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Can you catch salmon with flies?

Asked: Krstan Ninkovic, Last Updated:

Chinook and coho salmon are the most sought-after as gamefish. ... Coho or silver salmon generally travel and hold in shallower water, take flies near the surface, and they jump like trout when they are hooked, making them the most exciting and attractive (to fly fishers) of all the salmon species.

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