ON THE RIVER
The sport of salmon fishing takes place when Atlantic salmon return to their home rivers in order to reproduce in their spawning grounds.
POOLS
As the salmon move up the river, they stop periodically to rest in specific areas called “pools”.
A pool is a small basin in the riverbed where the current is calm enough for the salmon to hold effortlessly while deep enough for the fish to be protected.
Rarely do you catch a salmon as it travels between two pools.
THE SALMON AND THE POOL
Salmon generally hold near the bottom of the pool before a rock, more typically downstream of the rock, in the currents that form and divide below.