I’ll bet that was a bumpy ride.. That log jam just up river is pretty cool! Would love to put a camera on a salmon and see how the heck they traverse that thing.
Many thanks for the nice explanation of your rig. I followed your instructions and worked up some nice ones. It was my first time salmon fishing, which was on the Southfork of the Salmon near where I live in Yellow Pine. It was the last day of the season, so, I did not have much time to figure out what was doing wrong. Every time I tossed the rig into the water it went into the rocks, and that was it. I only caught rocks all day. Could you please share some tips on how to fish the rig without losing it instantly? Nice work on all your videos. GMH
Thank you! Hope you got my email on a couple good tips? Finding that perfect amount of pencil lead is key, too much and you'll get hung up, not enough and you wont get a good drift into that zone where the fish lay. Recognizing good seams and one with out too many snags is an art form. That river gets a ton of clutter in a short amount of time in it with so many fishermen. Balls of line in popular spots just waiting for the next victim. There's miles of river to discover, change it up if you're losing too much gear in a spot. Good luck this year!!
For those locations you are hiking into, how do you keep the fish fresh for the ones you decide to keep? Carrying an ice chest down long hiking trails would appear to be a royal pain.
It’s impossible to bring in a cooler into the canyon, it’s steep! We hike our fish out to the truck each day and put them on ice. And you need to hike fast, because it gets pretty warm there as well. I’ve never lost one though. Or, do like I did this year, smoke it bushcraft style on the river! It was amazing!!
What size weight do you use for your sinker and do you have a link to purchase some? My first season fishing for salmon and there is so much to learn your video is a big help.
You’re weight will vary greatly, depending on where you’re trying to fish. Hence the reason we use rolls of pencil lead. You can cut it off to any length you want, and the goal is to use just enough so that your rig just bounces bottom without getting stuck. I didn’t realize I didn’t have hyper links for the weights and surgical tubing. I’ll fix that tonight. Good luck this year!!
We are excited for salmon fishing as well! Hopefully we get a good run and the South Fork of the Salmon has a salmon season this year! Thanks so much for the sub! We really appreciate it!!
Thanks for the tips! I enjoy your videos keep’em coming. You doing any salmon or steelhead fishing lately? I’m headed to little salmon river to go at some steelhead here in a couple weeks
SuperHansen80 I don’t get after them much in the fall. Once hunting season hits, the poles get put away for the most part. Once in awhile I’ll do a cast and blast. Steelhead and chukar hunt in Hells Canyon. Good luck on the Little River!
@@magwamagwa45110 I will agree that likely many are flossed. But, I have caught many the first couple casts of the day after feeling a hit. I also use scent that I do believe makes a difference. When you throw green for 2 hours straight with out a bite and change to orange and catch 3 fish in 20 minutes out of the same drift. I'm with you, it's hard to argue that color doesn't matter. Good luck this year!!
Many guys tell me the same thing. Then a big fish snaps their line and I say, haven’t had mine busted in 3 years. It’s one thing to lose a fish because it spits the hook, that’s just fishing. But there’s no excuse when you lose a fish because your equipment fails. Since I went from 30 to 40, I have never been broken off on the South Fork or Little Salmon, including this season with high water.
