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Leland,
I tried some poppers while out at Seiko with Patrick this
weekend, but quickly gave up because he was hooking way to many fish on the
streamer and slime line combination and my ego could not take the battering. As
Patrick stated, we were fishing the kelp and rips during running tides from a
drifting boat with some ground swell and a decent wind chop, both casting
and bucktailing - so my question is: are there any tricks of the trade that
you can share or certain conditions where the poppers seem to work better or
worse?
Thanks in advance,
Andy
PS I have not yet had a chance to look at the video tape
as I am still trying to desalt 2 rods, 2 reels, 3 spools, 2 rod cases, a
fishing vest... Any tips on the best method for desalting and caring for
fly equipment used in the salt would be greatly appreciated! I have noticed
that my Loomis IMX rod is showing some rust discoloration along several of
the guide feet from the trip out there 3 weeks ago and I thought that showering
with it and wiping it down with a washcloth would have been
sufficient ...
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:24
PM
Subject: Re: Sekiu Salmon Bonanza
I am glad to hear it's still going hot and heavy. Fellow listmember,
Brian Lencho, is there as we write. I hope he's hitting 'em again.
My salmon-in-the-salt days are over for the season. I'm putting my time
into steelhead beginning with a week on the Bulkley from this saturday.
Leland.
Greetings list members,
To start off, I hope everyone has a
better week this week than last and my prayers go out to the everyone
effected by this tragedy.
A couple of friends and I went to Sekiu to
fish Sunday and Monday and it was by far the best thing we could do to get
our minds off of recent events. The Silvers were in the kelp beds just
waiting for our flies to be cast at them. Many of the fish were in the four
to five pound range and we also got a few seven to eight pounders. Buck
tailing was definitely the best method for numbers of fish with casting and
stripping being effective but not as much so. The fish seemed to
concentrate at the points of land sticking out into the water where a rip
had formed. Several times we had three or even four fish on at a time in
those areas. Andy was even inspired to put down his rod (when his arm got
tired) and picked up the video camera to film this event. Hopefully we
will have some footage soon to share with the website so you all can see for
yourselves just how hot fly fishing can be in the salt. Sekiu and Neah Bay
is so under fished by the fly angling community ! ! it surprises me that
more people aren't doing it. No crowds and tons of fish. In fact
I have been thinking of attempting to set up a Washington fly
fishers outing there next year.On Sunday we wanted to see just how many
fish we could actually hand release not counting any fish that came off next
to the boat or any fish that played but came un buttoned. The total for
three of us in eight hours were 67 fish LANDED with at least twice that with
fish on. If anyone is interested in joining us for an outing next year you
can contact me by e-mail. It is plenty early to make plans,but I for one,am
already counting the days. Oh and if that isn't exciting enough there are
also the occasional king to be caught.
--- PATRICK PETERSEN
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