Chum 2026

[speedbird]

First fishing trip since I got home, bit of a disaster - woke up 3 hours late and joined up with a very angry buddy, lost 3 jigs, and found out I didn’t have any extra jigs. Luckily I improvised and remembered I had packed my fly box and decided to use my marabou jig flies I’d tied to fish on a sink tip or under an indicator. I didn’t do a quarter as well as the guys on the other side of the bank but you can’t be upset when you hook 3 and throw two back. Might go back tomorrow!

 

[speedbird]

Oh yeah - one of my chums came on a green #2 dick nite! Was a low confidence lure for me for a long time but I’m a believer now. Super fun bite, sadly the fish kept it when I made the bone headed choice to try to grab him by the leader like I did with coho on the boat when the net was occupied - forgot that there is a big strength difference between 12lb and 40lb leader I guess

 

[Stonedfish]

To my eyes just based on my fishing, chum numbers look down right now. It might also have to do with the lack of rain, but that has changed now. I’ll have to stop and check out some creeks again while out cutt fishing that didn’t have any fish in them the last time I looked.
It will be interesting to see chum and pinks returns in future years especially in the north sound after the back to back floods we had in December of 2025.
SF