Lower American river back in the day.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Pretty sure this is the lower American river, some years ago, but not sure?

I found this very high quality black & white panorama in my old photos so some body gave it to me?

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Any ideas...?

[Smitty Fish]

Looks like Sailor Bar with those cliffs in the background. Before the rains and floods of 1986.

[Mark Kranhold]

Hmm, I sure wouldn’t want to be fishing in that zoo! That just takes the joy out of fishing, I like solitude, the sound of the water and wildlife.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

50 years ago this was a common scene all over Northern California because there were lots of fish.



Mouth of the Klamath river in the 1940s?

[JayDubP]

50 years ago this was a common scene all over Northern California because there were lots of fish.



Mouth of the Klamath river in the 1940s?

I remember it from 1972. Guys on the bank throwing 1-2oz sinkers and people in the boats wearing construction hard hats.

Bank fishermen used very heavy line to reel the fish straight in so it would not run sideways and tangle lines. Saw one fish dragged straight in on the surface.

Wonder how many fights there were when a fish ran sideways and tangled a lot of lines? Were there rules for the guys on each side to reel in when someone hooked a fish?

Shop there sold great salmon jerky.

[hwchubb]

It sure on that top pic. It certainly looks American-ish, only fished Sailor Bar since the late 80’s, but that lower ground on the left almost makes me think of the area downstream of Goethe (the old Pink House run)? Hard to say. I remember some openers that looked like that 20 years ago, although I’m guessing that pic has to be the salmon run. I don’t see many bent rods in that pic either…