I have a couple of fishing questions today.....Does anyone fish rivers during the thaw? Here in Mass. the river I fish the most runs pretty fast during the thaw and there is a lot of debris all over the place. I am concerned about running over a big tree or log and damaging the prop. This year could be different since there was not very much snow fall. I have not been here long enough to know these things and am not all that familiar with river fishing so any advice would be appreciated.
Last but not least, salmon make it up to the part of the river I fish. After watching a few of the fishermen here troll for them I have decided that this year I would like to try and catch one. A little over 20 years ago when I was stationed in WA I caught plenty of salmon out in the ocean but have never tried to catch salmon in fresh water. For the life of me I can't remember what kind of lure or even if you use a steel leader or not. All I remember is to troll for them. Can someone please tell me what do & use to catch a salmon in fresh water? Thanks!
Cass
Last but not least, salmon make it up to the part of the river I fish. After watching a few of the fishermen here troll for them I have decided that this year I would like to try and catch one. A little over 20 years ago when I was stationed in WA I caught plenty of salmon out in the ocean but have never tried to catch salmon in fresh water. For the life of me I can't remember what kind of lure or even if you use a steel leader or not. All I remember is to troll for them. Can someone please tell me what do & use to catch a salmon in fresh water? Thanks!
Cass