Hi Scott,
I would set up a fast-sinking shooting head backed with Amnesia running
line for reaching out from the beach. Cast small sand lance patterns at the
edges of current seams and rips. Let it sink and retrieve with erratic
strips (sand lance are pretty crumby swimmers). Should be a few ocean run
coho showing up on the way back from Tofino. Good luck.
Les Johnson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Bellows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 5:38 PM
Subject: Anyone have info on FFing San Juan Is (salt or fresh)?
> Late June/early July the family and I'll be near Friday Harbor on San
> Juan Island. I've tried ff'ing the channels
> there before without any luck ... but I was trying to sink the leader on
>
> a floating line, unsuccessfully. I've since bought a sinking line.
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> I've found that I can cast from the shore, which provides good access to
>
> the rocks, but from there it's hard to reach the interesting foam lines
> and seams that form during tides; or I may be able to commandeer a
> dinghy (or bring my canoe), and anchor in the middle of the channels
> (and hope it don't come loose!).
>
> All the info and books I've been able to find (eg Lefty's saltwater
> book) deal with sight-casting to permit, bonies, etc. down South. I have
> no
> idea what flies or tactics to use. I'll be using my Sage DS 8-wt
> steelhead
> rod with a Ross Cimarron reel. Any suggestions? Any comments on ocean
> flyfishing on the more northerly coasts generally? (Seems to be a
> largely
> overlooked opportunity everywhere except this n..g.!)
>
> I'm also interested in any freshwater fishing there is on SJI, though I
> know it's probably limited to that stocked campground lake (better than
> nothing?)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Scobie (Scott Bellows)
> "Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum." -Ambrose Bierce
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