The Chinook salmon, which is the largest and most popular of the Great Lakes species were introduced into the system in the 1870’s. Coho, Sockeye, and Pink salmon as well as two different strains of Atlantic salmon were also introduced into the system in the years following. Chinook which is also called the King salmon is the largest and does very well living its entire… Read More »Great Lakes Salmon
“Tight loops” are words that have been used far too often, especially if you want to apply them to fishing the streams of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “Loose loops” would much better describe the cast you need to make in the park. The loop made during a roll cast is not exactly tight, just for example. If you want some words that describe… Read More »Fly Casting – Part Five – Reach Cast
The tip of the rod is what controls the fly line. The line just follows the rod tip so to speak. Ideally, when the line clears the water and becomes airborne, you should accelerate the back cast and then abruptly stop. This should provide enough energy to straighten the line out behind you. Just as the loop unrolls and the line becomes straight, you should… Read More »Fly Casting – Part Four – Casting Techniques
Before we get into casting, remember that although casting is an important function in fly-fishing, there are a lot of other things that are just as important ifnot more important than making a perfect cast. Reading water, finding fish,knowing the habits of the fish you are after, knowing where to cast, and many other things can be far more important than making a perfect cast.… Read More »Fly Casting – Part Three – Tips
Let me get to a main point you shouldn’t ever forget. Anytime and anywhere, anyone is trying to cast for trout by making a cast of over forty or fifty feet long, unless they have special circumstances that are not normal, they are using the wrong approach. Most all of the cast you make for trout should be less than thirty, feet long anywhere you… Read More »Fly Casting – Part Two – Long Cast Aren’t Necessary
Many fly fishermen over do the complexities involved with casting. Some want to make it more important than it really is. Many think you must learn to cast a long way to catch fish on the fly. While all of the above is true, there’s always those guys that try to fish the steelhead rivers of the Northwest Pacific and the tributaries of the Great… Read More »Fly Fishing For Steelhead – Casting
Catching Winter Steelhead takes a lot of planning and patience when you get there. You must plan your trips between storms and during the right stream conditions. If your new at Winter steelhead fishing, you will need to know what your really getting into. This isn’t to try to discourage you. It’s just to make you aware of what your up against so you can… Read More »Fly Fishing For Winter Steelhead
According to avid Steelhead anglers, fly fishing for Steelhead is frustrating and you often go home without a single strike, but when you do hook up with one, it’s the ultimate fly fishing experience. Steelhead make hard, fast runs, stripping your fly down to the backing. They can also put on some acrobatic displays that gets any anglers heart pumping fast. Steelhead are rainbow trout… Read More »Fly Fishing For Pacific Steelhead
First of all, Sea Run Cutthroats aren’t found in every steelhead and salmon stream that flows from the Pacific Ocean into freshwater streams. They can only be found in certain streams. Those streams that do have runs of cutthroats are designated in the various articles of the stream section of this site.The Sea Run Cutthroat trout will generally come into the river after the first… Read More »Fly Fishing For Sea Run Cutthroat Trout
We wished there was an easy solution to how to present a fly to a salmon but there isn’t. It depends on the species of salmon, area of water – saltwater, bays, or rivers, and often the river itself. There’s one thing that salmon generally don’t like and that’s the downstream wet fly swing. It doesn’t matter what fly you have on, salmon just don’t… Read More »Fly Fishing For Salmon – Fly Presentation