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.
Here is a Calendar outlining the Fishing Seasons in Alaska with the regions in which they run indicated as well. â Jan. 1 â Aug. 15: Pacific Cod (Pots) âAâ season begins. â Jan. 20 â Nov. 1: Pacific Cod (Bering Sea via Trawlers) No fisheries begin in the month of February but several are ongoing from other seasons. â March 1 â Nov. 15: IFQ Blackcod (sablefish) season. â March 1 â Nov. 15: IFQ Halibut season. â March 17 â June 15: Area 1 â Herring (roe specifically) begins and vary by area.