There are numerous species of Salmon, including; Atlantic salmon, Chum Salmon (King Salmon), Sockeye Salmon, Pink Salmon, and others. Salmon are one of the most prized fish to catch, they are also one of the tastiest fish, preferred by millions of people around the world. Canned salmon is in almost every larger grocery store in the country, and fresh salmon and salmon patties are a treat in numerous households on a regular basis at meal time, another favorite is smoked salmon, it's both expensive and delicious. Salmon come in all different shades of color depending upon the species, they are all shiny and metallic looking, some are almost all silver colored, while others are a shiny bluish-green, and some almost all shiny blue, and so on. Salmon can get very big, some top the scales in the hundred pound range. Salmon live in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, as well as freshwater rivers, streams and the Great Lakes. Salmon can be caught with numerous methods, such as; trolling, casting, jigging, netting, using baits, flies and other methods. One thing that you may want to keep in mind is that they are a strong fighter, and can weigh a lot, some people use 20-30 lb test line. When fishing for them you might want to keep these two tips in mind, they prefer foraging for food on days with little or no sunshine, due to a lot of cloud cover, or at night time. Also, they are noted for having very tough lips and mouths, so many anglers actually use a little wet-stone or other device to sharpen their bait hooks or lure hooks. Salmon seem to like feeding on other Salmon eggs, cut fish bait such as herring, shad, large minnows or other small cut bait fish. Some lures that work good for catching Salmon are; Lures that imitate fish, large Spinners, Rapalas, and Spoons. There is a website that describes Salmon and numerous other fish caught throughout the USA. Learn about habitat, the best baits and lures, best time of day to fish for them, and much more great info, this website is called: Fishing Stringer - and it may be found at this url: http://www.fishingstringer.com You may publish this article in your ezine, newsletter or on your web site as long as it is reprinted in its entirety and without modification except for formatting needs or grammar corrections. ---------------------------------------------------- Robert W. Benjamin has been an avid fishermen for years, in fact in 2010 he went on almost 50 different fishing trips, to ponds, lakes and rivers. Robert enjoys catching everything from panfish such as crappies and bluegill, to bullheads, catfish, eels, pickerel, walleye and numerous other fish. If you want to increase your chances of catching more of your favorite fish, visit the website below: Fishing Stringer http://www.fishingstringer.com
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