----- Original Message -----
From: "Wes Neuenschwander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jere Crosby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: RE: Salmon flies
> Jere,
>
> This seems to have gone to me rather than the list. You might want to
> resend it to the list address. (Oh I'm interested all right - drooling
> over all the great opportunities you have over there, but I bet the other
> listees would love to hear about it as well). Take care, Jere. I really
> enjoy reading your reports/posts.
>
> -Wes
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jere Crosby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 7:45 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Salmon flies
> >
> >
> > Speakin of Salmon Flies....first time in my angling efforts I'm
> > going to try
> > and Sherlock Holmes these big, trout flies. They are a week 1/2 early
on
> > the South Fork. I've driven over the lower South Fork returning from
the
> > Henry's Fork twice, recently and wondered what all the rigs were doing
at
> > the Lorenzo Bridge.....duh Watson! We'll head up towards Swan Valley
and
> > try to intercept them tomorrow. A guy taking out at the bridge yesterday
> > said he was throwin #2's. Good thing I brought my steelhead rods
> > over here.
> > Jere
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wes Neuenschwander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 8:11 AM
> > Subject: RE: Salmon flies
> >
> >
> > > In addition to Les' suggestions...
> > >
> > > Clouser style patterns are very effective. Several of the people I
fish
> > > with do very well with simple dark green and white Fishair type ties
on
> > > Mustad 3407 hooks (or grey/clear even just totally white or
> > clear). Don't
> > > need to get to carried away on the eyes; small to medium barbells
should
> > be
> > > fine and will be easier to cast than more heavily weighted
> > versions. Keep
> > > it sparse. Long and snakey is the goal here, since the natural you're
> > > targeting - the sand lance (commonly, but incorrectly, referred to as
a
> > > candlefish) - is almost eel-like in appearance. As Les has pointed
out,
> > > they come in a variety of sizes, ranging from 1-1/2" to 3-1/2",
> > depending
> > on
> > > when and where, so it's worthwhile having a range of sizes in your fly
> > box.
> > >
> > > Personally, I've done well over the years with a simple green over
white
> > > bucktail streamer tied on a TMC 9394 (typically #6 or #4) with a pearl
> > > diamond braid body and a little tuft of white marabou for the
> > tail. While
> > I
> > > tie it fairly long and sparse, it's still a little bulky and not a
great
> > > color match for the most sand lance, but for whatever reason it's been
a
> > > consistent producer for me since I started pounding the beaches
> > a few year
> > > back.
> > >
> > > Incidentally, it's worth carrying a few small-medium muddlers or other
> > > small, brown mottled patterns as well, especially if you're
> > interested in
> > > the searuns that frequent our beaches most of the year.
> > Searuns, and even
> > > coho at times, will feed on the sculpins and other small
bottom-huggers
> > that
> > > can be a major presence on many Puget Sound beaches(especially
> > the cobbly
> > > bottomed ones) year around. BC guys seem particularly fond of this
type
> > of
> > > fishing and have developed pattern called the Rolled Muddler
> > specifically
> > > for this purpose. There's a good article on Rolled Muddler
> > fishing, along
> > > with tying instructions and some photos, at the Waflyfishers Website
> > > (http://www.waflyfishers.com/pages/fly.html).
> > >
> > > -Wes
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: David Fliger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 10:14 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Salmon flies
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This year will be my first for fly fishing for salmon in the
> > > > sound. I am curious as to which patterns work best or are your
> > > > favorites. I have seen a number of patterns for catching salmon
> > > > on the rivers but very few for saltwater. Any patterns will help.
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Dave Fliger
> > > > Bremerton
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