PAUL \"PRE\" ELSBERRY wrote:
> Darin,
>
> Good report. It got me rarin' to get out there. Also, with some of the
> suggestions posted earlier on the list regarding patterns and techniques.
> I'm interested in the dry fly and/or floating line aspect or your report
> also. Did color seem to make much difference in your success? What type of
> patterns were you using, as I take it that they were not one of Leland's
> ideas. Most of the time I'm using an intermediate line and a wet fly,
> baitfish imitation. I do have some dry patterns I've used for cutts, but
> have not caught a coho on them. (Leland would be glad to know that I did
> tie up some of his popper patterns that the fish did seem to come to, albeit
> sporadically.) Could you fill me in with a few ideas of yours and a little
> info on what the patterns look like?
The dry fly pattern that I used was, beleive it or not, a Grease Liner. Color
didn't matter one bit. I used orange, green, olive, pale yellow, and
chartruese(sp?) for the body and no hackle for the beard. It works for both coho
and cutts.
Darin
