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Post by oresteel on Oct 3, 2009 22:03:57 GMT
I've never fished for Atlantic salmon, but in videos and photos, I see they are often fished for when the sun is on the water. This is usually considered the kiss of death with steelhead. This may be because many steelhead anglers use floating lines if the water isn't too cold, but I am wondering if it is a concern with salmon fishermen at all. Maybe we steelheaders are missing something by taking the mid-day off. Any thoughts anyone?
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Post by iainjay on Oct 3, 2009 22:11:57 GMT
I've certainly heard and read that bright sunshine is the worst of conditions but this season I,ve landed a couple when there wasn't a cloud in the sky and the sun was blazing down.I certainly wouldn't stop fishing because of it.
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Post by G Ritchie on Oct 3, 2009 22:24:46 GMT
Can also depend on which direction the sun is relative to the water. If it is shining upstream it is less of a problem than if it is shining downstream right into the fishes eyes. A warm sunny day can also be quite productive in the spring but in the middle of summer it is often best to be out early or late.
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Post by builnacraig on Oct 4, 2009 14:09:07 GMT
The sun is the last thing I want to see when salmon fishing but if you watch the like of fishDee catches can still be good even when there is a big high pressure and sunny weather sitting over us.
BnC
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Post by G Ritchie on Oct 4, 2009 14:40:06 GMT
I've never fished for Atlantic salmon, but in videos and photos, I see they are often fished for when the sun is on the water. This is usually considered the kiss of death with steelhead. This may be because many steelhead anglers use floating lines if the water isn't too cold, but I am wondering if it is a concern with salmon fishermen at all. Maybe we steelheaders are missing something by taking the mid-day off. Any thoughts anyone? Probably a lot of the videos and photographs you have seen have been taken during sunny days because those conditions are best for getting good quality images while filming. I wonder if the behaviour of your steelhead falls somewhere in between the behaviour of out atlantic salmon and our sea trout (sea run brown trout). Our sea trout are mostly fished for during the late evening, through the night and the early part of the morning. They are very nervous during the day time and are generally only fish for during the day on a regular basis if the water is high and carrying some colour.
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Post by oresteel on Oct 4, 2009 14:51:06 GMT
G Ritchie,
good point; they do seem to be between salmon and sea trout. I think also because so many use floating lines only, steelhead are hard to pull up when the sun is on the water. I have given up on floaters for the most part and switched to shooting heads.
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Post by G Ritchie on Oct 4, 2009 14:55:07 GMT
Quite similar over here with the salmon, in bright sunlight I would use either a floating line with a sinking leader, a multi-tip line or a full intermediate. Generally you would want to fish your fly a bit deeper out of the surface glare.
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