"FLOSS FEST" U.S.A. SALMON RIVERS BY STATE...
FLOSS FEST? - Floss Fest was started in the 70's by a group of commercial salmon fisherman in Northern California. An egg hatched and in the 90's along came Rossi. Following in the wake by the Legends of the sea, who later became known as a Floss Lore...
2025 it has turned into a social gathering of flossers alike from around the world.
Join the Lifestyle of Flossing. Starts in May with Paddlefish in Montana. Salmon in Alaska in June - October to CA-if a season TBD, then to OR dates TBD, then WA TBD and Ft Peck MT, somewhere in between. Find us on the water.. Tight lines! Cheers!
🟥 1. Alaska – Best Salmon Rivers
🧊 Alaska’s Legendary Salmon Runs
Top Rivers:
- Kenai River – King salmon central (July - FF Music Festival, Kenai)
- Kasilof River – Smaller but packed with reds
- Copper River – Early sockeye runs
- Nushagak River – Wild chinook action
- Kvichak River – Sockeye perfection
- Togiak River – Remote, pristine
🧢 “Floss Fest was born here.”
🟦 2. West Coast – Best Salmon Rivers (by State)
🌲 Floss the Coast – West Coast Hot Spots
🟨 Washington
- Cowlitz River – Hatchery hotspot (FF Music & Burn - November)
- Columbia River – Floss freeway for all salmon species (TBD - Oct,)
- Wind River – Quiet but mighty
- Puget Sound Region – Salt/fresh transition flossing
🟧 Oregon
- Rogue River – Fall chinook heavy hitter
- Umpqua River – Coastal flows and strong coho action
- Tillamook River – Fat fall kings
- Wilson River – Rain-fed floss runs
Smith River – Wild and underrated
🟥 California
- Klamath River – Historical and sacred (FF Music & Burn - Oct. Chanca?)
- American River – Easy access, reliable floss
- Sacramento River – Big water, big runs
- Mokelumne River - Small water, Big slabs
🎣 “These rivers are written in chrome.”
"FLOSS FEST E.C". * 2026 SAVE THE DATE 2026 *
🟩 3. Northeast & Plains – Atlantic & Inland Salmon Waters
🍁 Beyond the Coasts – Where Floss Meets Grit
🟦 New York
- Salmon River – East Coast floss battleground
- Niagara River -
🟩 Maine
- West Branch Penobscot River – Atlantic grind
- Kennebec River – Traditional and technical
- Rapid River -
🟪 Vermont / NH / MA / CT
-Connecticut River – Restored glory in progres
-Merry Meeting River, NH -
🟥 South Dakota
- Lake Oahe – Reservoir kings on the floss
🟫 Montana
- Fort Peck Reservoir – Big water, big potential
💥 “When floss meets grit, legends rise.”
**SPECIAL TREAT FOR 2027 - FLOSS FEST MICHIGAN! & FLOSS FEST WISCONSIN!
- Manistee & Muskegon River in MI. Milwaukee, Menominee, Brule, Kewanee River WI.