Here's a good questions...How do you fish for reds?
First, find a good bank. Your guide can take you to a nice gravel bar, or you can find a bank that is accessible to the public. Red Salmon usually run up river in 4 to 6 feet of water. They come through in waves, stacked on top of each other. One minute you can’t get a bite and the next you can keep ‘em off your hook.
The technique is simple, basically it’s like this. Flip your line up stream at about 10 o’clock, let it bounce lightly on the bottom of the river, and at 2 o’clock give it a good rip. If you don’t have a fish on, flip it back up stream at 10 o’clock and repeat process until you have your limit.
Here’s how you want to set up your line. You want to tie a fly on the end of your 20 pound test line, and about 4 + feet up the line put on just enough lead to bounce on the bottom with out getting hung up. That’s the secret, don’t get hung up on the bottom. (It’s a good idea to wear eye protection, actually it’s a must if you want to keep your eyes safe.)
This fishing can be chaotic, frenzied fun when they are thick, and very frustrating when the person next to you keeps reelin’ them and you can’t even hit a fish. But once you get your first fish on, it’s game on. This fishing does have a learning curve but once you figure it out, it doesn’t take long to get a limit.
