That was very helpful, but I have just a couple of questions I hope you
wouldn't mind answering.
When do you prefer sinking and floating line?
When you do use sinking, how long do you let it sink?
Do you let the fish take it or set it as soon as you feel the hit?
Thanks
-Sky dunphy
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leland Miyawaki)
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: saltwater flyfishing
>Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 18:02:48 -0700
>
>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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