Post by: CaNINE on May 29, 2019, 07:40:15 AM
Post by: Hanapaa on May 29, 2019, 09:02:27 AM
Usually fish Area 11 near the Point Defiance
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 29, 2019, 10:20:54 AM
Post by: CaNINE on May 29, 2019, 10:28:09 AM
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?
Post by: Hanapaa on May 29, 2019, 10:55:51 AM
Post by: jackelope on May 29, 2019, 11:32:31 AM
Post by: Jake Dogfish on May 29, 2019, 11:56:33 AM
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.
Post by: SteelheadTed on May 29, 2019, 12:24:47 PM
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.
Post by: Jake Dogfish on May 29, 2019, 12:44:01 PM
Good eye Ted! I think there is one Coho in there.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.
Post by: WSU on May 29, 2019, 12:50:24 PM
Post by: 2MANY on May 29, 2019, 01:39:54 PM
Post by: WSU on May 29, 2019, 01:47:59 PM
Post by: Hanapaa on May 29, 2019, 02:43:18 PM
And another is a faceless zombie fish.
HaHa!
Mix fish & the fish checker cut the Chip out of one.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on May 29, 2019, 04:04:07 PM
Post by: jackelope on May 29, 2019, 05:12:51 PM
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Post by: CaNINE on May 29, 2019, 06:09:19 PM
Post by: stickbuck on May 29, 2019, 08:59:03 PM
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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Post by: jackelope on May 30, 2019, 12:40:13 PM
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.
Post by: CaNINE on May 30, 2019, 12:44:06 PM
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? :chuckle:
Post by: jackelope on May 31, 2019, 09:57:31 AM
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? :chuckle:
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.