Salmon Fishing for beginners
May 7, 2009 by Daniel Ambrose · Leave a Comment
Salmon Fishing for beginners
The exciting sport of salmon fishing offers even beginners an opportunity to do something that they can talk about for many years to come. It does not matter if they catch the “big one” everytime they go out, because they will still have alot of fun in being a beginner at salmon fishing.
I will take this opportunity to offer some things for you to be mindful of as a beginner salmon fisherman.
You will learn about the various species of salmon available for you to catch depending on the location you are fishing at. The salmon is different from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The same can be said for various types of salmon in lakes in North America.
Many people choose to fish for salmon when they are running which is a term that refers to salmon returning to the river where they are from. Salmon always come back to where they were hatched so the fishing season to catch them will depend on where you are fishing at.
The most common salmon that our fished for are the King Salmon. They are also known as the black mouth and can average weighing between 25 to 60 pounds. The largest king salmon ever caught was in Alaska weighing 96 pounds.
Some will do fly fishing, while others would rather do bait fishing.
Fly fishing requires a 12-16 ft. graphite or fiberglass rod, fly reel and line. Bait fishing requires a 10 ft. spinning rod and bait caster reel with up to 20 lb. test line. This will need to be heavier if you are fishing for Chinnook.
For bait you will use various things including worms, plugs, flies and lures, and for fresh water salmon. For salt water salmon you can uses lures, flies, crustaceans and streamers.
This is a few things to keep in mind if you are a beginner salmon fishermen. It is a great sport and one you are sure to get hooked on!
