Puget Sound Resident Coho

[CaNINE]

Is there a particular time of year that’s better fishing for resident coho in the sound?  Boats in the water.  I’m in area 13 and thinking of giving it a go.

[Hanapaa]

I've had the most luck for Coho during late Aug/Sept, even caught them into Oct. This year the Pinks will be in also.

Usually fish Area 11 near the Point Defiance

 

[WAcoueshunter]

June and July are prime time for resident coho.  I haven't fished MA 13, but have caught a lot of them in MA 9 - 11 over the years, when they are open. 

[CaNINE]

nice fish hanapaa!  Those look like some beefy fish!  I hope to hook into some of those in August / September.

WAcoueshunter - thanks for the info on June / July. 

We spend a lot of family time on the water cruising around area 13.  I figure I might as well set up in a drift and huck some buzzbombs or cast a fly toward shore. 

Do the resident coho hang in the same zones as cutthroat? 

[Hanapaa]

Pm'd you

[jackelope]

We used to flyfish ma 13 off the beaches and catch lots of resident silvers. When you say resident silvers, I think of the little guys. Maybe like 2-5 pound fish. The bigger silvers that are caught in August and September are ocean fish...at least up north they are. We caught them in the same places as sea run cutthroats. Prime time for that, at least for us, was always winter time...January/February. It's been a while since I've done it. Great fun.

[Jake Dogfish]

 
The beaches I fish are best from shore January to March.  After that they grow bigger but tend to spread out.  Still around but not as concentrated or as suicidal.

[SteelheadTed]

I've had the most luck for Coho during late Aug/Sept, even caught them into Oct. This year the Pinks will be in also.

Usually fish Area 11 near the Point Defiance

Aren't the upper photo fish kings?  Nice fish either way.

[Jake Dogfish]

I've had the most luck for Coho during late Aug/Sept, even caught them into Oct. This year the Pinks will be in also.

Usually fish Area 11 near the Point Defiance

Aren't the upper photo fish kings?  Nice fish either way.

Good eye Ted! I think there is one Coho in there.

[WSU]

Looks to me like both photos have kings with a coho here and there.

[2MANY]

I believe the bottom one has a five toe as well.

[WSU]

And another is a faceless zombie fish.

[Hanapaa]

And another is a faceless zombie fish.

HaHa!

Mix fish & the fish checker cut the Chip out of one. 

[WAcoueshunter]

When I fished MA 11 more, we used to slay them right in on the beach where the bait is stacked up.  Less than 50 feet of water.

[jackelope]

We used to wade out as far as we could and throw these topwater flies as far as we could. Then you put the rod under your arm and hand over hand retrieve the line as fast as we could. The resident fish would come up behind the fly and destroy it on the surface. Such good fun.

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[CaNINE]

Good stuff everyone. Appreciate the info and looking forward to making a run at these fish.

[stickbuck]

We used to wade out as far as we could and throw these topwater flies as far as we could. Then you put the rod under your arm and hand over hand retrieve the line as fast as we could. The resident fish would come up behind the fly and destroy it on the surface. Such good fun.

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Hey Josh. What is the total length of that fly? Looks awesome!


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[jackelope]

We used to wade out as far as we could and throw these topwater flies as far as we could. Then you put the rod under your arm and hand over hand retrieve the line as fast as we could. The resident fish would come up behind the fly and destroy it on the surface. Such good fun.

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Hey Josh. What is the total length of that fly? Looks awesome!


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They're big. I can't recall exactly but it's all of 4" long I bet. It's a Miyawaki Popper, created by Leland Miyawaki. He's a sound flyfishing master. Works at the Orvis store in Bellevue.

[CaNINE]

We used to wade out as far as we could and throw these topwater flies as far as we could. Then you put the rod under your arm and hand over hand retrieve the line as fast as we could. The resident fish would come up behind the fly and destroy it on the surface. Such good fun.

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Hey Josh. What is the total length of that fly? Looks awesome!


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They're big. I can't recall exactly but it's all of 4" long I bet. It's a Miyawaki Popper, created by Leland Miyawaki. He's a sound flyfishing master. Works at the Orvis store in Bellevue.

I've heard of Leland...he is legendary.

I need to go make some new friends down at the Gig Harbor Fly Shop.  I see they now have a beer drinking / fly tying station set up in the shop.  Maybe I can trade some turkey feathers and elk hair for a pint?   

[jackelope]

We used to wade out as far as we could and throw these topwater flies as far as we could. Then you put the rod under your arm and hand over hand retrieve the line as fast as we could. The resident fish would come up behind the fly and destroy it on the surface. Such good fun.

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Hey Josh. What is the total length of that fly? Looks awesome!


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They're big. I can't recall exactly but it's all of 4" long I bet. It's a Miyawaki Popper, created by Leland Miyawaki. He's a sound flyfishing master. Works at the Orvis store in Bellevue.

I've heard of Leland...he is legendary.

I need to go make some new friends down at the Gig Harbor Fly Shop.  I see they now have a beer drinking / fly tying station set up in the shop.  Maybe I can trade some turkey feathers and elk hair for a pint?   

Used to be a shop in Woodinville called Swede's. The guy that owned it closed up and moved to Spokane. I think his name is Al. Told me he was opening a pub/fly shop in Spokane. This was probably 15 years ago and I thought it was the greatest idea in the history of fly fishing related ideas. I think it's still open over there but I've never been.