No! Covid should not be affecting that fishery. 4 years from now biologist should be assessing the adverse effects and compensating. If not, they are not doing their jobs, and should be fired