Coho 2026

[the_chemist]

It's that time of year.

Show me what you got.

 

[Evan B]

Got one the other day twitching a jig. It wasn't small.

 

[Paige]

@_WW_ and I each laned 1 choho and lost a few more yesterday, Wayne also released a fat chromer King to start the day off!

 

[_WW_]

We also discovered how out of shape we are!

 

[Russell]

Got one the other day twitching a jig. It wasn't small.

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What sort of jig set up are you using. Was going to try and pick up a couple jigs to throw from the beach but wasn’t sure what was the jig to use

 

[_WW_]

UV white. 1/2 oz.

 

[Evan B]

What sort of jig set up are you using. Was going to try and pick up a couple jigs to throw from the beach but wasn’t sure what was the jig to use

Not sure what is used on the beach. I'm fishing in the Columbia and I'm using black/blue/purple bunny jigs on half ounce jigheads. My jigging rod is a Light power, Medium action Shimano Trevala.

 

[Evan B]

These also ate jigs yesterday

 

[_WW_]

I missed the beach part. The few guys I have overheard that fish beaches mentioned Buzzbombs.

 

[Stonedfish]

What sort of jig set up are you using. Was going to try and pick up a couple jigs to throw from the beach but wasn’t sure what was the jig to use

Rotators or buzz bombs with a mini hoochie under it is super popular if throwing lead on the beaches.
Contrasting colors work well, like a chartreuse rotator with a pink mini hoochie.
SF

 

[Russell]

Thought people were using jigs off the beaches. Bought a couple in chartreuse and maybe will give one a try.
Already have buz bombs and rotators set up.

 

[Burt Dagger]

Make your own hootchie using short bits of flashabou and trailing octopus hook, works well behind a buzz bomb or rotator, and it’s basically flyfishing

 

[Matt B]

Make your own hootchie using short bits of flashabou and trailing octopus hook, works well behind a buzz bomb or rotator, and it’s basically flyfishing

Yeah basically...Just with mono/braid running line and an extremely compact weight forward head.

 

[Chucker]

Yeah basically...Just with mono/braid running line and an extremely compact weight forward head.

If you are using a buzz bomb, you can even claim that it’s a double taper!

 

[Stonedfish]

Thought people were using jigs off the beaches. Bought a couple in chartreuse and maybe will give one a try.
Already have buz bombs and rotators set up.

Some might, but it all my years I think I’ve only seen one guy tossing jigs, and that was under a bobber. He was absolutely killing the humpies with that setup.
People though catch beach salmon on all kinds of crazy stuff though. I have no doubt a jig will work.
SF

 

[johnnyboy]

I usually just bring my 7wt for salmon off the beaches now but I’ll bring a gear rod and throw out a rotator a couple times a season.

But one thing I had intended on trying over the years was throwing bass poppers or a chatterbait for coho. I’ve never seen this done though, but I’d bet it works due to how much commotion in the water both lures cause.

Casting and retrieving a cut plug herring a few feet behind a sinker (like a small banana weight) is an unconventional method I’ve seen.