Freshwater coho flies

Brute said:
I'd fish that for trout...it is October...
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It caught trout. My coho trip during the low water fall in which I started this thread (not dissimilar to this year) turned into a trout trip. If only I hadn’t been so disciplined and brought only the salmon rods! I tried for coho but they were lockjaw bastards and so I “switched” and caught searuns on my 11’ 6 weight switch rod. There are worse ways to spend a long weekend.
 
Shad said:
Try stripping those things through the kings. You may be surprised (or you may not, but it's definitely worth a shot). I watched our own @Salmo_g
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I'll keep that in mind next year when there are kings worth catching. Not that these aren't fun, but they were almost an annoyance with bright coho present (also a different river than the previous post).

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We had one year where Last Call's (used to be an Idylwilde tie, now Rio has 'em) and the infamous Sharpe Steelie fly just slayed them on the Kalama. Now I primarily use the below unless the water is dirty, then I roll out anything with a pink bunny or cerise bunny strip.
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This caught me a nice coho... and lost me that nice coho. Size 1 Owner SSW hook - it bent out! I partially bent the hook back in place before coming to my senses and cutting it off.

Anybody else experience Owner SSW hooks bending? This is the second hook to bend that day (maybe a bad batch?).

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flyb0rg said:
We had one year where Last Call's (used to be an Idylwilde tie, now Rio has 'em) and the infamous Sharpe Steelie fly just slayed them on the Kalama. Now I primarily use the below unless the water is dirty, then I roll out anything with a pink bunny or cerise bunny strip.
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Pink and chartreuse is very effective for coho … from a few hours ago in (mostly-fresh) tidewater.

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PurplePerdigon said:
This caught me a nice coho... and lost me that nice coho. Size 1 Owner SSW hook - it bent out! I partially bent the hook back in place before coming to my senses and cutting it off.

Anybody else experience Owner SSW hooks bending? This is the second hook to bend that day (maybe a bad batch?).

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The hookup and fight video was awesome. Heartbreaking when it came off. You could post the 1st 20 seconds which is the good stuff without giving up the spot.
 
PurplePerdigon said:
This caught me a nice coho... and lost me that nice coho. Size 1 Owner SSW hook - it bent out! I partially bent the hook back in place before coming to my senses and cutting it off.

Anybody else experience Owner SSW hooks bending? This is the second hook to bend that day (maybe a bad batch?).

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People dont bend their hooks back and reuse them? I find half the utility of thin gauged wire is it coming unbuttoned on logs by bending out and being able to torque it back into shape.
 
the_chemist said:
People dont bend their hooks back and reuse them? I find half the utility of thin gauged wire is it coming unbuttoned on logs by bending out and being able to torque it back into shape.
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This here is sage advice. I personally opt for barbless fine wire hooks when fishing coho around heavy structure especially wood. You will eventually break the hook but you will catch more fish with your fly wet and not rigging up exhausting the contents of your fly box
 
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