I've written articles for Salmon/Trout/Steelheader before and I think I'll contact Nick to see if he would like one on how to fish Dick Nites. There are many things to consider when using Dick Nites.....river current, is the river tidally-influenced, sunny or cloudy day, high water or low water conditions, etc. But my basic Dick Nite set up is as follows:

10# mainline to 3-way "black" swivel. Dropper is either 1/4, 3/8, or 1/2 oz bass casting style sinker on a 12 to 18 inch 5# leader (breaking off this is cheaper than breaking off your lure). My lure leader is 6' of 8# Maxima ultragreen. Keep in mind that when you are reeling in, the dropper runs nearly parallel to your lure leader, so you really only have 4 1/2 to 5' of "clean" leader. I prefer size 1 Dick Nites, usually chartreuse, green or combinations of those with silver. No wee sizes. Sometimes #2 size when river is up.

I like to fish slow-moving flats. No riffles or tailouts. Sometimes a deep pool is good, but flats of 8 to 12 feet deep are ideal. I cast 45 degrees downstream, let the sinker hit bottom(yes, risky), then "swim" the lure back to me. No jerking, no jigging, just a slow methodical retrieve. I don't like to tick the bottom, but rather visualize the spoon fluttering about 3' off the bottom. To know the right speed of retrieve, start your day with a short cast of 20 feet and reel the spoon in. Watch what speed you use to make the Dick Nite just flutter..........no spins, that's too fast.

When a salmon(I've caught coho, chum, king, and pink on Dick Nites) bites the spoon, you'll know. A$$ cracking, not a tick-tick floss thing. Good luck.

Snake

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