| Salmon will not be feeding when they are in a | | | | water heats up they will go deeper. They need |
| river but they will strike anyway as this is their | | | | oxygen and cooler water will have more. Being in |
| nature. But watch out when they are in a lake as | | | | their ideal water temperature will cause them to |
| they will be very aggressive and predatory. This | | | | fight harder but they will be easier to find. So |
| behavior can be challenging to fishermen but | | | | choose your water temperature wisely to hit just |
| exciting also. | | | | the right note between too hot and too cool. |
| Choose carefully the time of day you are fly | | | | Knowing when and where to fly fish for salmon |
| fishing for salmon. Bright, sunny days will cause | | | | can be tricky because the salmon will be |
| them to hide in deep holes and make them more | | | | swimming up and down following the pattern of |
| difficult to catch. On low light or cloudy days they | | | | day brightness and water temperature. So being |
| will be much easier to catch as this is their | | | | patient is a big requirement of a successful |
| preferred weather. | | | | fisherman. Sometimes the weather will be windy |
| A smart fisherman will make a water | | | | and you will have to cast far out because you will |
| temperature chart to follow patterns of the | | | | be casting into the wind. When the weather |
| salmon. This can take several years to make | | | | conditions change you have to change with them |
| accurate but once you have it you will be ahead | | | | if you want to catch your salmon. |
| of the game. Get a thermometer to check the | | | | When you are fishing the deep holes your line can |
| temperatures at different times of the day. | | | | easily get snagged on debris, rocks, and foliage. |
| Always put the thermometer in the same depth | | | | You will probably end up losing a lot of flies so |
| and place each time. Start keeping a notebook | | | | make sure you have plenty, but it will be worth it |
| with you so you can record the temperatures | | | | when you take that big catch home. |
| and update it as often as possible. Eventually you | | | | For adventure, excitement, and sometimes the |
| will know the best times to fish in your favorite | | | | fight of your life, try salmon fly fishing for the |
| spots. | | | | satisfaction of testing your skills against fish and |
| Salmon like the cooler water best and as the | | | | nature. |