How to understand the best mental and physical approach to a Scottish salmon river which should be part of your advanced salmon fishing strategy.
Learning how to approach a salmon pool plays a big part in success as far too many salmon fishers make the big mistake of charging straight into the pool too deeply with their chest waders on or clumsily gravel crunching their way up to the neck of the pool before fishing without realising the damage they're doing to their chances of a fish. Success in Scottish salmon fishing not only requires a thoughtful stealth orientated approach to each pool but also requires patience, good quality water coverage consistency in addition to some reasonably well understood tactical & sub-surface salmon fishing techniques.
The best mind set approach to Scottish salmon fishing is to switch off the salmon catch urgency thoughts in your head and relax, breathe the fresh Scottish air and take in the perfect riverbank scenery while fishing. Settle yourself into an advanced state of riverbank relaxation and enjoy your water coverage skills as you're working your way down through the various salmon pools you've been allocated to fish. Make sure you have the correct 1 yard fly swing spacings with sub surface thoughts of how your fly is performing in relation to your perception of the appropriate size, depth & speed of your fly to match the prevailing water & temperature conditions.
Over the decades of being involved in this glorious pursuit I've noticed an uncanny similarity during the moments salmon take a fly as this is usually always when you're in this relaxed state of mind and fishing in autopilot. Dropping all salmon catch urgency thoughts and blending that relaxed thought energy into the tranquil surroundings of the river environment are also important skills to master for complete salmon fishing approach excellence. To learn and better understand all of the finer rarely discussed components for successful Scottish salmon fishing book a professional salmon fishing guide and tune into these important salmon fishing skills.
