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going on my first salmon fishing excursion this weekend in Northern NY. any advice for a first timer?
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using fly rods, i've had great success. regular fishing rods, try not to use lures too large. make sure they have a shine to them.
are you going with a guide service? if so, they will do everything for you. just tip good.
A few tips:
1. Test your knots. They hit at 20mph and run hard for 100 yards or more. Most bass fishermen think they had a big one on when the line broke... knot strength will be tested by salmon.
2. Sharpen your hooks. Salmon shake their head, generate slack line, change direction and have SOFT mouths. You need to get the hook to sink into their jaw and not slide along the jaw. Sharpen til it scratches your fingernail.
3. Use a strong rod and over 200 yards of line. They will break a bass rod in half when they hit. They will spool you in 20 seconds unless you have enough line to let them run a bit.
There's lots more to salmon fishing but for starters, if you do these things, you might catch one.
I am leaving in a few hours, expect it to be crowded, the river is loaded with fish.
Fish egg patterns, woolly buggers, and trout nymphs.
Buy or rent a pair of corkers, most shops where you buy your license rent/sell them....this is one of the most slippery rivers I've ever waded.
The best advice is to be patient and make sure you are on the bottom, if you are NOT getting snagged, then you are not down low enough.
Expect hits to be light, but these fish feel like run away trains.....
Good luck.
i'm guessing you are going to pulaski NY for king or some type of king run...if you are going to steelies then egg patterns are great...for the browns too, if you are going for kings wooly buggers things a bit less natural looking in bright and dull colors...the kings aren't actively feeding, but they will bite out of aggression, but when fishing make sure you have long smooth dead drifts with little drag...and like others have said...light hits so what for a light tick stop in your line
Thanks for all your input, and any extra advice would be great! I am going with a buddy, not a guide service. We are fishing a river in northern Oswego I believe, and fishing with waders, and large salmon strength rods. Is live bait or lures better? (if soo what is the best live bait or lures to use for any type of salmon) and what methods would you use for casting? cast and just let drift? or constant cast and retrieval?
O man the Oswego river...it's pretty big never fished it(saw it), but if you go 20 miles to salmon river...i recommend sponge...on the big river(oswego)...salmon plugs work i'm told...warning it was in a bar...i would be prepared for VERY long casts and long drifts...but i would throw down a 20 or maybe more on the local shops counter and say how do i fish and catch on the Oswego river or whatever river it may be
just got back from my trip. Salmon were running hard, but the river was raging. We fished salmon river, and oswego river. Ended up catching a few 20 pounders. Had a ton of fish hooked but couldn't land them because of the strong current. It was a great time. I will definitely be going more often! thanks again for all the advice! anybody else catch any this weekend?
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using fly rods, i've had great success. regular fishing rods, try not to use lures too large. make sure they have a shine to them.
are you going with a guide service? if so, they will do everything for you. just tip good.
A few tips:
1. Test your knots. They hit at 20mph and run hard for 100 yards or more. Most bass fishermen think they had a big one on when the line broke... knot strength will be tested by salmon.
2. Sharpen your hooks. Salmon shake their head, generate slack line, change direction and have SOFT mouths. You need to get the hook to sink into their jaw and not slide along the jaw. Sharpen til it scratches your fingernail.
3. Use a strong rod and over 200 yards of line. They will break a bass rod in half when they hit. They will spool you in 20 seconds unless you have enough line to let them run a bit.
There's lots more to salmon fishing but for starters, if you do these things, you might catch one.
I am leaving in a few hours, expect it to be crowded, the river is loaded with fish.
Fish egg patterns, woolly buggers, and trout nymphs.
Buy or rent a pair of corkers, most shops where you buy your license rent/sell them....this is one of the most slippery rivers I've ever waded.
The best advice is to be patient and make sure you are on the bottom, if you are NOT getting snagged, then you are not down low enough.
Expect hits to be light, but these fish feel like run away trains.....
Good luck.
i'm guessing you are going to pulaski NY for king or some type of king run...if you are going to steelies then egg patterns are great...for the browns too, if you are going for kings wooly buggers things a bit less natural looking in bright and dull colors...the kings aren't actively feeding, but they will bite out of aggression, but when fishing make sure you have long smooth dead drifts with little drag...and like others have said...light hits so what for a light tick stop in your line
O man the Oswego river...it's pretty big never fished it(saw it), but if you go 20 miles to salmon river...i recommend sponge...on the big river(oswego)...salmon plugs work i'm told...warning it was in a bar...i would be prepared for VERY long casts and long drifts...but i would throw down a 20 or maybe more on the local shops counter and say how do i fish and catch on the Oswego river or whatever river it may be
Thanks for all your input, and any extra advice would be great! I am going with a buddy, not a guide service. We are fishing a river in northern Oswego I believe, and fishing with waders, and large salmon strength rods. Is live bait or lures better? (if soo what is the best live bait or lures to use for any type of salmon) and what methods would you use for casting? cast and just let drift? or constant cast and retrieval?
just got back from my trip. Salmon were running hard, but the river was raging. We fished salmon river, and oswego river. Ended up catching a few 20 pounders. Had a ton of fish hooked but couldn't land them because of the strong current. It was a great time. I will definitely be going more often! thanks again for all the advice! anybody else catch any this weekend?
Post an Answer