Want to learn more about casting crankbaits, or throwing bugs (flies) for the river salmon? I’ve got to save some topics for next year/season to write about. Not crazy about leaving comments for others to see? Thats ok, because the internet is full of useful information literally at your fingertips. Google (any search engine will do) ” michigan salmon” and start opening up pages to explore. Just type in the word salmon, by itself, and look at how the folks in Maine, Alaska, Washington and Oregon fish for salmon.
The one thing I have learned over the years from fishing for many different species, is that if it works in one place, pretty good chance it will work in another. If it works for bass, pretty good chance it will work for pike. Same can be true for the salmon and steelhead relationship. Sometimes you have to monkey around with a technique to “groove” it to your application. Change the size of the line, the hook or even the rod and reel itself.
So just for grins, I did a little searching this morning with my coffee. Had the pups out already, so it was time to relax a little and look around. Here are some of the websites I found to be the most interesting, but there were many more pages filled with results still to be explored.
Salmon University : Recipe’s and even online courses for salmon and steelhead
Muskegon Flyfishing: Something useful on using crankbaits.
Lake Michigan Angler: Tips, techniques and whole lot more
Michigan Sportsman Magazine: Online articles are a good source of information
Fishing Rivers: Some have amusing stories and tales.
Tips for Catching Salmon: More information on trolling techniques on the big water.