Salmon River Fishing Basics | beginners guide to the salmon river in Pulaski NY 

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Anyone planning to fish the Salmon River will definitely be "in the know", and that fishing action you showed really indicates what an awesome trip it will be.

Great tutorial, you covered most of the essentials!!!!!!!!!!Fish On!

Very very helpful. I support your videos because it is very informational for us beginners to be on the right track. Keep up the good work. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I'll be going this weekend for the first time salmon fishing! This was extremely helpful it makes it easier to understand and being less worry about what to do!! Thank i really appreciate it!

Good info for those beginners that venture up for the 1st time. Especially being told from someone who is basically a beginner yourself. It helps people gain confidence that it's possible. Fyi, fly fishermen would agree that, with good polarized glasses you can see the salmon go for their flies and egg patterns. Fish need to eat no matter what their goals! Fish-On!

Dude! By far the best, logical, and straight forward video I have watched in preparation for my trip to Pulaski in a couple weeks! You covered all the basics from setup to regulations. I hope you have several more videos because I about to watch them all! This will be my first trip to Pulaski however I have "Combat" fished in Alaska- FishOn!

Good video brother. I have been fishing up there for 6 years now, and have watched a lot of different techniques from guys on the water. 1st year up was had no idea what we were doing. Spent rough $60 in bait that we were told was hot. After the first 3 hour of work and 1 salmon between 3 guys. I started watching some of the more experienced guys catching fish. A couple were nice enough to explain to us the flossing technique. Never looked back. And I do believe there is a right and wrong way to use it, and you showed it perfectly. See you in a couple of weeks.

Thank you you’ve been the only person that has explained it the best

Dude your video was so informative. Great job. You answered all of my questions! Really great man. 👍👍

Great advice and info my dude further boosting my knowledge for when I finally get to America and yes I want to fish with you my man.

Great info. Ill be going for my 1st time in 2 weeks. Appreciate your input.

good info! thanks for sharing

Great video. Super helpful. Thanks!!

Great video Jag, great tips and good info on keepin’ it legal. Nobody wants to get Jammed up. Tight lines buddy. 🤙

Great video! Thank you kind Sir, happy fishing...

Thanks for this video man! Extremely helpful!

Good tips for a first timer! I appreciate it have a trip planned this month to go up there and wait to use your ideas man!

My man you did a great job explaining and teaching me how to salmon fish the Salmon River I'm going up there first time and you did a great job I want to thank your brother great video

Excellent video! Heading up for the first time this weekend so hoping the run is still going strong.

Superb tricks ...good to hear you man

You nailed it…I was just talking to a guy the other day and was telling me the same exact thing.

Yo jag, great video an explanation. Going up there oct 4-7 this year, will be my 2nd year, an this year going prepared. Last year had no clue an others were not very helpful in rigging up properly. Using a 9w 10ft 6" pole for easy roll casting an flip casting this year. I plan to hook into some this year, cant wait! Thanx for the great video an technique format.👍

World class how-to video dude! Well done 👍

Absolutely great video. Very thorough and detailed. Thanks man

Lot’s of great info brother, I wished we had them here I bet they are fun to catch! Thanks for sharing brother!

Haters will hate. I bet some of the comments calling you out HAVE caught them the same way. You are catching them by the mouth, don’t care how you are catching them by the mouth and you have evidence of catching them by the mouth. Great explanation, we don’t have that style of salmon here but then again in Colorado they allow snagging of kokes here. Different states different rules you explained.

best updated video so far for mid year

Catching salmon and trout looks fun! Good video!

Thanks Jag, we are going next year. We are green and will try to take your info into consideration.

A ton of good information.

Little late on commenting, but you are right, the flossing technique is a very good way to catch/land salmon on the salmon river. A lot of people hate flossers, but truly its the way to do it on the salmon river on a lot of parts, like true north angler said in his comment, salmon hit out of aggression, they don't eat in the river they hit out of aggression. Great video, and good luck this salmon season, hoping to see a video on the salmon river this year. Like a lot of other species of fish during their spawn, they hit out of aggression, not to eat.

So legit🔥🔥🔥Awesome info bro! Can’t wait to come do this with ya sometime 🤙🏼

I fish the Salmon river every year. Best time to fish the run is about the Sept 25 to Oct 12. I have friends that contact me when fish are running. Cohoes normally fun first then the Kings. This yr the water level is low running about 180 GPM. Last yr was a little tough the run was short. I hooked up about 40 to 50 fish in my 11 day trip. Here is an important thing to know..Do not put a large bait on the hook. If you are using sponge just a tiny piece. Remember if the bait is to big and the barb is covered you will have a hard time hooking up. Your rod must have some back bone..I have seen many rods break when a good fish is hooked. Just a few tips for the run. Oh yeah if you hook up let everyone know you have a fish on..By yelling " Fishon" this way the other ppl will reel their line in. Hope this helps and see you on the river.

Great information brother looks like you covered it all .

Great video!!! Exactly what I needed, thanks

Good stuff man. Really helpful 👌

Waaaoooo incredible nice fishing day

Teaching people to snag fish... Perfect!

I’m going there in October and this is super helpful to my friends who have never been there before thank you!

This is a great video, thanks.

Thanks good info👍

Loved the video!

Thank you this really helped this will be my first trip up there.

Love your videos best info 👌 so far I found on RU-vid I am a beginner and still waiting to catch my first salmon and trout

Genius! trying that this weekend

Hi Jag , thank you for this amazing video full of information, im planing to go the first week of November to the Salmon River ( Pulaski) and i wish i can see you around, great job 👍

Glad you mentioned the DEC eyes. My friend said this weekend "didnt see any DEC" I said "you dont know that" lol

Been fishing these rivers for the last 7 yrs..my family has been fishing it for the last 40....if you never done this before you are in for a fantastic time, actually just got home on Monday oct 17th from a trip caught 14 fish

Great video ,heading up with my son soon

You're not an idiot you're very helpful I'm a trout n salmon fisherman never been here it's a dream for me I'm in Vermont . Ty

Great job. Haven't been there in 20yrs. But where going this yr 2020👍

Just got back from there fishing with my dad and brother caught 13 in 3 days. The fishing was amazing

Heading to this river tomorrow! Thanks for the info

Only live an hour and a half away from here but never been. Never even salmon fished before. Thanks for all the tips. Especially on keeping the Dec happy 😊

Love this

Thanks for the info. I'm heading up there this year and hopefully I land one of those beautiful salmon. Last year I got nothing, but it was my first time and I definitely wasn't prepared. This year I'm way ahead of the game. Hopefully it pays off. Tight Lines!

Great tips Thanks

this is the 3rd Salmon River instructional video I've watched today - those dark king salmon with the white fuzz make for great sushi - slice meat thin and be sure to hold your breath - use plenty of soy sauce!

grate advice with out a lot of bull , good job

I was expecting this video to be a joke. However I am quite impressed. I have fished that area for 39 years and would have loved this information prior to going. You did a great job. Only criticism is it is in the mouth, not inside or outside the mouth. That might get people in trouble. Also they are not 3'-4'. Over 34" is a great fish. In all my years fishing I have gotten one salmon that was 44 1/2" and weighed 42 pounds. Largest ever. Many years runs vary from the average fish being 18- 22 pounds. Other years larger but a 30 pounder is bragging rites for sure. If you do another video please mention etiquette. (EG: letting other fishermen know you are going to be in front of them and also breaking off foul hooked fish so you do not control an area where people can have a legal fish hooked.) Another thing I tell my clients is if you are fishing with spinning gear, use a top mounted drag for palming the spool. Your point about a low drag was spot on but if your drag is at the bottom of the reel you do not have control. Great video. Can't wait to see the next one. Pete Porter- AKA the Fishin Magician.

Nice quick quide. I gotta get north so I can catch some salmon and trout. 👍

Not sure if someone commented - BUT you forgot one regulation... SINGLE hook ONLY. No double or treble hooks allowed on the Salmon River....

Great explanation

You right on the money .hell yeah see you there on December 7

Going in a week thank you!!

Great video. Thanks

Good honest video. I've guided Pulaski for over 30 years. So called purists will not like it, but then again. You are telling the truth

We drove 5 hours to get to Pulaski last week and didn't catch anything. Thanks for the lesson brother. Will come back to catch my first salmon.

6-8 lb. Test for steelies and browns 10-12 lb. For kings and them kings by the estuary on the bridge be smacking flies and lures. Good video bro

No hate your absolutely correct. Finally someone actually telling the truth

Being from Alaska where we fish for salmon religiously you did a pretty good. Any king salmon under 20 inches we call a jack salmon. We also call it the Kenai flip. You should see fishing during the summer time . It's all about combat fishing 😂.

Jag very informative, differently helps this newbie...next video give us other areas to fish...personally looking for areas with not so much pressure, both wife and I are newbies

Great upload. What is with the thumbs down? Is it about the hook regulation? Because that also depends on where you live. The viewer should also read the regulations on top of watching this great upload. People fail to realize how much editing goes into these videos. Spectacular camera angles, footage, tips, and introductions of high quality are littered through out this one video. Before giving a thumbs down just simply go to the next video. Instead of discrediting the care, dedication, and hard work that this man put in for US the viewer. Thanks for the upload Jag! Much love!

@jagfishing836 Going for the first time next week. Will all this still apply later in the season or should we be shooting for steelhead?

weird question. What sponges do you use for bait though ahah

Yes! Jag uploaded a vid❤👍😊

It very interesting stuff there jag

I plan to fish the Salmon River. Tight Lines from Michigan

Y'all want a tip stop paying for the dsr

When you tie your main line to the barrel swivel, leave a tag line of about 3 inches long and when or if you get a snag the weights will slid off that tag line instead of breaking off your whole set up. Its easier to replace you split shot than your entire leader and swivel.

Going to pulaski ny in the salmon River in Oct! Gotta kearn technique! Should be fun!

I heard that nikko super scent balls are a hot bait for the salmon river.

I had a 6'5" ugly stick given to me what reel would you recommend to put on it for salmon, fishing rivers in Michigan

Hi Jag. For us here in Ontario, flossing is considered snagging. Lol. I generally don’t target salmon while they are in the rivers especially in low clear water where you can see them. I enjoy fishing for them at the river mouths where they hit all kinds of lures. I do agree with you, the salmon usually hit out of aggression especially in rivers where they protect their spawning area. Great tips and tricks Jag. Thanks for explaining the regs as well. 👍

In case anyone doesn't know. I'd say only about 10% of the kings you will see during the run will even react to a lure or a fly. And only about half of that 10% will take a quick nip at it. Its snagging with extra steps...but it does take some skill soooooo.

Nice

Coworker and I heading down to fish the salmon River columbus day weekend. We have a couple questions, what size/type of hooks and what size swivels? We will be using flyrods. Most of this is familiar to me. I lived in Alaska for around 15yrs and fished salmon every summer I lived there. This is the same technique used in AK as well. In my opinion the only salmon species that truly is aggressive and bites on artificial and live bait are cohos they are a blast to catch!! But we are targeting kings for this trip..Informative video..maybe we will see you around in October.

Anyone use skagit shooting heads attached to regular flyline for easy rollcasting an backcasting. Then attach leader to that??

Hi. What kind of sunglasses do you recommend?

thanks for the video!! is this the salmon river or a trib. seems narrow and shallow for the SR., thanks!

Good video and info. I'm brand new here. You need a New York fishing license? Does the State put out a pamphlet? Sounds like a lot of rules.

You nailed this on the head , i have fished up there for 40 years , everybody lies and says they take flies ,they only take the one you floss their teeth with , they are all full of crap , thanks for being honest . Thanks for telling the truth .,

What if I use 5 ft leader and split shot just between 4ft. from the hook??

Thank you so much man I just subscribed to your channel I really appreciate your tips bro God bless you

Hey there, thanks so much for providing a starter with your informative video! I have a question and realize the video is older, however, maybe you or someone else scrolling along canbe able to answer. Can you use lead splits or do they have to be tin? Thanks for any help in this question!

I plan to go just to watch. I'm 70+ with bad legs . I know It will be one of my best trips. Maybe I can find a way to fish in the future. thank you

would like to go there this yera, what kinda of rod, reel, line, and hook are you using?.

Newbie fly fisherman here. Most leaders are 9ft, so where can I find some 4ft long leaders? Or do I just cut my current leader down from 9 to 4? Any recommendations?

Another good bait is a pink power trout worm you just do like a wacky rig you can catch any species in the samon river