Sky wrote,
>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?
I use my dryline when I fish my surface poppers. I will also use it with
sinking or wet flies when the water is "bumpy" or the fish are actively
slashing and crashing bait and I need to pick up my line, make one false
cast, or water haul, and put the fly on another fish. I will use the
slimeline when the water is glass smooth and/or I think the fish are a
surface shy.
>When you do use sinking, how long do you let it sink?
Because I am fishing moving water, the amount the line sinks is dependent
on the speed of the water. If you make uptide mends, you can slow the fly
down and drop it a bit deeper and a downtide mend will speed up the fly.
>Do you let the fish take it or set it as soon as you feel the hit?
If you fish a tight line and are in contact with your fly, simply lifting
the rod on the strike will hook most salmon. When big fish hit, I usually
give them a second hit to make sure they're on as good as they can be. On
my poppers with a two-handed strip, since it's all visual, I keep pulling,
until I feel the fish on hard, even after I see and feel the strike.
>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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