Spinning fishing is becoming an increasingly common type of fishing today. This is most likely due to the versatility of this fishing tackle, and the use of the most modern, durable and lightweight materials in its production puts it in first place among the many fishing tools. Lightness, ease of handling, reliability when playing - these are the main criteria that determine its widespread use. Fishermen use it when fishing for perch, pike, pike perch and catching such fish, its use is not limited. It is used to catch large salmon species: salmon, trout, pink salmon, coho salmon and chinook salmon.
As you know, salmon prefer fast and impetuous rivers with clean and cool water, and the presence of rifts, clean, without vegetation, bottom, strewn with pebbles and stones - this is their real habitat. Such fast rivers are characterized by the presence of a large amount of oxygen in the water, which is very popular with salmonids.
Best of all, salmon bite in the early morning or before a thunderstorm or rain. This increases the number of insects, which are pressed by atmospheric pressure to the water itself. It is during this period that the salmon begins to actively feed, not missing various baits and lures.
For fishing to be effective, you need to know some of the features of hunting salmon with a spinning rod:
- This fish practically does not approach the shore, and, therefore, you need to look for it farther from the shore.
- Salmon is a wary and shy fish, and requires careful, quiet action. When fishing, it is advisable to wear clothing that matches the color of the environment.
- While biting, he takes any bait.
- A long-range but accurate throw is required. If the fish took in one place at least once, then you should make accurate casts in the same place and the result will not be long in coming.
- This fast fish very often misses and retirements are possible, and in order to minimize such rejections, it is necessary to choose the right bait.
Spinning trout
Trout can be caught on the fast, swift rivers of the Far East and the mountain rivers of the North Caucasus. She prefers cool, clean, oxygen-rich water.
Trout habitat
Trout loves snagged places, and therefore there it is most of all. She loves places where the river is enriched with oxygen, and these are various rifts or small waterfalls. It is in these seething streams that you need to look for it. Closer to the south, you can fish it all year round, but trout fishing on the northern rivers is seasonal. Depending on the nature of the reservoir in which it is found, it is divided into brook trout, lake trout and rainbow trout, and its size depends on the richness of food in this reservoir.
Rod characteristic
For trout fishing, a long spinning rod up to 3m is used. This is due to the fact that the trout is kept at a distance from the coast and it is necessary to cast the bait far away. It is advisable to choose a rod of medium hardness and fast action in order to respond in a timely manner to bites. This fish takes the bait sharply and quickly, and therefore a quick hooking is necessary to minimize the loss of fish. When fishing on small rivers, where you can fish "for free", you do not need a long rod, 1.5-2 meters long is enough.
Rigging
The choice of fishing line or line is also a crucial moment when organizing effective fishing. Here it should be borne in mind that salmon are fast and strong, and therefore, it will be a pity if the line does not withstand its pressure. When fishing for trout, you can take a monofilament line with a diameter of 0.2 mm or braided line with a diameter of 0.15 mm.
Preference can be given to the "braid" because of its small specific stretch. This allows you to instantly transfer the moment of bite to the rod. To catch a salmon, you will need a more powerful line, and, possibly, a more powerful rod with a non-inertia (or inertia) reel. To catch large fish, fishermen increasingly use multiplier (sea) reels. They are more reliable and designed especially for big fish fishing. Braided line is usually chosen, not less than 0.25mm. Fishing for salmon requires a lot of skill and patience. With inept actions, this fish is capable of breaking or breaking any tackle. This fish fights for life to the last, and therefore it is necessary to be ready for a desperate struggle.
Video with a plug and silicone for trout:
Spinning salmon
Salmon can be safely attributed to the queen of salmon, and it is larger than trout in size. This fish is caught in medium and large rivers of the North and Northeast. It practically does not enter small rivers. It can be caught all year round, but the best time is when it enters rivers to spawn. During this period, she does not feed, but takes bait purely instinctively.
Rod
The rod is selected up to 3.5 m, depending on the latitude of the river, the rod can be smaller. It is better to fish with a reel without inertia, but it is also possible to use an inertial "meat grinder". The braided cord should be fairly reliable, with a diameter of 0.25 mm.
Bait
For salmon fishing, you can use any bait: oscillating and spinning lures, wobblers, vibrotails, poppers, etc. The choice of bait depends on the nature of the reservoir and fishing conditions, as well as the preferences of the fish itself. Taking into account the fact that fishing is carried out in high currents, you should choose heavy baits or make the existing ones heavier with a soldering iron and solder. Oscillating and spinning spoons have shown themselves very well on rivers, and on lakes, wobblers, poppers and "silicones" can be used with success. It is impossible not to remember about silicone baits, especially about edible silicone baits. These "silicones" have an undeniable advantage over other types of baits, as they have a more natural character of the game.
When going on a fishing trip, you should stock up on a set of baits, due to the inevitability of cliffs due to the nature of the bottom of the reservoirs. On large rivers, timber is rafted, and therefore there are many sunken logs at the bottom, which are the main cause of hooks. Very often anglers use homemade bait designs, which are in no way inferior to purchased ones in terms of characteristics, and even surpass them in some.
The "Castmaster" oscillating spoon has proven itself very well. This lure, like no other, is best suited for salmon fishing. Having the shape of a blank, it flies very well over long distances, and the jewelry and precise technology of its manufacture allows this lure to play appropriately and makes it very catchy.
From spinning lures you can offer mepps lures. This company specializes in the production of such lures and, as a result of many years of discoveries and solutions, produces high-quality and catchy baits. In "Mepps" lures everything is proportional, and the size of the petal, and the size of the load, and the number of the tee, and the thickness of the wire on which these components are placed. The shape of the petal can be different, but this shape does not affect the quality of the spinner's work - it starts up with half a turn. This is the case if you purchased the original and not a cheap Chinese counterfeit.
Rescue
When playing salmonids, remember:
- this fish always goes against the stream. You should not start the fight right away, but letting go of the line, give it the opportunity to swim further, since after a while it will stop;
- if it goes along the current, then the line should be kept tight at all times. At the moments when the fish stops resting, you should wind up the coil;
- it is not necessary to give this fish the opportunity to rest, otherwise it will take a very long time to fish out. After resting, she will fight for her life with renewed vigor.
You can watch the video for the fight with salmon:
Fishing as a hobby
More and more salmon fishing is taking on the character of extreme fishing and taking massive, but organized forms. Catching such a fish and feeling its power while playing is the ultimate dream of every amateur and sports angler. Such fishing has become available not only to local fishermen, but also to fishermen in other, more remote regions, in which there is no trace of salmon. Given such a huge demand, some local businessmen are improving reservoirs and growing trout in them to organize mass fishing trips for anglers to catch trout. Such businessmen work in conjunction with travel companies that organize such trips.
But people are more attracted to extreme sports, and they gladly go to wild rivers with wildlife. This is a unique type of active recreation, when, in search of trout, salmon or salmon, you need to walk tens of kilometers, wading through dense thickets, while fighting off the attacking insects.
A real extreme and a huge rush of adrenaline will come at the moment when the spinning rod, almost breaking into two parts, bends under the weight of a large fish and you will need to bring together patience, strength and dexterity. The pleasure will be complete if, together with the cries of joy, a specimen of salmon, weighing 10-15 kilograms, appears on the shore. At this moment, feelings will overwhelm and the amount that will be paid to the travel company will seem like a real trifle.
