| Are you planning to go fishing for salmon? If | | | | each returns to their fresh water spawning |
| you are and you are one of the beginners or | | | | grounds at different times. When salmon |
| first-timers, there are basic things you need | | | | returns to the rivers where they're from, |
| to know to get you started and to help you | | | | they are collectively called run that is, in |
| enjoy this enjoyable outdoor activity. | | | | turn, named after the river. So, if you hear |
| | | | the word run or runs, you know what it means. |
| First off, there are several species of | | | | |
| salmon that you should know about before you | | | | Due to the fact that salmon always come back |
| go fishing for salmon trips. There are | | | | to where they hatched, you know when the |
| Atlantic and Pacific salmons. Atlantic | | | | ideal times are to go fishing for salmon or |
| species are from the Atlantic Ocean, as the | | | | mostly called fishing season and you know |
| name implies. Also, you can find a wide | | | | there will always be salmon to catch. This is |
| variety of salmon in the various lakes that | | | | why many fishermen became fascinated with |
| are in the eastern North America areas. They | | | | fishing, whether as hobby, sport or pastime. |
| are the kind of salmon that don't immigrate | | | | |
| as they prefer fresh water than salt water. | | | | Fishing for salmon requires bait. There are |
| | | | various types of baits that you cause in |
| The most popular of all salmons are the | | | | fishing for salmon. There are plugs, worms, |
| Chinook or king salmon or spring salmon, | | | | lures, and flies in which you can use for |
| black mouth, however you call them, as they | | | | fresh water salmon; for salt water, you can |
| are the biggest among the salmon species, | | | | go for flies, streamers, crustaceans, and |
| weighing between 25 to 65 pounds, or even | | | | lures. |
| more. They are found from southern California | | | | |
| coast to the Bering Strait. Alaska has earned | | | | Fly fishing for salmon will require you to |
| its fame in fishing for salmon, since it is | | | | have 12-16 ft. graphite or fiberglass rod, |
| where the heaviest ever recorded king salmon, | | | | fly reel and line. For bait fishing, you will |
| weighing over 96 pounds. Chinook salmon is | | | | need a 10 ft. spinning rod and bait caster |
| the state fish of Alaska. | | | | reel with up to 20 lb. test line. But if you |
| | | | are into fishing for king or Chinook salmon, |
| Other types of salmon include the red salmon | | | | you will need a boat or a trolling rod. And |
| or sockeye salmon, pink salmon, silver or | | | | because Chinook are known to be the biggest |
| Coho salmon, chum salmon, and the Atlantic | | | | and heaviest of its kind, you will 20-40 |
| salmon, which are left run wild in the on the | | | | pound or more test line. Who knows, your |
| Atlantic coast only. Each of the pacific | | | | simple fishing for salmon trip could land you |
| salmon species have different life cycle and | | | | to catch king salmon? |