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I also ran aground a couple years ago while running solo. In my area there are spots that go dry dead in the middle of the inlet. I was going pretty fast with no electronics right down the middle of the inlet. Came to an abrupt stop and just about ate the rail at the front of the console. The...

Rezzies are out in number now! Fished the beach from 11:00-12:45 and went 5 out of 7 all silvers. Lots of pods crashing fry. Tidal flow was very strong on the out going tide. Tried an unweighted fry pattern but it just was not getting any attention. Switched to a mini cone head fry pattern and...

Fished from 8:00 to 11:00 this morning. Totally socked in visibility was maybe 150’. With the high tide this morning there was plenty of debris to contend with while in route. Still not that confident navigating by electronics only. Fishing was good though. Found some Cutts and a handful of...

Fished the beach for an hour or so this evening. Nothing on a 3” chartreuse baitfish. Switched to a smaller shrimp and went 2 out of 3 on coho. No cutthroat tonight. Clear water and a bit of drizzle.

I think it’s getting better for Resident coho down here. Looking at my notes and pictures over the years, it seems like I have to sort through coho to find some cutthroat starting around the end of January until early April. And I rarely catch coho if I don’t spot them jumping first. Don’t get...

Fished my local beach from noon to two with pretty good tidal flow. Went two for four on coho and maybe a little chinook (see first photo). Really clear water, I was Abe to watch the takes from around thirty or forty feet standing knee deep. Actually remembered my net this time. Really fun...

Hit the beach Friday evening for a little over an hour. Switched to and orange fly and went 6 for 7 on a mix of coho and Cutts. Nothing over 14”. Thanks for the heads up on using orange flies. Took the boat out Sunday morning and covered a decent amount of water. Fished hard for two hours and...

Generic baitfish and a couple barely legals for the sound.

Got a couple this evening fishing over a new oyster farm section of beach. First time in a while I’ve gotten out while there was a strong tidal current. Swinging flies in saltwater for cutthroat has to be a unique way to fish.

Same here. Took the boat out for a couple hour tour this evening and had a few tugs but no hookups. It seemed like they attacked the fly really quickly then darted back to their holding areas.

I always appreciate your knowledgable responses. I had no idea polychaete’s had such an interesting life cycle.

It’s been a while since I’ve wet a line. Got a couple smaller Cutts. Not sure what they thought the fly was, but it loosely imitates a worm. Could be a shrimp? Check out the scars on the back half of the first fish. These critters are so resilient. The second one has a yellow dot on the lower...

Think I watched you motor by this morning on your way out. If you were in the deeper reaches of the south sound.

I think so. I just don’t have one with a large enough hoop and short enough handle for salmon. I can do it solo from a boat, but the beach? I’m not there yet. I do net SRC and small coho with a floating net off the beach.

Fun afternoon fishing chums in the Deep South sound. First cast with a new salty 8 weight rod, line, and freshly tied fly landed a fish (location not skill). Some more after that. As far as landing these beasts, I try to get them close, pull slack off the reel, release the slack and catch the...

My last coho outing a couple weeks ago was a good note to end the season on. Now on to chums.

Chum wet flies for the salt… consistency is not my forte.

Trying out some Kelly G flies for SRC. So far the olive over white works.