Lots of bucks this week, but they sure are giving up some great fillets for the bbq!

Chinook, like this near-30 pounder have been attacking the spinnerbait/anchovy rig in the Chetco bay, this one caught by Mark Gasich of Brookings, Oregon. Photo by Larry Ellis

Alan Smith from Newport Beach, California was fishing with Mark Gasich of Brookings, Oregon when he caught this 15-pound Chinook in the Rogue bay last week, after which the pair limited out on lingcod and rockfish at the Rogue Reef, including this large vermilion rockfish. Photo by Larry Ellis

Salmon on the Pen Tac spinner

These hard fighting Salmon are blast on a spin rod

These early season fish have great meat