New to salmon fishing

[trippledigitss]

Hmmm.. really. I will have to try that. Not only do I have terrible luck for silvers in the river, I dont do well with Dick Nites either. I dont like them at all - FC tells me "thats crazy talk right there..."    I have a boat load of them in all colors & sizes, guess I'll hafta break them out and give them another shot. I usually use them with a weight on a slip tube thingy or just pinch a couple split shot about 3-4' up the line and drift them. Is that how you guys use them....or....?? Colors? 50/50, spatterback frog, neon green/yellow? ( I cant spell "chartruse"....) 

[TheHunt]

Mr. T,
Head down to the barrier dam on the Cowlitz and watch the folks fishing.  I would suggest not to stand out in the deadline and cast the 70 yard your first time.  Use a jig on the bank and have at it.  If you see folks with 15 and 13 foot long rods they use those to cast those 70 yards.  Watch and learn then engage with the other banky's fishing.  You can walk down from the barrier dam and fish all the way down to the boat ramp.  BUT the fish are all piled up in that dam area and you will be fishing with lots of folks if there is fish there. 

What to use:  You can ask 100 people and get 40 different answers.  Most use eggs and free float them.  Eggs under a bobber is also popular. 

If you try to twitch with a jig be prepared for the jawing of you snagging.  But if all are jigging then you jig, if all have bobbers then you do the same, If you walk into a group that is free drifting eggs and you throw out a spoon be prepared for some jawing.   Mostly because you will get all cought up in their rigging.

[Huntbear]

I have always done real well with corkies or small spinners for Silvers...  eggs and spin glos for chinook.. however, I am relearning my west side rivers, so it is an experience once again.

 

[just in joy]

and to add to the last two post keep a tight grip on your rod as a fish will yank that sucker out of your hands if not paying attention almost happened to me today running my mouth on the river talking with my kids lol.... nice hatchery king caught had to release no rention on the green... Little cleo's worker great I used a 2/3 a better choice would of been something lighter. as mine was hitting the bottom. 2/5 maybe would of been a better choice.

 coho are some tasty fish so far as a family we have 18 on our tags from the puyallup river.