" I've given folks flies that I was catching fish with . . . " !!! This
must be an impostor Bill Hamilton, to be catching fish, or else he's been
practicin'. :-)
Sometimes gear works better for coho, sometimes flies win out. It seems to
me that when the gear guys are catchin' 'em and we ain't, it's because the
fish are 'reactive' biting the Buzz Bombs, Point Wilson Darts, et al. When
the fish only seem to be biting those items that are being retrieved a
hundred miles per hour, an option is to cast, sandwich the rod between your
arm and your ribs, and quickly retrieve alternating both hands. A flashy
fly is usually the most productive in these circumstances.
My fishing pal Brian and I visited Point No Point (a place Bill Hamilton
calls Point No Fish, but that moniker only fits his fishing attempts there)
today, and fished from about 7 am through 2 pm. Brian must have caught/had
on 20 little coho today, from 4" to 15". I had several missed
opportunities, and short line released a coho we estimate in the 5-6 pound
range. I'm estimating there were approximately 50 people fishing the beach
at any given time during the day. We saw several nice coho caught, but
there was never a consistent bite.
Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: "bhtrading" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: Puget Sound Coho
> What I would add to the previous response is: I've had very good luck with
> either a chartreuse/white clouser or one tied with pink & white & dumbell
> (think richard embry) eyes :) as the coho get nearer to the estuary or
are
> hanging around in it I stick with the stillwater line & a 10' flourocarbon
> leader. I've given folks flies that I was catching fish with & if they
> didn't have the clear line & long flourocarbon leader they didn't catch
> fish. Mike Croft has a great "stale" coho fly" #6 bronze hook, gold bead
> head, gold mylar body with clear nail polish over the mylar to toughen it,
2
> turns of orange hackle & in front of the the orange hackle & just back of
> the bead - a yellow crest feather from the golden pheasant; use the entire
> gold feather. this can work when nothing else does. sometimes nuttin
works.
> Bill Hamilton (Embry's best buddy)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "PAUL "PRE" ELSBERRY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Waflyfishers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:19 PM
> Subject: Puget Sound Coho
>
>
> > OK, here's my question for the list. You're fishing for coho on Puget
> > Sound. Fish are jumping all around you and continue to for hours. The
> fish
> > are not yet moving into the river, but they are nearing the delta,
perhaps
> a
> > mile or two away. People casting buzz bombs, spoons and/or spinners or
> > trolling herring are hooking fish. You have a fly and you catch only
the
> > odd fish, certainly not having the hot fly. What fly would you use for
> best
> > results, what line?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
>
>
