Three simple set ups to catch more Salmon and Steelhead

With Steelhead and Salmon season in full swing, how do you rig for a day on the water?  These three simple rigs are guaranteed to bring more fish to the net this fall.  Making adjustments to depth, weight, tippet size and flies will make these rigs catch more fish in just about any riffle, run, pool or tailout.  See you on the river and good luck this fall.

As the leaves change and the days get shorter.  There's one thing that comes to mind when you live and guide in the Great Lakes Region.  Steelhead, Salmon, Lake Trout and Lake Run Browns.  Living in Western New York we are blessed with Lake Erie and Lake Ontario Tributaries all within an hour drive.  These rivers and streams range in size from small pocket water creeks to huge rivers like the Niagara.  With so many options there's always a place to find fish.  I look forward to seeing you on the tributaries this fall/winter/spring season.

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It's summer and the fun is just getting started.  There's so much fishing to do this time of year it's hard to pick.  Trout on hoppers?  Musky, Pike, Smallmouth Bass?  Carp on Dries?  Small Stream Brookies?  Big River Browns?  It doesn't matter the choice, it's going to be a great day on the water.  Each species and each techniques offers it's on challenge to be successful.  Lets do a quick bullet point on each to make your day on the water better.

• Hoppers, make sure they plop near overhanging structure and use a dropper nymph.
• Warm Water Species, use a streamer to imitate the natural forage fish of the river.
• Carp on Dries, treat a surface eating carp as a technical spring creek trout.
•  Brookies, use large dries so the little fish aren't able to be hooked. (Barbless)
•  Big River Browns, go on cloudy days early in the morning.

These are some basics that will help you get more hook ups on your next outing in Western New York and North Western Pennsylvania.