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If you do want a hoochie type fly, maybe look at something like the Shock and Awe tube fly with some added rubber legs. The weight gives it the great up and down action and the rubber legs will add some more motion.

Well I don't pull anything when fly fishing since I don't troll (at least on the water ;)). My experience in the Strait is from Port Angeles west and I have seen coho on the surface near kelp beds near Freshwater Bay but I have also fished rips off of the spit and found salmon by casting...

Depends on where you are fishing, but if in the Ocean or Strait I wouldn't bother trying to match a specific hoochie and just fish a similar sized flash tail clouser. My color preference was always chartreuse and white but YMMV. Also if your buddies on the boat hook up cast near their hooked...

That’s the American way of problem solving in the past quarter century. If it ain’t perfect, it ain’t worth doing.

I have a family history of high cholesterol and lifestyle will trump genetics in most cases. Family members on statins and I have low cholesterol without any meds. I also used to weigh 300+ pounds in my late 20's / early 30's and now I'm pushing 50 years old being in the best health of my...

As for the wild release, as someone who dealt with really short seasons prior to selective coho fisheries I can only say be careful what you wish for. As bad as it appears, imagine the salmon seasons going the way of the coastal halibut seasons.

Hopefully you're fishing for chinook as downriggers seem like such a waste of time for coho. I still remember a day out at Swiftsure in the early 2000's when we couldn't keep the coho off our cast flies and all I could hear was cursing from a buddy's boat who was trying to get through the...

My experience is that two hook rigs thrash coho compared to single hook rigs but that my N of 1. Haven’t read the regs in years and it’s hard to believe netting and sorting on deck is legal especially considering the River rules for steelhead, which are far hardier.

I agree especially if you continue to allow bait and two hook rigs.

That makes sense that the past 20+ years have had wild release. For a non-fly charter with more than 6 guests that would be a pain in the ass.

Wish I could have fished the ocean back in the 1970's... I wonder if recent memories sway recollections since Columbia River returns were higher around twenty years ago. Glad to see the rebound though. Neah Bay should be on fire.

The RW trade is just brutal for me and I'm sure long time Seahawks fans that have memories of the Broncos as a division rival. Of course it made the Super Bowl win that much sweeter but this trade stings more than if he'd gone almost anywhere else.

RIO still makes 30' shooting heads that you can match to a running line of your choice. Back when I guided I used integrated heads for clients but would usually fish shooting heads myself on a guide's day off. I like the ability to quickly switch heads especially if you don't have three rods...

The SW flow is a beautiful thing this time of year.

There are fishermen and farmers and farmers are pukers.

Damn, I hope you all start getting some snow. Would suck to have another terrible fire season. Feb/Mar can be big months so fingers crossed. Glad I got in a good to trip to BC in January. It will be my lone ski trip of the year as the March trip to the Alps has been postponed again (Covid...

Went through the same but backwards, which I think was nicer. Dealt with being a buyer and the hell it is currently and then enjoyed listing our mountain condo for more than the realtor advised and then getting offers for more. Wish I had more real estate to sell because it was so pleasant...