There are many different types of lures for tracking salmonids. No one type is better than another, it is necessary to adapt to the configuration of the fished environment and to the behaviour of the fish. At the beginning of the season, the flows are often high, the water is prickly or turbid and whether in lake or river, the water is very cold. Let's see which lures to use in these situations.
The timeless metal lures
In addition to the spinning spoon, I would advise those who don't use them to use the microspinnerbaits. They are very present and easy to use, they have all the advantages of the spinner without the disadvantages. Many brands offer microspinnerbait models. This is definitely a lure to get to know and master for this new season!
In difficult conditions, on fishes with very little bite, the undulating ones, widely used for 2 to 3 years are a real saving grace. It is necessary to have them in several weights to adapt to the depth of the posts and to the strength of the current in the river.
Soft lure for a modern approach
If trout fishing with soft lures has been anecdotal for a long time, it is now completely accepted. Today, brands offer real products adapted to salmonids of all sizes.
At the beginning of the season, shads are favored by many enthusiasts to fish slowly downstream or cross a current. In lakes, they also allow to follow the bottom relief and to flush out salmonids evolving in depth.
Worm or creature imitations, readily available, are a card to play to offer a more food and imitative approach when incentive lures are not working.
Flashy, chartreuse or pink colors are excellent at the beginning of the season in rough waters.
Beating the field with swimming fish?
The swimmer fish card remains of course relevant. The sinking minnow will be used to fish upstream or in lake.
If the current is too strong, you will need longbill minnow to fish downstream. This type of longbill minnow is very often forgotten by salmonid fishermen who swear by sinking minnows, and this is wrong.
The large bib swimming fish allow you to fish hollow and insistently to provoke the attack of salmonids posted near the bottom, where the sinking minnow pass too quickly or out of reach of attack.
