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That first one should be fun to cast :LOL:

I think it could work out for bigger profile herring type ties. I have only had time to tie my bare minimum beach needs this year, so I haven't done any experimenting at all.

@Kfish and I have been talking about this some lately. One idea I have but didn't try yet is using a jig hook and potentially weighting the shank for a proper keel. Another would be weighted belly scratcher style. These days I tend to prefer to tie and fish (and especially cast) epoxy head...

I like these. That first one looks money. My main comment would be to watch your hook gap. With a big head and such a short shank you aren't leaving yourself with much gap to actually hook the fish. On a hook that short I'd probably tie everything on top and form the head mostly above the shank...

I've always wanted this to work out for me, because I'm anal about having a sharp hook, and I hate giving up on flies. It would be much better to just tie on a new hook. That said, one of the main features that make a clouser effective is the jigging nature. I find that when you have a line...

What base hook are you using there Lou?

@M_D I will second, third, whatever the sentiment that current is more important than light condition. There are times when there is a definite "morning bite" that may bring some fish to the beach independent of tide. So if the tide kind of sucks, I'll fish the morning then call it (or move to a...

I was literally thinking just this morning that it's been a while since I've seen a Stonedfish beach doodle and thinking we needed some on the new site. Great timing! Brian what are you thoughts/reasonings behind casting down current and retrieving up? There are times when I do this, but many...

Yep, going on the wall of fame for sure along with the fly I got my biggest coho on. Really wish I would have kept the fly I caught the summer run chum on (from the beach) back in the day.

Here are a couple flies I’ve been fishing lately. In fact, these are the only two flies I’ve tied on since the mid July MA9 salmon opener. This little guy put in some work! A few keeper coho, countless shakers, and one adult chinook later, and I’m giving it a well earned retirement. The...

Saw some heat gun talk a couple pages back. I finally killed my second harbor freight one and decided to try something different. Running them through the router controlled seems to reduce their life, but I have grown accustomed to the heat control. I ended up getting the Seekone 1800W which has...

It's due to the fact that cold water isn't as effective as dissolving the coffee so you need more coffee. More caffeine? Could be since it's a higher ratio and perhaps the cold water breaks it out more effectively than the flavor? I'm no chemist clearly lol

Seriously! Gas station coffee to $500 grinder is a pretty serious jump in such a short time hahaha! The Encore is loud AF though! I usually grind the night before if I'm getting up for a beach alarm in the AM. I need to actually strip mine down and do a good cleaning though. It gets neglected...

I have a Moccamaster that has been in storage mostly the last few years in favor of various single cup brew methods that work for my wife and I day to day. However I recently pulled it out when we had company and it made a better cup than I remember and it's nice to get a bit more volume in one...

Looking for them in slack water is a great tip thanks! I've heard that about coho in rivers, but it's not the type of water I'd traditionally think to look for fish in.

Good tips on keeping hands in good shape. I've heard that a couple times now. I have nitrile gloves, waterproof foam tape, and superglue packed. :) Worth it to just take a set of fishing pliers on the wading belt?

@DimeBrite you're killing me here man. haha Hard to tell in the pic but there are 5 chartreuse and 5 pink traditional clousers in there plus 6 chartreuse and 6 pink flash clousers. I'll get some chartreuse ESL in there though. Point taken on lack of chartreuse. Everyone hammers on having pink...

Something like this but weighted? https://www.alaskaflyfishinggoods.com/shop/flies/silver-salmon-flies/382-coho-kryptonite-chartreuse-2/

I do have a "staging" salmon box I'll be taking that has that type of stuff. What type of chartreuse salmon flies are you thinking? Like a chartreuse rabbit jiggy fly? Starlight leech sorta thing? Or something like this in chartreuse?

Update on my efforts. Appreciate previous feedback. This is all the purpose specific tying I’ve done, but have a collection of lower 48 flies (streamers, nymphs, dries) Ill throw in too. I don’t love fishing or tying eggs so I went the bead route. See any glaring weaknesses in my collection?