Hello Bill,
Two of the most important things about a coho jumping or "showing" is that he
tells you he is there to begin with and which direction he is moving. Fishing
for coho is alot like hunting upland game birds...you have to lead the fish.
Coho can move sometimes as fast as 4-6 knots when working a beach and you
have to be in the water when they come by you and at the right depth. This
takes a good sense of timing of your pod and keeping buck fever to a minimum.
Its also very important NOT to change their behavior by casting your line on
top of their backs. When they approach instead try to target the fish to your
side of the pod or in front of the fish and let them move into your fly
keeping just your leader in the pod. I try to lead the fish by about 3 ft
depending on how deep i want my fly. If they are not taking it is usually a
depth adjustment that must be met.The conditions that you saw yesterday are
the reason that I use clear mono lines 95% of my time in the Sound. Cortland
came out with a ghost tip line that looks to me like a great line to use from
the shore. Any one tried them much?
Have fun,
Capt. T Wolf
Bill Brown wrote:
> Fished the Narrows today for a while after Charlie & friends left. Wish I
> could tell him I caught a few after they left, but I didn't. I did see
> quite a few 10 to 16 inch Coho jumping, but never even got a strike. Does
> anyone have any ideas on what they are jumping for? A few looked they were
> coming up for bugs on the water. I was tempted to try a dry fly as the
> water was like glass in areas.
>
> Charlie, I did drop my black hat on the beach. I never saw it on the way
> back to the car, someone else must have snagged it. Thanks for trying,
> though.
