Fools errand I know, but with how robust our resident coho fishing is the worst case scenario is any coho I catch on accident will be less fun to bring in with my 8 weight than my six weight. Hooking a mature Chinook or a larger Blackmouth on a fly is something I really want to experience, and I have been doing quite a bit of reading. From gear fishing them I know that you want to get deep, and you want to imitate larger herring or sandlance. I also know fishing around dawn is your best bet for finding Kings in shallower water, as past that point they like to get down deep. Definitely focus on beaches with steep drop offs, (I have three beaches in mind, one area 9 and two in Area 10 I imagine I will have less success at but still want to fish when the conditions line up for a dawn high tide). Moochers will usually want a slower roll on their herring, and trollers will troll slower for Kings than for silvers. Should I employ a slower stripping pattern than I would for coho? If anyone who has had success in this fishery has any tips, they will be greatly appreciated, even though I bet Steelheading will have a higher catch rate. (I was genuinely planning to target Skykomish Summer Steelhead everyday before work this year to illustrate the extent of my folly)
I've heard motor mooching in around 30 ft of water at dawn is still a good bet in Puget Sound even with our smaller runs, making me consider employing a type 5 sink line and fishing that sort of water from a boat
I've heard motor mooching in around 30 ft of water at dawn is still a good bet in Puget Sound even with our smaller runs, making me consider employing a type 5 sink line and fishing that sort of water from a boat
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