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.
Big King Salmon Charters Offer Year-Round Fishing: January 1st to mid February Bottom Fishing February 1st to mid April Salmon Fishing! Winter Blackmouth! April to the end of June Bottom Fishing July 1st to the end of November SALMON FISHING! Which includes Kings, Coho, Blackmouth, and Humpies! Fishing seasons, openings and closings change quickly.