Copper River — Angler's Guide — Bitfish: Hollow County

Heavy water off the glacier. The run comes through in numbers, and it does not wait.

What lives here

Sorted common to legendary. Each card says when it feeds, where it holds, and what to tie on.

Mountain Whitefish

★☆☆☆☆ Common · steady

Dawn, the riffles. Try Salmon Roe or Worm, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Dawn (5–9) 0.3–4 lb trophy 2.5 lb ●○○○○

Northern Pikeminnow

★☆☆☆☆ Common · steady

Day, the pool. Try Worm or Minnow, on Oak Caster · 6 lb Mono.

Day (9–17) 0.5–6 lb trophy 4 lb ●○○○○

Pink Salmon

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · runs hard

Day, the current. Try the Spinner or Salmon Roe, on Glass Rod · 20 lb Braid.

Day (9–17) 2–10 lb trophy 7 lb ●●○○○

Sockeye Salmon

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · runs hard

Dawn, the current. Try the Spinner or Salmon Roe, on Surf Rod · 50 lb Braid.

Dawn (5–9) 4–15 lb trophy 10 lb ●●●○○

Steelhead

★★☆☆☆ Uncommon · runs hard

Dawn, the current. Try the Spinner or Salmon Roe, on Surf Rod · 130 lb Big Game.

Dawn (5–9) 4–25 lb trophy 16 lb ●●●○○

Arctic Grayling

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs hard

Day, the riffles. Try the Spinner or Cricket, on Glass Rod · 12 lb Mono.

Day (9–17) 0.5–5 lb trophy 3 lb ●●○○○

Bull Trout

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs

Night, deep water, the pool. Try the Spinner or Minnow, on Surf Rod · 20 lb Braid.

Night (21–5) 2–20 lb trophy 12 lb ●●●○○

Chum Salmon

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs hard

Day, the current. Try the Big Spoon or Salmon Roe, on Surf Rod · 130 lb Big Game.

Day (9–17) 6–30 lb trophy 20 lb ●●●○○

Coho Salmon

★★★☆☆ Rare · runs hard

Dusk, the current. Try the Spinner or the Big Spoon or Salmon Roe, on Surf Rod · 130 lb Big Game.

Dusk (17–21) 5–25 lb trophy 16 lb ●●●○○

Chinook Salmon

★★★★☆ Very rare · runs hard

Dawn, the current, deep water. Try the Big Spoon or Salmon Roe or Minnow, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.

Dawn (5–9) 15–90 lb trophy 55 lb ●●●●○

White Sturgeon

★★★★☆ Very rare · steady

Night, on the bottom, deep water. Try Cut Bait or Worm, on Deep Rig · 130 lb Big Game.

Night (21–5) 30–300 lb trophy 180 lb ●●●●●

Ghost Steelhead

★★★★★ Legendary · runs

Dawn, the current, deep water. Try the Spinner or Salmon Roe, on Deep Rig · 50 lb Braid.

Dawn (5–9) 15–45 lb trophy 32 lb ●●●●●

The ones that won't come easy

Junk you'll pull up

Old Boot, Tangled Line, Sunken Branch, Someone Else's Lure. Worth a coin or two, and a good story.