Fishing for Atlantic Salmon
Identification, habitat, techniques, and tackle—then find a captain who targets them.
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are a large, streamlined anadromous salmonid with a silvery flank, small black spots on the gill covers and back, and a deeply forked tail. Freshwater juveniles show
Atlantic salmon inhabit cold, clear rivers and coastal waters across the North Atlantic basin including eastern North America, Greenland, Iceland, the UK, Scandinavia and northern Russia; landlocked
Target Atlantic salmon with techniques that match water and run timing: fly anglers fish single-hand or spey lines with streamers, tubes and swung wet flies; spin anglers use spoons, plugs, inline
Fly anglers: 8–10 wt single-hand rods for most rivers, 12–15 ft spey rods for two-handed casting and larger runs; floating or sink-tip lines with tapered leaders and 12–30 lb fluorocarbon or
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Captains Who Target Atlantic Salmon
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