Salmon Fishing Tips and Tricks

General salmon information and fishing tips:every now and then. Note that a tippet that is
1. Generally, the best times of the day are duringthree feet long will set the fly six inches up to
the times when there is low light and so too, ontwo feet off the bottom.
cloudy days. On bright and sunny days, salmon will8. By adding a foam indicator at the top of your
usually collect and assemble deep in the holes.fly, you can get your fly higher in the water
2. Take note that salmon do not feed while in thecolumn.
river. When they do strike, it is a behavior that isFly fishing tips:
learned. Salmons are known to be predatory andChuck-n-duck is the most familiar and easiest,
aggressive when in the lake, up until they go intomethod in using a fly rod to fish for salmon.
the river.Popular four line formulas for chuck-n-duck:
3. Set the hook by yanking downstream withThe River Guide
your rod three times. To get a better set, pulling100+ yards of 30 pounds backing 20 feet of
on the line with your free hand can help.Amnesia line 100 feet of shooting line 3-6 feet of
Sometimes, when you lift the rod straight up, itMaxima monofilament (6-8 lb. test) 20 feet of
will pull the fly out of the mouth of the salmon.Maxima monofilament (12 lb. test) Swivels and
4. In order for the hook to go through the thickweight
jaws of the salmon, you should always sharpenThe Simple Set-Up
your hooks.100+ yards of 30 pounds backing 10 feet of
5. Fishing with a partner can be enjoyable and atMaxima monofilament (12 lb. test) 100 feet of
the same time help each other to spot a salmon.shooting line Swivels and weight 3-4 feet of
While one is fishing, the other can be high up onMaxima monofilament (6-8 lb. test)
the other side of the bank observing the reactionThe simple and cheap Set-up
of the salmon and where exactly they are.100+ yards of 30 lb. backing 100 feet of Amnesia
Polarized glasses are very helpful when doing thisline (15 lb. test) 20 feet of Maxima monofilament
and would bring satisfying results.(12 lb. test) Swivels and weight 3-6 feet of
6. Finding a good hole where there are manyMaxima monofilament (6-8 lb. test)
salmon inside and you can fish there for theThe combo
whole day!100+ yards of 30 pounds backing 100 feet of
7. Your weight as well as the length of the tippetshooting or Amnesia line 3-12 feet of Maxima
should be adjusted so that it matches the holesmonofilament (10-20 lb. test) Swivels and weight
depth and the depth of the fish. Your weight4-10 feet of Maxima monofilament (2-12 lb.
should not drag, but should only touch the bottom