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