JERRY,
Thought not highly touted outside the west coast area Lingcod, Rockfish, Cabezon & Greenling are a great fishery... "Bottomfish" as this group is often referred to can save one's butt when the Salmon, Steelhead or Searun Cutthroat don't show, left already or are suffering lockjaw.. All you have to do is be near the coast.
I talked with a Alaska Guide at the Ontario show & listen to him relate a trip to the Queen Charlotte Islands for Steelhead... the first day they were there a rainstorm came in & rained steady for a day & a half... the rivers they were to fish rose too high & were , of course, Muddy as hell... They sat around the lodge for 4 days until the rivers dropped & somewhat cleared... then they were able to get in some Steelhead action. thought he did state it was very slow fishing...
I asked the guide how close to the coast were they??? He said about 20 minutes. I asked him why didn't you & the others go work the rocky coastline for Rockfish, Lingcod & Greenling?????? He stated that they didn't even think about giving that a try, thought they had 9 wt. rods with intergrated shooting heads & they did have tying materials so they could have easily tyed up some Clousers... I mentioned that it would have certianly bet setting in the lodge waiting for the rivewrs to drop & clear, he agreed & stated that he would certianly pursue Rockfish & Lingcod more often...
I understand the Love & Lore of Trout, Salmon & Steelhead..they are beautiful fish... but if you can't get at them give the "Rocks", "Lings", "Cabs" & "Greens" a go.....they'll eat your flies & put serious bends in your rods....
DEAN....
Jerry Goldsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dean
Having had a few salmon trips turn into rock and lingcod trips, I was surprised to read about the closure for
these fish. I was fishing in the pacicfic northwest and canada, & will tell you that throwing a 450 or even 550 on a
10 wt with clousers and probing the depths around rocks for ling was thrilling. And the battle with a decent size ling
was like grouper fishing here in Florida. What a great game fish on a fly rod.
JGJerry GoldsmithAltamonte Springs, Fl[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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