Salmon Fishing Techniques

Salmon are very territorial fish, especially during the spring mating season. They're also very elusive. It takes great finesse to catch a salmon. Getting a salmon to strike on your lure or bait can be extremely difficult. They're an enigmatic fish that can be difficult to predict. Sometimes that may strike at your lure instantly and other times where they won't even go near it.

This behavior they have when they seem to not even be remote interested in your lure has some experts believing that it has to do with the season. Salmon are thought to decrease their feeding habits until they've released their eggs. However, there is contracting evidence that says otherwise.

Other theories suggest the opposite is true and that they become very aggressive when looking after their eggs. This behavior increases the strikes seen by anglers due to the salmon's territorial nature. Additionally, it could also stand to reason that using salmon roe as bait. It is believed that many times to protect their eggs, the salmon will scoop up their eggs into their mouth in order to move them to a safer location. This could allow anglers an ample opportunity to use this behavior to catch salmon during breeding season.

If the salmon are really biting, regardless of the reason why, it is always best to be prepared. Several things factor into the salmon biting. Here are some salmon fishing techniques to use to help you catch more salmon:

-First, it is very important to learn where the salmon are laying their eggs. It might be best if you look into some equipment to help you out with this. There is some fishing equipment out there that will help you locate these spots by pinpointing fissures and other key water depth locations that are ideal for salmon spawning.

-Second, don't ignore the color of the jigs you are using. It is believed that as salmon breeding season gets closer, their eyesight is more acute to the colors blue and green. If you use a blue or green jig head during this season, it will almost certainly lead to more strikes.

-It goes without saying that if there is a school of fish, whether that be bait fish or salmon themselves, then run your jig through this school. When doing this, it is best to shake the rod tip to increase the attractiveness of the lure as it is retrieved.

-When retrieving the jig, always shake the rod tip in the fashion described. When casting, follow the jig with the rod tip into the water. Doing this will minimize the impact and the jiggle of the rod tip when retrieving will make it look more lifelike. Remember, the more lifelike the lure looks, the less hesitation the salmon will have when striking. This means less of a chance that a salmon will test the bait first and it will just take it!

-Water skimming, a method where you cast the jig out without letting it sink when it hits the water before retrieving it, can be particularly effective for catching salmon. When doing this, try to find the right speed at which you can keep it on the surface of the water, without retrieving it so fast that the salmon never have a chance to strike. Do a few practice casts to find this speed, each jig will have a different speed that is ideal for water skimming.