Clean pata and slit skin (3-4 slits on both sides) without cutting bone. Place in a deep pan with a tight cover. Add water, 7 Up and salt. Bring to a boil after 15 minutes, add baking soda. Baking soda will hasten the softening of the pata's skin.
Hook 4 to 7 pound sockeye salmon from June 10 to August 1, with a peak from July 1 to August 1. Take your pick from 50,000 three to five pound pink salmon from July 20 to August 20. Silver salmon runs of 150,000 strong stop to bite from mid-August to their peak in late September.
â June 1 â Aug. 15: Area 1 â Sablefish (blackcod via longliners) â June 1 â Sept. 30: Area 1 â Summer Salmon Troll Season. â June 2 â Oct. 31: Area 1 â Yakutat Set Net Salmon. â June 8 â Sept. 15: Area 2 â General salmon season (gillnetting and purse seiners) â June 8 â Sept. 30: Area 1 â Salmon gillnet season.