Leland-
I have been fasinated by your discussion and your earlier mention of Lincoln
Park. If you can send me the drawing I can get it scanned and put on the net
for everyone to benefit from your advice.
Ken
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From: Harper Studios/EcoStock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: saltwater flyfishing
> Patrick,
>
> If you have a fax, I can send you a detailed drawing and instructions. I'm
> not hep enough to send over the net.
>
> Leland.
>
> > From: "Patrick Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:27:59 -0700
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: saltwater flyfishing
> > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Resent-Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:23:08 -0700
> >
> > Leland,
> >
> > Would you be kind enough to share your Coho popper recipe with me? It
sounds
> > like you have a lot of experience in the salt and had success with that
> > pattern. How did you come up with it? Is it similar to the pink wog
fished
> > in Alaska?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Leland Miyawaki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 10:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: saltwater flyfishing
> >
> >
> >> 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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