05-29-2010, 01:30 AM
I've caught 2 on an 8wt fly rod but in Alaska. Haven't fished for them on the Salmon River. I imagine a big issue might be casting far enough to reach holes containing them on a big river like that. Both of mine where caught while fishing for other salmon- sockeye and silvers on much smaller wadable rivers. I was using size 6-8 streamers each time. The fish were about 25 and 40 lbs and took 10-20 minutes to land. Maybe someone will chime in about catching them with a flyrod there but I imagine the catch rates are many times greater with other methods.