The Sockeye salmon is arguably the highest sought of the five species of pacific salmon. Their deep red rich flesh is highly desirable amongst fisherman and food connoisseurs alike. Sockeye range in size from 5 – 10 LB’s with the odd ones coming through at upwards of 15 LB’s !

Mio with a nice silver Fraser River Sockeye salmon!
Fraser River Sockeye fishing is unique. It is an abundant fishery where retention of fish is usually permitted and this is a good thing!
There is nothing better than enjoying a fresh sockeye, which you actually caught yourself, with family and friends. Unlike other salmon species, however, the consensus seems to be that Sockeye salmon rarely feed or strike at lures once they begin their freshwater trek through the Fraser. This behavior limits the fishing technique required to catch them to a highly controversial method. The purpose of this post, however, is to explain how to bottom bounce for Sockeye salmon … if you would like to comment on the ethics of the technique you can read this post and share your opinions there. So … without further ado, if you want to catch Sockeye salmon on British Columbia’s mighty Fraser River then you’d better learn how to bottom bounce!
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