I'd imagine a crap load of hot coho in the lower, don't know about the steelhats thou.
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You might want to read this before you plan your trip.I have always wanted to go in September but farther upstream for a float trip. The pressure must be way less in Sept. because nobody ever talks about it then. For the do-it-yourselfer, it has never intrigued to spend an entire week on the same bar/run, no matter how good the fishing is. My curiosity would get the best of me and I'd want to see more river. Spending a week on one run, well that just sounds crazy to me, almost to the point of insanity. But that is how it is done when not going with a guide. So I would have to bring a boat, drift, and camp along the way. The problem (so I'm told) is almost every good camping bar is taken during the prime July/August season. That is why the September idea came to mind. The fish must be there. I would guess the downside is the fish are not as "salty" (being farther upstream and later in the year) and you might have a higher chance of rain blowing the river out. Those are two conditions you deal with on the Skeena every year so I'm not sure what the difference is?
If you are confined/restricted to the lower river, then the guys who commented above are probably right, as far as the timing goes.
Jeff-You might want to read this before you plan your trip.
http://www.oregonkayaking.net/rivers/dean/dean.html