Fly Fishing Tips for Sockeye Salmon

​Sockeye salmon are noted as being the best tasting salmon in all of Alaska.  They are the number one targeted species for commercial fisherman with their rate of $1.00 or more per pound every year.    But, this is not an article on how to catch sockeye salmon with a net.  Fly fishing for sockeye salmon is also very popular and this article gives tips and advice for those anglers looking to target sockeye.

Sockeye salmon spawn in a lake or most spawn above a lake as part of their life cycle.  Once the sockeye salmon hit their native spawning river, they usually only stop a few times to rest unlike the other salmon species.   These salmon pretty much charge up the river in a migrating stupor that is an amazing sight to see.  Just think what it must look like when over a million salmon swim by our shoreline hugging the bank on this migration that lasts weeks.  It is truly a sight to see.

Stringer of Alaskan Sockeye Salmon

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