River Salmon Fishing Tips

Rivers are great places to catch salmon. In Northsome reeling in, so make sure your line is strong
America, there are many rivers flowing into theenough. You don't want to lose him 12 inches
Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Every year thefrom home, do you?
salmon migrate upstream to the places whereThe good thing about river fishing is that when
they hatched, returning to breed again.they are running, there are lots of them so you
In these same rivers, trout are abundant and arecan go out pretty sure of having a great day
much easier to catch than the salmon, but isn't itfishing.
a lot more fun to have a big, fighting salmon onSalmon eggs make a really tempting bait for river
your line, rather than the more gentle trout?fishing. They are the right color and if you can
Fishing in rivers means casting from the bank, orcast them nicely, the salmon soon give them a
wading into the river to get a bigger range ofbite and away you go. However, be careful, in
cast. I much prefer the experience of this kind ofsome areas, live bait is forbidden and you have to
fishing as opposed to trawling from a boat. I feelrevert to lures. Whatever you do, you don't want
it is more personal and gives me a bigger feelingto be in trouble with the Fish and Game
of satisfaction when I haul one in. Don't you feelauthorities.
the same?As a last word, always check your tackle before
Of course it takes considerably more skill to fishyou leave home. Make sure you have a good
the river, rather than the lakes or the oceans.supply of every thing you need. It might seem a
You have to master the art of casting and this isdumb comment, but you would be amazed how
not an easy matter.many fishermen run out of something when it is
Just bear in mind that these big, strong fish takemost needed.