Anybody use a fly rod for Salmon???

Anybody here Fly fish for Salmon/Steelhead in northern NY?????????Lookin for some info!!

Thanks,
FC

I havent ever caught true salmon, I have caught lanlocked salmon. Here are some pics of bob foulkrod that he sent to my grnadfather that he caught with a colton rod and reel









and bobs wife caught one too!

striperslayer wrote:I havent ever caught true salmon, I have caught lanlocked salmon. Here are some pics of bob foulkrod that he sent to my grnadfather that he caught with a colton rod and reel









and bobs wife caught one too!

SWEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Where are they?????The first 2 pics look like NY the last one looks like Alaska!!!


FC

all were on a recent trip to alaska he took to grizzely bear hunt and salmon fish, depending on how much they edit, it may be on the show

I use my 7,8,9wts, but recently bought a 13' Spey 8/9 for salt/steelhead and 14' 9/10 for salmon season....and stripers. B/c of the possiblity of limited casting room, a spey is usable anywhere on moderate sized eastern rivers. But if you have a good rollcast while using some split shot, an 8wt will serve you well for steelies...9wt or larger for salmon (they get some pretty big salmon swimming out of lake ontario!)
Egg flys and nymphs (size10-12 black stoneflys work well) for steelhead. I'm not a salmon expert, I use whatever the shop recomends at the time. But always have some flashy bright flys in the box.
Salmon season is September through early November, Steelhead season is October through April.
Hope this helps.

2 nice kings on a fly

What do you need help with I'm in western PA and fly fish for steelhead often..

I only use a flyrod when fishing upstate ny.8wt or 10wt. for salmon and a 6wt. for steelies!