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I have been using yarn, wool, whatever you'd like to call it, and with not much success. Im curious how other people tie their yarn/wool onto their hook? I have seen many different ways. I usually put it through the loop so the line goes perpendicular to the yarn strands. This results in a sort of messy look at first, but when I scruffle it around it seems to take on a more ballish figure. Representing one single egg. On the other hand I have seen pictures oif yarn just loosely tied. Secondly, Im curious about leader length. I have been using 2-4ft of 8lb test for cohos, and when fishing for springs 12lb. The thing is I have only hooked one fish ever on wool, the rest have been on hardware. Its not like I havent been 'putting time' in guys, I have. And I havent had much success, or any, with wool, or even little jensen eggs too for that matter. Cant seem to figure out another thign to try, I've tried everything. Maybe just bad days who knows. Chris
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Chris, Leader length plays a big part in cathcing salmon. For the most part I will stick to a 3 foot leader and shorter in faster currents so your bait or wool is not blowing around out of the strike zone. With wool ties first get the wool wet then cut it to resemble a small single egg with scissors. That simple.Oh, always use combos. ie: Pink in the middle of peach,blood red in orange. What I mena by this is first cut and inch of say pink wool then get 2 one inch long piece of peach wool and put the pink in the middle and thread it through the bait loop.
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I have a couple questions for anyone to answer: I noticed that coho fishing in the vedder has declined in the last week. They were fast and furious two weeks ago, but now it seems you hook more big coloured springs than anything. I would like to know where to go on the River if I am targeting cohos rather than those big springs. I understand if you are not to specifc, but please be honest. Second, I fish in kitamat and the skeena, and I use tonns of kitamat and crocadile and KOHO lures, is there a place where I can get them bulk in an assemble you own type of deal?? Thanks Bert
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I am thinking of hitting the Chehalis River, I was out there the other day and the water was low and clear and the lower river was full of dogs, all the cohos were stacked up in the hatchery pool with a pack of Yahoos all shoulder to shoulder,casting at them, and every once in a while hooking one. It was a real zoo. Even Worse on the lower river there was a pack of German Fly Fisherman fishing in one and one half feet of gin clear water, each with their limit of coloured up mangy dogs, gutted and ready to go. What is up with that?
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Bert; You want bulk Kitimat's. Come up when the river is low in August and go in the river and pick up all the tackle. We find so much I have icecream buckets full. Sometimes there is a fish attached to all that junk.
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In the Chilliwack/Vedder (or as my son says "The Chedder") look for coho where the springs aren't. Coho love soft water - slow currents with some depths and cover. However springs will push them out of any water the springs desire so look at the sides of runs, tail outs, pocket water (white water and spots directly against large rocks and boulders) and backwaters. Look for rising coho. Coho are very gracefull, they porpoise in lovely arcs. Chum are sloppy risers. Springs give themselves away by sheer size alone.
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Ok, anyways, getting back to topic. I'll try combos.. Wouldnt that mean that there would be a 2:1 ratio of wool? Guess it doesnt matter. i.e if the preferred colour was peach, would you put the 2 peaches on the outside, or put it in the middle? Chris
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Yeah thats the thing, Ive been out about 5 or 6 times this month, and I've gotton 1 bite. It was the cap, but still. I've tried everything. Oyu name it! I've already tried wool combos, and havent had the fish even move when it goes by. Its notmy tackle stuff thats the problem, its gettign fish to bite. I can find them, I just cant get them to take it. Makes e wonder if some of you (or more) snag fish. judging by reports of all these 'jerks' on the river by everybody. I doubt everyone on this board are innocent. . . Anyways, as I said before, I'll try it, I didnt ask for anymore if you read my post. I was asking a simple question. Once I learn how to become a regular river catcher (heh ...someday). I wont have any problems helping out new guys, I dont see why you guys do. When somebody makes an invention in life, they dont say, "No! you put the research in!" Chris
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Chris, if you think that catching fish is equivalent to inventing the light bulb, no wonder you're frustrated. Once the light bulb had been invented, it stayed invented. Fishing isn't remotely like that. Every time you go out, you basically start over again - there's no diagram that you can follow to produce a fish on every cast. There are certain things you can do to improve your odds, but you have most of that information already - and what you don't have is readily available in the articles on this and other BC fishing websites. No secrets, no magic bullets, no snagging. Just endless experiment, adjustment, repetition ... all performed in the rain while your hands freeze and your nose runs. Just get out and keep doing it, and stop asking so many questions - the answers won't help you in the slightest, anyway.
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No kidding. But I agree. Notice Im only asking on river fishign here. Which is about 1/4 of the fishing I do. But anyways, I got the answer to my question way back when, :), and am gonna go give it a shot somewhere this weekend. Not sure where yet. Thanks Chris
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