Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic salmon have a following as reverent as steelhead do, and for good reason. These fish are made for swinging. They move very aggressively to flies and will rise right to the surface for floating line presentations. They can also get on an entirely different scale of big with fish over 60 lbs taken on flies. Just like steelhead though, not all salmon rivers produce huge fish. Their native range is the North Atlantic with their surviving strongholds being Eastern Canada, up and around through Iceland and the Russian Kola Peninsula and down into Norway and the UK. The main season throughout the range starts in early spring. The fish keep running right through the summer and into the fall. Just like steelhead fishing, adapt to conditions. High cold water in the spring may require sink tips and larger flies but as soon as the water drops and warms by early summer get ready to skate them up or run wet flies on floating lines. Atlantic salmon can be very aggressive and when hooked will go ballistic. Named Salmo Salar, the leaping salmon, they are notorious jumpers and can have blistering, hot runs... Learn More
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