Smith River - OR

Carrie McNeill landed her first-ever Smith River salmon on Saturday. The king weighed in at 16 pounds.

Guide Rye Phillips of Brookings Fishing Charters holds a 45-pound king salmon caught and released Nov. 25 on the Smith River by Jeff Bounsall of Santa Rosa. They were side-drifting for steelhead when they caught the salmon on roe and a Puff Ball.