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In the realm of fishing, the method of angling fish is no doubt the oldest fishing method in existence. It is as old as when man learns to fish with the spear as to hunt prey with it. Using spear as the rod and pieces of bone fashioned into hooks, we can only surmise how successful the 2000 BC anglers were with fishing. And obviously what they do was no fly fishing.

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Get your gears cranking. Take out those 10 feet rods and some of your finest lures, because we're going for salmon fishing over at Ausable River, among the few spots where trout and salmon fishing is at its best.

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In the past, fishing for Atlantic salmons was mostly for sustenance. Caught on river runs or on the open sea, these salmons are fished by hundreds. In fact, a number of fishing techniques have evolved to catch these Atlantic salmons as they return to their spawning grounds en masse. Icelandic nomads cut holes on frozen lakes to fish for salmons beneath a layer of ice. Polar bears have learned how to dive and fish for salmons, often displaying superb agility and finesse underwater. And several hunters have copied the formula, teaching hunter dogs to dive into freezing waters to catch salmon themselves. Even the trout tickling have of course evolved on this part of the globe.

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Sockeye salmon, Steelhead salmon, River trout, Chum salmon, Coho salmon and of course the Chinook salmon; when salmons of this variety can be caught in the Alaskan waters its hard to keep the throngs of hopeful anglers away. Pretty justified too, there have been far too many monster catches of Chinooks or deservingly named King Salmons over the Alaskan waters, further enticing starter and pro anglers to ply its waters and search for their luck.

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