Patrick, I have never fished Golden Gardens. I would prefer to fish a
morning one of these days when the tides are right.
Leland.
> From: "Patrick Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:07:10 -0700
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: saltwater flyfishing
> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Resent-Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:02:31 -0700
>
> Very impressive drawing Leland, I hope you didn't go to all that trouble
> for me. Thank you and good luck this weekend. I'll tie up a few and give
> them a shot. I live about 3-4 miles from golden gardens do you ever fish
> there after work? I would be interested in meeting you there sometime soon
> if you are interested.
>
> Fish on!
>
> Patrick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Harper Studios/EcoStock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 11:08 AM
> Subject: Re: saltwater flyfishing
>
>
>> The fax is on the way.
>>
>> Thanks, I will be doing the Narrows with a couple friends this saturday.
>> Depending on the results, I will hit a steelhead river.
>>
>> Leland.
>>
>>> From: "Patrick Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 10:56:22 -0700
>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Subject: Re: saltwater flyfishing
>>> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Resent-Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 10:51:29 -0700
>>>
>>> Leland thank you for sharing, my fax number is 206-297-1252
>>> Will you be fishing this weekend? Are you interested in Hoodsport kings?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Patrick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> 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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