Going fishing for any kind of salmon is going to be absolute enjoyment even if you don't catch a single fish. Of course, catching a salmon is the desired result and to do so, you'll need a little bit of luck and a lot of different salmon fishing lures. That's because no one really knows what lure is going to work on any given day, they just know what worked yesterday. An experienced and savvy angler is going to be fully prepared to try anything and everything in his tackle box.

There are way too many salmon fishing lures to list here so we'll just mention a few. If you are fishing from a drift boat, you'll need some different size and colors of flatfish lures, spin and glow lures, Flashtrap Spinners and even try floating an egg sack through a run with a bobber!

If you are fly fishing, you should have with you a large assortment of dry and wet flies in various sizes. Some popular wet flies are : black bear green butt, priest, undertaker, woolybugger, woolyworms, leaches, green highlander, blue charm and green machine. Some popular dry flies are: parachute adams, blue smurf, beetlegum, royal humpy and royal wulff. You should also have some nymphs such as: zug bug, march brown and olive scud.

Your best bet to find these salmon fishing lures is to visit your local tackle shop or shop online for the best selection. There is a great variety of salmon lures to choose from so before you go and buy a bunch, stop a moment and think about what kind of salmon you will be fishing for and also how will you be fishing for them and where.

For example, if you are going to Russia to fish for Atlantic Salmon, you probably shouldn't buy any salmon lures or flies here before you talk to the fishing guide. He or she is going to know what does and doesn't work. Maybe you think, "hey, I know what to bring for tackle, I don't need any advice" and if you do, that's great!