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Title: Stilly/Snoho coho lure?
Post by: Kola16 on September 03, 2012, 09:13:32 PM: Well I went fishing on the Stilly today with no luck. There were fish jumping, and I must have put the dick nite, and the triple teaser in front of their face a hundred times and they didn't work. I also tried a dark green wiggle wart, nothing. Steelie spoon, nope. A pink and green jig, nothing. I don't know what the silvers like. I heard that they like #3 blue foxes in the Big C, but I don't know if that will work in the Stilly.

I was dissapointed for another reason today because I found 2 lures that had trebles on them (selective gear rules) :bash: Although 1 of them wasn't even a lure. I will post a pic of it later.

So my big question is, is there a lure that will catch coho fairly well?
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Post by: SkookumHntr on September 03, 2012, 09:17:35 PM: sometimes they just dont bite..
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Post by: FC on September 03, 2012, 09:17:49 PM: Smaller steelhead spinners of the plain silver variety usually work well and I've done well with dick nites (silver/chartreuse). I've also fished flat +jig there to good effect.
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Post by: 3nails on September 03, 2012, 09:20:46 PM: Quote from: SkookumHntr on September 03, 2012, 09:17:35 PM
sometimes they just dont bite..
:yeah: Don't make too much out of it. Sometimes if they are really moving it just ain't gonna happen.
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Post by: Kola16 on September 03, 2012, 09:25:28 PM: Here this dirty thing is. It is for nothing, but snagging :bash: It is a big treble with lead wrapped around it.
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Post by: shedcrazy on September 03, 2012, 09:37:24 PM: When I lived in Stanwood, I fished the Stilly ALOT. I found blue foxes in 3 and 4. Green frog color was my best. And a lure called Croggys spinners in the larger size. The yellow was best, then green, then the purple. When the water blows out down low you use spoons CLOSE to shore, good luck. I miss the lower stilly!
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Post by: go4itlab on September 03, 2012, 09:44:38 PM: I've done really well on the skagitin past throwing a hammered brass steelie spoon.
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Post by: B Mo on September 03, 2012, 10:11:02 PM: Brad's Wigglers...orange or firetiger.
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Post by: jnevs23 on September 03, 2012, 10:19:26 PM: Snohomish system coho NEED color in the water from my experience growing up fishing this system. On the lower river the red tiger stripe wiggle wart does well. Along with pirate green and blue. Also done well trolling dick nites really slow with a slip sinker and 4-5 ft of leader. Upper snoho I usually use dick nites. But once again it doesn't really matter how many fish are packed in there, if the water is clear it's going to be a tough day. Vibrax also do well. In the sky your option really open up with drifting eggs etc
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Post by: Camp David on September 03, 2012, 10:46:06 PM: Quote from: jnevs23 on September 03, 2012, 10:19:26 PM
Snohomish system coho NEED color in the water from my experience growing up fishing this system. On the lower river the red tiger stripe wiggle wart does well. Along with pirate green and blue. Also done well trolling dick nites really slow with a slip sinker and 4-5 ft of leader. Upper snoho I usually use dick nites. But once again it doesn't really matter how many fish are packed in there, if the water is clear it's going to be a tough day. Vibrax also do well. In the sky your option really open up with drifting eggs etc

Good info. Sometimes it's more technique than what is on the end of your line. With a Dick Night I always have a longer leader and make sure it is very close to the bottom and close to the bank. Cast close to the bank and let it swing with the current. Only reel when the drift is done. The bite'rs always seem to be close to the bottom. I like to fish after the rain on a falling river with a couple feet of Visibility. Clear water is tough.
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Post by: Kola16 on September 03, 2012, 10:50:30 PM: Thanks guys, this is all good info. What size, and color dick nites do you guys prefer :dunno:
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Post by: Camp David on September 03, 2012, 10:54:04 PM: Silver with a brass A$$. Smaller the better. Light leader. Make sure you tie it so it wiggles real good.
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Post by: Ripper on September 04, 2012, 02:09:59 AM: I've seen small green feather jigs work on the Stilly, along with chrome/charteuse or chrome/red wee dicknites.
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Post by: jnevs23 on September 04, 2012, 10:29:52 AM: Can't go wrong with 50/50 silver and brass. I also like chartreuse with black splatter. Red and chartreuse body vibrax also work well, I try to go small on those. I agree with running a long leader and sticking close to bottom. Lot of guys think that because fish are jumping that means they are in the upper water column but these fish are usually hanging on the bottom. With the dick nite you want to work that as slow as possible, just enough tension to make it flip flop through the water. Another good rule on the snoho is generally if fish aren't jumping move on, seems obvious but some guys just pick a spot and stay there all day. They usually hold well at Thomas eddy and 522 bridge.
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Post by: FC on September 04, 2012, 10:40:53 AM: Quote from: jnevs23 on September 04, 2012, 10:29:52 AM
Another good rule on the snoho is generally if fish aren't jumping move on, seems obvious but some guys just pick a spot and stay there all day. They usually hold well at Thomas eddy and 522 bridge.

Agreed. If they aren't showing off it's time to move unless you are marking a lot of fish on the finder in deep water.
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Post by: jnevs23 on September 05, 2012, 12:18:11 AM: Any chance the fish aren't silvers but even year humpies ?
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Post by: fish vacuum on September 05, 2012, 01:06:25 AM: Quote from: jnevs23 on September 03, 2012, 10:19:26 PM
But once again it doesn't really matter how many fish are packed in there, if the water is clear it's going to be a tough day.

:yeah:
2 to 5ft of vis is the time to go.
Title: Re: Stilly/Snoho coho lure?
Post by: Kola16 on September 05, 2012, 08:54:39 AM: Quote from: jnevs23 on September 05, 2012, 12:18:11 AM
Any chance the fish aren't silvers but even year humpies ?

Unless if all of them have no hump and took steroids, nope. They were jumping very near to me and they were definitely not humpies.
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Post by: Dhoey07 on September 05, 2012, 09:09:53 AM: They're salmon, sometimes they just don't bite. If it's gin clear, go small :twocents:
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Post by: MatthewHunter98 on September 05, 2012, 04:32:12 PM: cookies and cream coho killer
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Post by: Kola16 on September 05, 2012, 10:27:20 PM: Quote from: fish vacuum on September 05, 2012, 01:06:25 AM
Quote from: jnevs23 on September 03, 2012, 10:19:26 PM
But once again it doesn't really matter how many fish are packed in there, if the water is clear it's going to be a tough day.

:yeah:
2 to 5ft of vis is the time to go.

So paddle up-river about a quarter mile and dive in to kick up a bunch of mud :dunno: :chuckle: