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Fishing Salmon - How To Fish Salmon
How to go out there
and catch some salmon!
Your First Pole:
The most important piece of equipment is a fishing pole
of course! The best place to purchase a pole is at a
real pro shop or bait and tackle shop. Pro shops usually
have a generous return policy. If you get a pole that
is not comfortable for you, too stiff or too flexible,
too long or too short, they will generally exchange
it for a pole that will work better for you.
Bottom line, they want your return business
for other things like bait and tackle.
The Place:
The best place to fish for salmon is in the river when
they come up to spawn. The local pro shop should be
happy to provide you with the best times for fishing
salmon.
Salmon spawn at different times and
come up the rivers at different intervals throughout
the season. So, planning is important if you want to
actually fish when the salmon are spawning.
The Boat:
Best case scenario is to have a flat bottom river boat,
but those are expensive. It may not be a good idea to
take a regular "V" hull lake boat into the
river because the depths can be too shallow and unpredictable.
Another wonderful way to experience
your first salmon trip is by hiring a guide. You'll
learn more from the guide then on your own. It can be
pricey, but it's worth it.
No boat? No worries. Fishing from shore
is a wonderful way to experience this fantastic hobby
as well.
The Bait:
Ask the Pro's at the pro shop what works best in your
area or the area you are going to fish. They will most
likely suggest salmon eggs. They are cured in many different
ways and everyone has their favorite.
You may wonder why you would want to
use salmon eggs. It's very simply really. After salmon
spawn, the parent fish stay around the nest to protect
the eggs from predators like trout.
The currents will also carry the eggs away. When this
happens the parent fish gently pick the eggs in their
mouth and bring them back to the nest. So, when you
dangle salmon eggs in the water after the salmon have
spawned, they will see the eggs and assume that some
have floated out of the nest. When they go to retrieve
them, they get hooked!
The Catch:
Take along an ice chest filled with ice to keep your
catch fresh. You may want to have a couple of five gallon
buckets as well. One bucket for cleaning your catch.
Another bucket to keep the ready-to-eat gutted and cleaned
salmon in.
If you clean it before you take it home,
you avoid the smelly bloody mess in your kitchen.
A third bucket could be used to save
salmon eggs gutted from a female. You can save the egg
sack and cure it later. You can learn more about how
to cure the eggs, or roe, online or talk to someone
in your local pro shop for suggestions.
The Filleting:
You can cut your fish in two ways, steaks or fillets.
Salmon steaks are the easiest way to cut them up. Filleting
takes a little more practice. You will probably mangle
the first few you try to fillet. Don't let that bother
you. All those little mangled pieces can be smoked and
turned into a salmon dip. Mmm good!
The Cooking:
There are many ways to cook salmon. Pan fry, BBQ, roasted
or even smoked. If you do decide to smoke your salmon
pieces, be sure not to over dry them.
Here's a simple recipe for salmon dip.
One cup smoked salmon
Two 8 oz packages of cream cheese
Half cup chopped onion
Salt, pepper, garlic, to taste
Now it's time to stop reading about
it and go out there and catch some salmon!
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