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