There is plenty of public access on the Necanicum off Hwy. 101 and Hwy. 26. This small stream has resident coastal cutthroat trout throughout the fishery and has a lot of downed wood which trout love to use as cover. Sea-run cutthroat should be moving into the river as well. The Necanicum is very low, but concentrate on deep pools with cover, and you should find success. Many areas have bait restrictions in place so check the regulations for those and open areas before heading out.

Fall Chinook season officially opens August 1st, but there won't be any showing up in the river for a while yet (probably not until fall rains come). A few should show up in the estuary in September. The bag limit for wild adult Chinook is 1 per day and 2 per season as part of the daily salmon and steelhead bag limit. See the regulation updates online for more details.