Opinions on a drop shot rig for salmon

[beaser]

I have been trying legitimately and I haven't caught anything. Like I said I'm getting into fishing after 40 years and I never fished for salmon. I also never had the standard of gear that i have now either.

If you go up to Coldwater there are a herd of guys all huddled on the town dock all swearing about goby swiping their bait, most are dedicated fishermen and at days end they haven't caught anything. For the past 3 or 4 weeks all I've seen caught is a few pike. Last weekend I made the rounds up around Coldwater, the Nottawasaga, Clarksburg and Thornbury and there were a few people fishing for salmon and they all seemed like very conservative and thoughtful people, there were however, no salmon caught.

If fishing for Salmon is unethical than why are the MNR people not reacting. I don't believe all of these people that are trying are unethical. All that I saw were using a slip float, a single hook and a roe bag. Unethical to me is use of too much force and un necessarily maiming a living creature. One young fellow offered that the fish are cold blooded, that is true but that doesn't give anyone license to rip the fishes face off unneccarily with multiple hooks.

My other concern at the moment is am I wasting my time fishing for salmon and the answer looks to be yes

Where might I more spend my time more productively. I'm told there are trout and pike in the rivers as well. I'm a newbie and any advice will be well received. I listen and I learn.