- Tip #61: Fly Fishing for Salmon - Where to Fish - When to Fish
Salmon like to gather in dark and deep pools where the water is dark and black. You'll also find them on the cusp of bends at the point where the water starts to get deep. This fish likes water to be fast on the top and slow lower down. The salmon's behavior during the day will cause it to swim up or down depending on the brightness of the day and the temperature of the water.
There are no right and wrong rules about when to go fishing for salmon. If you only have time to fish on weekends you'll have to take the weather as it is. This means learning to adapt to all types of weather conditions. For instance, when the weather is particularly windy you'll have to know which line and reel is best so that you can cast far. You'll also have to learn how to cast into the wind so that your line casts out far enough. One of the most important things that you need to worry about when it's windy is your safety. What you normally see on a calm day, such as logs and brush, can be hidden by the waves that the wind creates.
As weather conditions change, you'll have to learn to change with them or you may never catch those salmon that you've been dying to take home.
- Tip #73: Fly Fishing for Trout - Identifying the Riffle
Riffles will have a current that is fast, along with very shallow water. The bottom will be a mixture of rubble, gravel, or boulders. You'll want to fish riffles during the morning or the evening during feeding periods.
- Tip #13: Pinching your Hooks
Take some time to pinch the barbs on the ends of your hooks. This will prevent fewer scratches. And keep in mind that a hook that is barbless is easier to remove that one that is barbed.
- Tip #50: Discouraging Insects
If you want to discourage insects you'll want to avoid wearing clothes that are red, yellow, black, white, or navy blue. These colors can attract black flies, deerflies, gnats, and mosquitoes.
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