Their upper body, head and fins are often marked with small black crosses and dots. Both their head and eyes are small. This fish's body depth generally measures one-fourth of its total body length. Like other members of the trout family, they possess a small fleshy adipose fin, located between their single dorsal fin and tail fin.
Atlantic salmon are another anadromous species.
In Maine, fly fishing only for Atlantic salmon is allowed. The fly rod commonly used is in the 12 to 16 foot range and is loaded with weight-forward fly line and a terminal leader. A variety of fly patterns such as the Brown Bomber and the Green Machine are successfully used, and some currently used designs, like the Green Highlander and Jock Scott, go back to the origin of fly fishing history. We'll be having a live moderated discussion with the governor at 4 p.m. on Sept. 12. Email us your question and we may use it in the chat.