Archive for the ‘atlantic salmon’ Category

Salmon Fishing Tips to catch more fish than ever!

ROD
For stream fishing, almost any trout rod will due. However, these can sometimes be too light and too short to handle a hookup with a large fish. I would suggest an 8’0” to 10’0” rod. For the 8’0” to 8’6” range, you would want a medium p0wer rod with a fast action to detect subtle strikes. For the 10’0” rod, you want a light or ultra light power, and a slow action. These are commonly referred to as “noodle rods” and are less popular but I myself find them very useful for drift fishing. You may think that a light power rod would not be able to stop big fish but because the rod is so long and it has a slow action, the rod will bend the entire length of the rod. This acts as a brake and really stops the runs of large fish while using relatively light line.

LINE
Line selection should be relatively light because of the finicky nature of the fish. The fish WILL NOT bite if the presentation does not look natural. Therefore I suggest a 6-8 pound line in a low visibility color such as green or blue. Also, I strongly suggest using a Fluorocarbon leader. These are highly effective because they are invisible underwater and the fish cannot see them. Which greatly increases your hookups! If you follow theses guidelines, I can promise you that you will catch more fish!

REELS
No need to get fancy here, any reel that will hold about 150-200 yards of 8 pound monofilament will do just fine! I would suggest a spinning reel because they are much easier to drift fish with.

HOOKS
My advice here, bigger IS NOT better. Not in any case. Steelhead and Salmon are HIGHLY selective of the food in which they will ingest. So do you really think that they will eat a salmon egg with a shark hook through it? Hell no. The hook that you use should be in the size 12 to 14 range. You will catch way more fish this way. Of course you will loose some, but that is why it’s called fishing.

BAIT
In the tributaries, I have to say the most effective bait is salmon eggs or their imitations. The most effective rig I have found to be is a single egg or bead under a clear float with some split shot. Steelhead and Salmon cannot seem to resist this presentation and therefore I have caught fish while others have stood around having no idea what to use or to do. However, another effective bait that I’ve found is a Joe’s Fly. It is a simple spinner, a small one at that. But the kicker is the fly attached at the end. It is my most effective trout bait, and not surprisingly, my second most effective Steelhead/Salmon bait.

Learn even more tips and techniques at Salmon Fishing Tips

People who are surfing for more info about the topic of golf stretching exercise, please make sure to go to the link that is mentioned right in this paragraph.

Salmon and steelhead fishing can at time be extremely difficult. Therefore, my site is dedicated to providing information to anglers, beginners and advanced anglers alike. If you would like to view countless tips and tactics for salmon and steelhead please feel free to view Steelhead Fishing Tips.

One technique that I always practice is being as natural with my presentation as I can possibly be. Thus, always use the lightest weight line that you can possibly use. Not only does this improve sensitivity and casting distance, it also increases your chances of a hook up. Light line is also less likely to spook other fish, therefore pulling your bait and or lure through the water is much less likely to spook the fish.

Yet another technique that can be used for salmon fishing is what I call repeated drifting. I call it this because it entails fishing water that is relatively visible, and repeatedly drifting your bait past the same fish until it either strikes or swims away. This technique has worked wonders when the fish are not cooperating. The repeated drift is a great way to trigger aggression from the fish. If you fail to get the fish to strike, it will usually swim away because it will become annoyed. At that point, you may go and try to target more aggressive fish.

Another way to catch more steelhead is with hook size. Hook size plays a very important role in steelhead fishing. The fish are finicky at times and therefore if they can see the hook they will not strike. One way to avoid this dilemma is to use little hooks as they are much harder to detect. Hook size will differ depending on conditions such as water clarity, bait fished, etc. A good bet is always the size 12 egg holder hook. I always have great success with this size hook.

Lastly, my last resort method is always to simply change it up. This means that if you are no longer catching salmon that you should change either what you are using for bait, or the color of it. Most often, all that is needed is a simple change in color. This even applies to trout fishing. When fishing pools in mid-summer that are full of trout, the fish become selective. Switching the color of the bait used often is the determining factor of whether or not you have a good day or a bad day.

Salmon fishing is not easy, it is a test for even the most accomplished anglers. However, with time and practice you can become very skilled at it!

If you would like more information on Steelhead Fishing feel free to visit my site. Good luck out there!

If you are searching Internet for information about the sphere of golf stretching exercise, then make sure to visit the page which is quoted in this passage.

Recently, I’ve written a couple of posts about where I’ve found errors in fact by so called “experts” in regard to fly fishing. In “Free Fly Fishing Advice,” I wrote about reading where an “expert” had answered a question about tippets and suggested you matched your tippet to the type of fish you were pursuing. In “Fly Fishing Giggles,” I reported on some absolute rubbish that was written by someone named “Markus Debra.” Debra talked suggested halibut was a freshwater species, and that bamboo rods were “common,” while graphite or carbon fiber rods are mainly used for catching “coarse” fish. It’s all kind of funny and a little sad to read stuff like that.

I was browsing the Wikipedia entry on fly fishing this morning and came across this in the first paragraph:

“Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient angling method, most renowned as a method for catching trout and salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of species including pike, bass, panfish, grayling and carp, as well as marine species, such as redfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish and striped bass. There are many reports of fly anglers taking unintended species such as chub, bream and rudd while fishing for ‘main target’ species such as trout. There is a growing population of anglers whose aim is to catch as many different species as possible with the fly.”

I don’t know who writes this stuff, and perhaps I’ve missed something, but it seems to me from the reading that I’ve done, focusing on trout and salmon is a fairly modern thing among fly anglers. The above paragraph is written in such a way that some folk might not realize that fly fishing in Izaak Walton’s day included pursuing a number of different fish species, including gudgeons, sprats, bleaks, herns, tench, roach, umber, loach, and sticklebag. Walton also provides a recipe for cooking eel.

It’s kind of funny – if Brown Trout were being introduced to North America today, there would be a hue and cry from many fly anglers about this “invasive” species that voraciously competes with the naturals of North America. Perhaps many still don’t realize that Brown Trout are not native to North America and were imported from Europe. And indeed, they have competed with natural species. In some watersheds, there is evidence that the browns feast upon the brook trout, and have lowered their numbers.

If we’re going to give fish “respect,” then perhaps we should take another look at Izaak Walton’s attitude. Many consider him the “father of fly fishing,” and use his name in all sorts of ways to promote businesses, clubs and associations. Let’s dispel those salmon and trout myths – and let’s remember that Atlantic Salmon were once “so respected and revered” that they were pitchforked during their runs up rivers from the Great Lakes by folk who wanted to make a meal of them.

By the way, there’s a copy of The Compleat Angler by Walton on this site.