Agree with Harald, stupid comments. I know these fishermen personally, and fish with them every year on this very trip. These men have ultimate respect for the fish, always release and handle fish the correct way. And they are excellent fishermen that know how to fish dry fly the correct way on this river. Dead drift for 4 or 5 feet, recast: that's the drill in this neck of the woods boys and girls. Here, surprising the salmon is the key. Watch Mike's video's and look at the results - they speak for themselves. This is a beautful fish taken in #5 pool! Keep prospecting my friends - see you later this year! Doug

upstream mend might do the trick that way you could keep your flie in the water for more than 0.5 seconds before your flie skates and casting again !!

no mend was driving me nuts

Hi Guys lovely fish ..couple of pointers though 1st its a hen and 2nd best not lift it up by the tail unsupported, lovely fish though, great experience. you should come to Yokanga or ponoi.

no disrespect (its a great catch+good guiding).. My small issue here is the fish handling.. He was rubbing it so intensely from 9:50 on ... I get loving the fish, as seeing/handling the creature is a huge part of fishing for me (i got that steve irwin streak too.. ) but even though it was underwater handling still mildly effects SLIME COAT. Ever see a spawning chinooks/brown/bow etc tail with infection couple days after redd digging? intense sliding like that is not great.. I'd want that puppy to spread its big fish genetics

plus 19-20 lbs max

Wow Mike, quel beau video et en surcroit de qualité. Je suis tout aussi impressionné par la remise à l'eau de cette prise .. Thumbs up .. Erik

Good Luck Connor hope the fishing is GREAT! Tight Lines!... Mike

Mr. Nolan this video made my day. Thank you!

That'll work !!! Great fish - Nicely done !!

Mend!?

Thank you. Great video, nice catch

What really irks me here is why the hell are there 45 dislikes on this video. Honestly, I'd like to understand why anyone could take a dislike to this fabulous video!

WOW! Just WOW! This place is definitely on my list! Thanks so much for sharing! New Subscriber right here!!

Stupid comments. The fish rose to the fly, didn't it? I like the guy's attitude, he's cool. And the respect they show fish is laudable. No photo's of grinning fisherman holding the fish above the water. And no idiotic screaming. All in all, an example to follow.

I swear to God. When I saw that fish take, I nearly did a little wee in my pants. Amazing stuff!

Fabulous, my friend - on a dry fly too... my favourite form of fishing

Why are they coming up for dries didn't think they fed while swimming upstream

to increase your prospecting, you need better line maintenance. in order to avoid a belly forming in your line, keep your tip higher, and also use a small mend to the first 1/4 of your line. straight lines catch fish, like the one you landed. the more time your line is on the water, the harder it is to keep straight, instead of recasting your line when it bows, repositioning it is a better option, because it keeps the fly on the water longer. hope this helps, tight lines!

Great video, thanks. Could you say what kind of fly did you use in that case? Of course, if it is not a great secret. Thank you for video once again.

Awesome thank you 👍🤙🇺🇸

Gorgeous fish, but I don't think it was a male. At that size id expect to see quite a large Kype.

Awesome!

3:50 for fish strike. Well done

Quite an adrenalin rush when a fish like that takes your fly. I caught a few fish like this in Labrador many years ago but I am happy to catch the average run these days. Very professional job the whole way through with catch & release.

Nice work

Nice catch! Some tips from an avid salmon angler: You want the dryfly to drift as freely as possible as long as possible over the potential window of a salmon. Thus do not pick the fly for the next cast as aggressively, while still in the window as in this video. Let it drift well over the sidomw, and only then gently lift it for a new false cast. And to be able to have this longer free drift in the first place, you have to reach cast when casting upstreams, and parachute cast when casting downstreams. A very long leader is also essential here. Double the lenght of your rod, at least. On the contrary to normal fishging situation, you don't want your leader to straighten when dryfly fishing for salmon. A long leader will help you to generate the necessary slack for the fly to drift as freely as possible as long as possible.

I'm going fishing there in 2 weeks

wow. belle prise once again

Fish turns up at 3:50

It’s only 28 pounds when anyone that commented below caught it LOL I live in Newfoundland. 6 Salmon rivers within 20 minutes. No bullshit for residents. Buy a season license, & go fish. In which there are plenty !!! If there is anyone at a pool. Go to the next one. Blessed.

Iv read that female atlantic salmon will try and get back to sea after spawning but almost never do, but when they do they renter the river years later at monstrous sizes 50lb plus. So let's not take the lady salmon.

Hi Michel, Nice channel! J'vie en C-B, J'peche pour du saumon pacifique icitte. Tu me donne l'envie d'aller pecher le NW du NB!

No mend? Obviously not needed, a fish rose to the fly and was hooked. Larry Gulch, great water to fish, big fish to catch.

Hi Michel, nice fish. Ignore the 'professionals' and their 'tips'; so silly.

I don't know about Atlantic salmon. Watching this guy cast made me think mend! mend! I guess that's not the technique.

Yes sir you dont get much better than that nice salmon

Nice video…but I’m guessing 16 pounds at most.

ummmmmmm ,,,,, Teach him MEND!

I don't understand the technique. a lot of hard work. need to angle the fly and mend more

Excellent fishing, but only for the politicians and the very wealthy. The ordinary guy will NEVER get to fish there

Using a boat is a bit of a lazy cheat. It makes the playing of the fish considerably easier. Wade, or bank fish....just you and the fish......not a boat full of amis helping you out.

It's a male btw.

Listen to all the jealous Anglers who have never caught a salmon 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Nice fish no doubt but this was the most boring vid EVER! And 28 lbs?! No way