Any pointers for salmon on the fly?

[JBen]

All kinds of flys you can use for Rainbow and browns, even various streamer patterns. Everything from "eggs" to insects, to buggers and fish/minnows.

The Chinnies aren't feeding, when you hook them in the mouth the takes are reactionary, aggression. Anything will do. Typically this time of year I always just used Wooley Buggers. Any and all species will hit them.

[Jacob McD]

I have fin hooked a couple of the salmon which lead to a boring fight, but when you get the hook set in the jaw its a completely different feeling, you get them jumping and running much harder. The 25lb one I caught was a jaw set thankfully but now that I have gone out and caught some salmon I want to change my sights into the rainbows to get those hard strikes rather than lucky drifts that trigger off a salmon to take.

I was using egg sucking leech patterns and had some strikes from rainbows, but I have only ever caught a rainbow off a royal coachman so Im hesitant to change it up but Im just not getting the rise out of the fish. I was told that nymphs are good but with me I am a complete beginner to fly fishing so I am unsure on how to fish a nymph. I have tied some prince nymphs size 20 hooks but never got around to learning how to fish nymphs properly. Are there any specific nymphs that you recommend?

[BryanG]

One thing with dead drifting steelhead. You will miss alot of dam fish i have yet to master this the bite can be a and you need a good eye i use strike indicators and a mini sinker for egg patterns. If your swing fishing streamers or bigger flys its easier to feel the bite sometimes they freakin smash it

[kcirroc]

I smashed salmon this year on the fly got boring I was catching so many happy the success continued for bows...egg sucking leech stone fly nymphs and egg patterns are my go to for salmon and you also can't be afraid to run roe as well...the successful fisherman using what he has to

[Goosesniper]

I was trying my fly rod over xmas at the cottage. Funny thing though the ice was preventing the fly from hitting the water.

[Jacob McD]

Must have been hard to get fish lol. I haven't stopped fly fishing yet as long as PAM keeps my guides ice free i'll keep fishing for rainbows. Mind you the river I am fishing has a strong current so the ice isnt an issue.