Five Basic Steps for Fly Fishing

As you set out in search of a big Atlantic salmon, there are many things you may do to try and improve your chance of landing the big guy.
First of all, you must tie on the proper fly for the type of water you may be fishing. In my previous years of fishing the Atlantic salmon a fly that has always worked well for me was the size 10 green machine with crystal flash for a tail. That is your first step, to choose the proper fly which you will be fishing.
The next thing you must do is to take the fly off the end of your rod and start letting out line until you have out about 17 feet. After this, you should keep hauling line out of your reel while casting until you have a comfortable amount to fish with.
One more thing to improve your chances of hooking a salmon is when you make a cast you should cast your line slightly down from you. The reason fishermen do this is so your fly will get lots of action in its swing and make the fly look more lifelike. After your fly is just about done its swing you should start pulling it in toward you again. This way the fly never stops moving from the time it hits the water until it’s in the air.
Sometimes fish won’t take the fly. They will just take a look at it and at the last minute change their mind because the fly just didn’t look right. So if you ever roll a fish the best thing to do is try the exact same cast in the same place one more time. If nothing happens that time you should take 3 steps back up river. Try the fish once more and just keep fishing like you were before. If nothing happens that time you could simply change your fly and cast slightly up river from where the fish was before. This makes your fly swing a little faster and presents it different to your fish. This almost always works.
So the next time you're out in the river wondering why that salmon won't take, just think about what I just told you and I guarantee you if you follow the steps in my article, you will have a lot better luck fishing the Atlantic Salmon.