| Salmon fishing isn't as simple and easy as you | | | | moving boat. Usually you will have to use a lot of |
| might think. The truth is that there are several | | | | different poles, baits and lures in this technique. |
| unique salmon fishing tips and techniques, the | | | | You use different lengths of fishing lines, different |
| most common of which are as follows: | | | | baits, various weights and different depths of the |
| 1) Jigging - This technique has a lot to do with | | | | lures. |
| how good and efficient you are in handling your | | | | 3) Fly fishing - In this technique of salmon fishing, |
| fishing pole and in controlling your lures. Your goal | | | | as the name suggests, you make use of artificial |
| in this technique is to make your baits or lures | | | | or fake flies. You cast the fake flies over the |
| move and seem life-like to entice salmons to take | | | | water using fly lines and fly rods. |
| their bites. Jigging often involves placing weighted | | | | 4) Water skimming - This is in part similar to |
| baits or lures on the ends of your fishing lines. | | | | salmon jigging but differs in the way it's done. In |
| You then lower them into the water, raise them | | | | skimming, you cast out your lure into the water |
| up, lower them down again then repeat the | | | | but before the lure goes under the water, you |
| process. Keep on doing this lowering and raising of | | | | slowly and cautiously pull the lure back up using |
| baits at various time intervals till the salmons take | | | | your fishing reel or rod. This would cause the lure |
| their bites. There are a few things you need to | | | | to steadily slide along the surface, mimicking the |
| pay attention to if you're going to use this | | | | swimming movements of tiny fishes. |
| technique like where salmons usually lay their eggs | | | | There are other techniques of salmon fishing, but |
| so you will know where to jig. Take note as well | | | | the above-mentioned are the most common and |
| of the colors of your jigs. As much as possible, | | | | effective ones. It's recommended that you try |
| use the colors blue or green since these colors | | | | your hands on one or all of them before |
| attracts salmons more | | | | branching out to other fishing techniques. |
| 2) Trolling - This technique is employed using a | | | | |