simon-s

Thanks for the advise. Thats a really good point about the casting practice...I really dont fancy a salmon hook in the back of my neck. Looks like I'm going to be down at the local park casting away over xmas. Cheers

Hi All, I have been fly fishing for trout for about a year now and have been given the opportunity to go salmon fishing at Helmsdale, Scotland around the start of next year. I have started to kit myself out with a 13ft Shakespeare Oracal IV rod and a shakespeare Condex 4 salmon reel but I am stuck when it comes to choosing a suitable salmon fly line. I have been told that fishing in mid-january, I should be using a sinking line...but aside from that I have no clue. Could anyone suggest a good fly line for a salmon fishing novice? (I don't want to be spending over £40 really) Also is there any other vital piece of kit that I need for salmon fishing apart from stronger tippet? I am also wondering if I should be practicing my cast in the garden before I as the Salmon fishing cast looks very different to my normal fly cast when fishing for trout? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Simon