salmon fishing 2021

Flyfisha · 04-25-2021, 07:27 AM

I have a question regarding the use of planer boards for salmon. How do they work? Lead core or mono?? Lure, fly or live bait?? Asking from a die hard fly Fisha man

Thanks. They have always peaked my curiosity.

SAB1 · 04-25-2021, 07:21 PM

Typically mono though I have use lead of them with just a color or so in the water. I’ve always used lures.

WINNI BOB · 04-25-2021, 07:50 PM

Hi folks;

A couple of my buddies were up to Winni yesterday 4/24/2021 and they picked up 4 nice Rainbows....all were caught slo-trolling smelt and shiners. All were caught directly in front of the Weirs channel. No Salmon !

swnoel · 04-26-2021, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyfisha

I have a question regarding the use of planer boards for salmon. How do they work? Lead core or mono?? Lure, fly or live bait?? Asking from a die hard fly Fisha man

Thanks. They have always peaked my curiosity.

I have 2 on order. Never used them, but there's tons of info on youtube how to use them. It appears you can use mono, braid, lead core , or wire. Many guys in the Great Lakes use up to 10 colors of lead core behind them. I like the idea of not fishing under the boat and many feet to the side. I'll be using lead core. You can use any bait you wish with them.

MRD · 04-26-2021, 07:35 AM

Rainbow caught at the south end of Bear. Winni smelt tandem fly pattern trolled at 2.5mph about 4 feet down. Hopefully the picture posts with this.

fatlazyless · 11-10-2021, 03:04 AM

NH Fish & Game twitter says the annual Salmon Sunday held at the Pope Dam on the Melvin River in Tuftonboro on Sunday, November 14 has been cancelled for this year but will return next year with some changes. About two hundred people including a lot of children usually show up for the event where a few large female salmon have their eggs extracted and fertilized with milt from male salmon performed by fishery biologists.

The Covid-19 pandemic is not mentioned so it's unclear if this is the reason why it's been cancelled this year, 2021?

04-25-2021, 07:27 AM	#1
Flyfisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rattlesnake Island Posts: 139 Thanks: 58 Thanked 45 Times in 23 Posts	Planer boards I have a question regarding the use of planer boards for salmon. How do they work? Lead core or mono?? Lure, fly or live bait?? Asking from a die hard fly Fisha man Thanks. They have always peaked my curiosity.

04-25-2021, 07:50 PM	#3
WINNI BOB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Somerville, ma / Laconia, nh Posts: 55 Thanks: 9 Thanked 69 Times in 28 Posts	Salmon Fishing 2021 Hi folks; A couple of my buddies were up to Winni yesterday 4/24/2021 and they picked up 4 nice Rainbows....all were caught slo-trolling smelt and shiners. All were caught directly in front of the Weirs channel. No Salmon !

04-26-2021, 07:35 AM	#5
MRD Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 31 Thanks: 144 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Yesterdays Rainbow Rainbow caught at the south end of Bear. Winni smelt tandem fly pattern trolled at 2.5mph about 4 feet down. Hopefully the picture posts with this. Attached Images

11-10-2021, 03:04 AM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,546 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 297 Thanked 958 Times in 699 Posts	Salmon Sunday, Melvin River, Tuftonboro is cancelled NH Fish & Game twitter says the annual Salmon Sunday held at the Pope Dam on the Melvin River in Tuftonboro on Sunday, November 14 has been cancelled for this year but will return next year with some changes. About two hundred people including a lot of children usually show up for the event where a few large female salmon have their eggs extracted and fertilized with milt from male salmon performed by fishery biologists. The Covid-19 pandemic is not mentioned so it's unclear if this is the reason why it's been cancelled this year, 2021? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

04-25-2021, 07:21 PM	#2
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,171 Thanks: 182 Thanked 298 Times in 221 Posts	Typically mono though I have use lead of them with just a color or so in the water. I’ve always used lures.

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