Hope this helps,
Leland.
>Sky wrote:
>I'm very interested in try the saltwater flyfishing like you would do at
>lincoln park or the narrows bridge or at golden gardens for sea-run cutts.I
>have some basic questions about it:
>
>-what weight rods
I use six and eight weight rods. The six is a 9' Sage SP and the eight is a
10' Scott Heliply. The longer rods will help keep your backcasts off the
sloping beaches. I use leaders over 12' tapered to 3 or 2x on my dryline
which is a Mastery steelhead taper but I am currently using a bonefish
line. I use a shorter 5' leader on a Mastery stillwater line (slimeline)
for my sinker. The six weight rod, I use during the winter/spring months
primarily for sea runs, and smaller resident silvers. I am fishing the
eight weight now because I am fishing over larger coho and the occassional
blackmouth and soon, chums. And it will get windy soon. Use reels that will
not corrode.
>-best tides to fish
I look for moving tides right on the beach at points of land. Depending on
the beach, it can be either incoming or outgoing. I prefer big changes and
will fish them four to two hours before the change.
>-neccessary backing (length ang strength)
Just the backing as necessary for the reel you're using. Only the larger
kings will take out an unusual amount of line.
>-time of day factor?
I like lowlight, which could be dawn, dusk, rain, fog, or overcast. But if
there is lots of bait, anytime will do.
>-what flys (for cutts and salmon)
Take a look at Les Johnson's Flyfishing for Pacific Salmon. But generally,
we're talking baitfish imitations now and euphasid and amphipods (shrimpy
stuff) for the winter/spring.
>-wading
Just deep enough to keep your flyline off the sand, or to get a little more
line out.
>-presentation (line, stripping, depth)
I have been using a very steady two handed strip with the rod under my arm,
but you can use short one-handed strips. Imagine shaking a thermometer is
the way Les Johnson calls the Euphasid Hop.
>Any help would be appreciated
>
>-Sky Dunphy
>
>
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