You did a nice job. Thank you. Good teaching, you presented several very important salmon fly fishing tactics in a detailed, clear and understandable way.
So if it was a mcKenzie river fish that would mean that fish is ouananich (landlock salmon)... much different than a salmon that has grown in the sea. They can look very similar to browns
Yes, this is a ouananich from western Labrador. First time we caught one I was sure it was a Brown Trout as well. They jump like an Atlantic Salmon as well. If you catch them in the main lake, then they are silver and the spots less pronounced. Cheers
Jack, it actually is an atlantic salmon. in that watershed, the landlocked salmon in august have that coloration as they migrate up the rivers to spawn
You definitely should not be using any sort of tapered leader for salmon. The knots used to connect the leader and tippet will create drag through the current which the salmon will notice and will make them hesitant to take the fly. A single 9-12 ft piece of 6-10 lb monofilament or fluorocarbon leader material that connects the floating fly line directly to your fly will work much better.
Agreed for swinging flies. For casting dry flies, like bombers or bugs, some anglers like to use a tapered leader. It was a Newfoundlander who taught us that a straight piece of mono was the best for swinging wet flies in strong current. Thanks for the great feedback.
100% a brown trout, notice how the dark black spots extend down the whole side of the fish almost to the underbelly, the spots on a salmon will rarely extend down further than the lateral line of the fish.
Jack I hate to dispute this with you but I was on that shoot and I actually took the photo. It is from McKenzie River watershed in western Labrador. I can post more photos of the fish we caught on our Facebook page if that would help.
You did a nice job. Thank you. Good teaching, you presented several very important salmon fly fishing tactics in a detailed, clear and understandable way.
So if it was a mcKenzie river fish that would mean that fish is ouananich (landlock salmon)... much different than a salmon that has grown in the sea. They can look very similar to browns
Yes, this is a ouananich from western Labrador. First time we caught one I was sure it was a Brown Trout as well. They jump like an Atlantic Salmon as well. If you catch them in the main lake, then they are silver and the spots less pronounced. Cheers
There’s hundreds of bombers to chose from need certain colours for time of year,water height and temp
16:21 - what it was???
That was a small salmon that he hooked into and lost immediately when it jumped.
funny, flying fish
how long does the temperature gauge stay in the water before you read it??
+Trouta Holic
You can leave the temperature gage in for about 30 seconds.
Tight lines!
why is the cover photo of this video a brown trout and not a salmon?
Jack, it actually is an atlantic salmon. in that watershed, the landlocked salmon in august have that coloration as they migrate up the rivers to spawn
You need to learn your fish species.
You definitely should not be using any sort of tapered leader for salmon. The knots used to connect the leader and tippet will create drag through the current which the salmon will notice and will make them hesitant to take the fly. A single 9-12 ft piece of 6-10 lb monofilament or fluorocarbon leader material that connects the floating fly line directly to your fly will work much better.
Agreed for swinging flies. For casting dry flies, like bombers or bugs, some anglers like to use a tapered leader. It was a Newfoundlander who taught us that a straight piece of mono was the best for swinging wet flies in strong current. Thanks for the great feedback.
Also just wondering why the thumbnail picture for this video shows a brown trout... not a salmon.
100% a brown trout, notice how the dark black spots extend down the whole side of the fish almost to the underbelly, the spots on a salmon will rarely extend down further than the lateral line of the fish.
Jack I hate to dispute this with you but I was on that shoot and I actually took the photo. It is from McKenzie River watershed in western Labrador. I can post more photos of the fish we caught on our Facebook page if that would help.