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Title: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: remington300mag on September 30, 2009, 11:53:30 AM: Ok, guys, the WDFW just opened not only Steel Head on the Icicle river here in my back yard...but also Coho fishing! We are allowed to keep 3 Coho a day and 4 Steel head....only problem is....being from the East side...I have never fished Coho in the rivers! I have Chinook down pat in this river and Steel head....but the Coho are different I would think!! Also it is selective rules!!! So, throw me a bone here......How, or what do I use to go about catching them?!?!?! Spoons, spinners, colors???? I have no idea!! Steelhead is going to rock.....now if I could get a grip on these Coho!!
Thanks very much for any info!!

SAM
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: remington300mag on September 30, 2009, 12:04:26 PM: Come on people.....20 reads already and no one wants to help out?!?! How about if I promise to stay on the Eastside and not come over to the Westside and bother you all on your rivers?!?! lol
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: boneaddict on September 30, 2009, 12:07:18 PM: Blue and silver and pink and silver are good colors(for flies). This late in the game they will hold to deeper, slower water. We strip flies through pools when flyfishing. Spingear, small spoons would work I am sure.
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: jackelope on September 30, 2009, 12:09:02 PM: you might need to wait more than 12 minutes to get a response.

i would throw big brass body'd spinners with blue blades...like maybe a #3 blue fox, brass body, blue blade. if the water has any color and is not gin clear, go to a #4.
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: remington300mag on September 30, 2009, 12:16:00 PM: Cool guys thank a lot....Taking the GF Muzzy hunting in the morning, then hitting the river all afternoon!! Had a couple buddies limit on Steelies today in just over 2 hours with 8 fish!!!
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: Red Dawg on September 30, 2009, 07:53:21 PM: If you can flyfish use egg sucking leach followed by a glowbug. They go nuts for them. You will also catch lots of everything else with them.
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: remington300mag on September 30, 2009, 09:03:35 PM: Went out to the river tonight and took a look around.....I have no idea if these fish are even going to be catchable!! Honestly the deepest holes for spring chinook fishing are only running a few feet deep....and the water is crystal clear! I am going to give flies a shot......if nothing happens....it will be time to start nailing the Steelies!! I can see them all over the Wenatchee right now!!! FISH ON!!
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: fishcrazy on September 30, 2009, 09:19:56 PM: Are the ho's in the river? I would try small vibrax spinners or small corkies with very small hooks. :dunno: I would like to see a pic of one of them ho's that far up. Wounder if they look like fertilizer or if they are good crome fish.

Kris
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: remington300mag on September 30, 2009, 09:23:39 PM: Thanks again for the info...I will definitely take pictures so that you all can see what EXTREME upper river Coho look like....As for the Ho's.....they look the same...just cost more cause of the lack of competition!!! LMAO
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: EastWaViking on September 30, 2009, 09:23:53 PM: Is the Wenatchee open too???
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: remington300mag on September 30, 2009, 09:26:50 PM: For some God Awful Reason the WDFW decided that we can only fish the Icicle for Coho....NO COHO IN THE WENATCHEE!!! And you can fish Steelies in both!

I don't get it....the Coho in the Wenatchee are all going to go into the Icicle anyway?!?! Who knows!!!

Oh, and the limit on Coho is 3 a day!
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: EastWaViking on September 30, 2009, 10:07:13 PM: Sweet! I'm heading to Leavenworth tomorrow for the weekend. My in-laws live just off the river near Peshastin... I'm going to sneak in some Steelhead fishing behind their place!!
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: remington300mag on September 30, 2009, 10:13:24 PM: PM SENT VIKING
Title: Re: Coho On the Icicle River
Post by: EastWaViking on October 01, 2009, 03:06:47 PM: It looks like selective gear rules apply? Single barbless hook? Does pinching the barb qualify or does it need to be filed off?