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