Salmon & trout

[snipe1000yrds 0]

i want to fly fish for salmon & trout, i have fished most of my life mainly Sea.

what is the best time to fish for salmon in land. and has anyone got any tip for fly gear for a new beginer

thanks

[auld salmon 28]

depens were your fishing !! as some rivers get fish all season & others might only get a spring or summer or backend run as for rods reels i wouldnt spend too much incase you dont like it or only buy what you can afford

[swandog1 50]

depens were your fishing !! as some rivers get fish all season & others might only get a spring or summer or backend run as for rods reels i wouldnt spend too much incase you dont like it or only buy what you can afford

 

well said mate

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

maybe you should probs get some instruction and do some fishing on stocked stillwaters first. salmon fishing is pretty hard and you might go for 5 days without a salmon. for trout on rivers i'd say probs a 4-6 weght rod and line and a light reel. for salmon fishing (depending on the size of the river) you will need:

fly fishing:

massive rivers:13-15ft large DH rod and weight 11-13 line

large rivers:11-13ft DH rod and and weight 9 11 line

med river: 9-11 SH rod with fighting butt and a 7-9 weight line

small rivers: 8-10 SH rod with fighting butt and a 6 to 8 weight line.

also check out the seasons for your river.

[auld salmon 28]

if your going for seatroot a single handed rod between 9 & 11ft any line rating 7 to 9 this will also do for rainbows you can catch salmon with this rod too BUT you would be better with a 15 ft rod most of these are line rated 10 or 11 all these depend on what water you have available to you there if there chalk streams only a 6 to 8ft rod with a line rating 3 to 7 but that will probably be for wild brownies or grayling as for catching salmon or troot it could be months or even years before you catch any seatrout fishing is better to do at night but would advise you to do during the day as a beginner learn how to overhead cast with the troot rod first the double handed salmon rod is a totaly different ball game all about timing the best chance would to go to a stocked pond resivoir at least you know there are fish in them if you have the £££££ get some expert tuition then you know roughly what you need to do could be here all day trying to explain things but would be endless as im still learning after 27 years

[fin and fur 2]

if your going for seatroot a single handed rod between 9 & 11ft any line rating 7 to 9 this will also do for rainbows you can catch salmon with this rod too BUT you would be better with a 15 ft rod most of these are line rated 10 or 11 all these depend on what water you have available to you there if there chalk streams only a 6 to 8ft rod with a line rating 3 to 7 but that will probably be for wild brownies or grayling as for catching salmon or troot it could be months or even years before you catch any seatrout fishing is better to do at night but would advise you to do during the day as a beginner learn how to overhead cast with the troot rod first the double handed salmon rod is a totaly different ball game all about timing the best chance would to go to a stocked pond resivoir at least you know there are fish in them if you have the £££££ get some expert tuition then you know roughly what you need to do could be here all day trying to explain things but would be endless as im still learning after 27 years

 

Well said Auld Salmon, that pretty much sums it up, before a new angler buys any tackle i would suggest that you view any potential waters that you may be fishing / wish to fish and assess your tackle needs for those waters, buying tackle can be a minefield for a new angler and it can be very easy indeed to recieve conflicting advice and spend your hard earned on totally unsuitable tackle, do you have a friend who fishes the waters that you intend to fish ?, if so i would recommend that you pester him for a day out borrowing some of his tackle and seeing if the water in question is for you

 

all the best

 

Fin & Fur

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

but theres no point having loads of hi tech equipment if you dont know wher the fish re or how to fish

[Orvis Priest 0]

Try a Shakespeare Odyssey, good starter rod

[dartmoorman 0]

i want to fly fish for salmon & trout, i have fished most of my life mainly Sea.

what is the best time to fish for salmon in land. and has anyone got any tip for fly gear for a new beginer

thanks

 

Get yourself a lesson with a GAIA instructor. Worth every penny, in fact, it will save you money in the long run............Good luck!

[snipe1000yrds 0]

thanks all for the sound advice sorry for delay in replying but have been really busy will take time now to look into it thanks again.