Can you Vertical jig for salmon?

This free-sliding, diamond-shaped lure can be fished vertically like most other metal jigs if you’re fishing fairly shallow water, but it’s best-suited to what some call horizontal jigging.

What do you use to jig for salmon?

To jig salmon, you must have a reel that allows the lure to freely flutter as it falls. This generally means a level wind or a spinning reel. I prefer level winds, as they hold more line. Any small, metal baitfish shaped lure can be used.

Can you jig for landlocked salmon?

A jig that weighs about 1.25 ounces allows you to fish both shallow and deep and still be able to feel the bottom and hits from lake trout.

What color lure is best for salmon?

Use a lure that has sight, sound and smell. Use any color, as long as it is green. The colors that show up in the deepest water are greens, blues and blacks.

What do you use to catch landlocked salmon?

For landlocked salmon, troll crankbaits, spoons or streamer flies near the surface after ice-out. Use alewife herring and golden shiners. When drifting live bait from a boat, use a #4 or #6 hook approximately 2 feet below a barrel swivel, with enough weight to bring the bait down to the desired depths.

What kind of rod do you use for salmon fishing?

Rod length – 9’6″ allows you to mend line in both float and drift fishing applications which are the most popular techniques for salmon fishing in rivers. 10’6″ is ideal for float fishing, but 9’6″ will work in many conditions and is more optimal for drift fishing.

What kind of jig to use to catch Chinook salmon?

Point Wilson Dart is my favorite metal jig lure for salmon. Vertical jigging is a technique that can be very effective if you know what area Chinook Salmon will be concentrated in. Aside from mooching with a herring, fishing with metal jigs is one of the best ways to catch Chinook without having to resort to trolling with downriggers.

Where to get the best salmon fishing gear?

British Columbia based Gibbs Delta offers some of the coolest salmon fishing gear available. When I discovered their High Liner Flashers it changed my whole salmon fishing program. Their flashers are very durable and the color selection is amazing!

Where to catch Chinook salmon in Puget Sound?

Aside from mooching with a herring, fishing with metal jigs is one of the best ways to catch Chinook without having to resort to trolling with downriggers. Very popular lure in the southern areas of Puget Sound near Vashon Island, Tacoma and Gig Harbor.