| Salmon will not be feeding when they are in a | | | | Being in their ideal water temperature will |
| river but they will strike anyway as this is | | | | cause them to fight harder but they will be |
| their nature. But watch out when they are in | | | | easier to find. So choose your water |
| a lake as they will be very aggressive and | | | | temperature wisely to hit just the right note |
| predatory. This behavior can be challenging | | | | between too hot and too cool. |
| to fishermen but exciting also. | | | | |
| | | | Knowing when and where to fly fish for salmon |
| Choose carefully the time of day you are fly | | | | can be tricky because the salmon will be |
| fishing for salmon. Bright, sunny days will | | | | swimming up and down following the pattern of |
| cause them to hide in deep holes and make | | | | day brightness and water temperature. So |
| them more difficult to catch. On low light | | | | being patient is a big requirement of a |
| or cloudy days they will be much easier to | | | | successful fisherman. Sometimes the weather |
| catch as this is their preferred weather. | | | | will be windy and you will have to cast far |
| | | | out because you will be casting into the |
| A smart fisherman will make a water | | | | wind. When the weather conditions change you |
| temperature chart to follow patterns of the | | | | have to change with them if you want to catch |
| salmon. This can take several years to make | | | | your salmon. |
| accurate but once you have it you will be | | | | |
| ahead of the game. Get a thermometer to | | | | When you are fishing the deep holes your line |
| check the temperatures at different times of | | | | can easily get snagged on debris, rocks, and |
| the day. Always put the thermometer in the | | | | foliage. You will probably end up losing a |
| same depth and place each time. Start | | | | lot of flies so make sure you have plenty, |
| keeping a notebook with you so you can record | | | | but it will be worth it when you take that |
| the temperatures and update it as often as | | | | big catch home. |
| possible. Eventually you will know the best | | | | |
| times to fish in your favorite spots. | | | | For adventure, excitement, and sometimes the |
| | | | fight of your life, try salmon fly fishing |
| Salmon like the cooler water best and as the | | | | for the satisfaction of testing your skills |
| water heats up they will go deeper. They | | | | against fish and nature. |
| need oxygen and cooler water will have more. | | | | |