"Oregon Salmon Fly Rods: My number one choice for a single hand rod would be a nine foot, nine weight fly rod. I fish for Oregon salmon with fly rods rated from seven to ten weight, but if given a choice of one rod to put in my pram for the fall season, it would be a 9 wt. Here is the myth: big salmon require heavy rods, say, 11 or even 12 wts. Disagree with this idea. I have fished those rods, and they were not only unnecessarily heavy, but they beat me up afrer a day casting. Remember, any of us might fish a week without a grab. Day after day of casting and coming up empty, all on the expectation that eventually, the bit pull will come to reward all our best efforts.
A 10 wt. fly rod is fine for big kings. A 7 wt. fly rod is perfect for silvers, and will handle modest kings if you keep a low rod angle and are not using more than 10 lb. leader."http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2011/11 ... -11042011/