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10/20/2013
Casting
Coho Salmon
Green
Cloudy
Jig
Afternoon
10/20/2013
5
1921

Let me first explain that I rated this post a 5 simply because it was an amazing adventure.

I found a new stretch of water out in the sticks. It took a good 20-25 min to hike into. There were a few good deep pools that were holding some serious fish. Upon my arrival I see silvers splashing everywhere. In my mind I'm thinking it was going to be an easy limit. Little did I know that I had to put in work just to land one fire truck of a buck. Believe me when I say it, this fish was the brightest of the bunch. Lost a few really red fish which was fine with me because they were going to be released. I foul hooked a king that was pretty beat up and safely released. I had tons of fish follow my jig everywhere but refused to bite. I think the water clarity played a factor as it was pretty clear. Nothing else took my jig so I packed up and explored some other spots that I will fish in the future. On my way back I noticed either bear or cougar tracks. Not sure which one but they were HUGE and I wasn't about to stay around to find out. Back off to the trail I went and here I am safe and sound at home. I look forward to having a full day to fish this location again. Next time maybe bring some spinners. Tight lines y'all!

-Dj B.


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glort
10/21/2013 6:16:00 AM
Dj B - the master of the Skykomish. Nice job! I figure the day you come back skunked from the Sky marks when the coho are done for the year.

Using the DjB "hike in somewhere" method, I went on Sunday morning below Sultan and found a hole I thought would be a champ. No coho, just pinks although not as many pure zombies as you'd expect and some of the females even looked potentially keepable. Fun hauling them in even with no coho...until I lost basically all the gear I brought with me and called it a day.

Keep nailing those fish, and watch out for bears and cougars.
jonb
10/21/2013 6:36:00 AM
awesome report, sounds like a great day to me
DjButler
10/21/2013 7:20:00 AM
@glort: Haha I am no master, I just love exploring and because of it I have put myself onto some coho. May I ask what you were using for the coho? If you twitch jigs they work well on enticing a bite.

@jonb: It was quite the adventure and I really enjoyed the scenery. I look forward to linking up with you and getting a day of fishing in!
glort
10/21/2013 9:07:00 AM
I was using jigs for the most part. Foul hooked and released lots of pinks and fair caught a couple but they weren't keepers. Looking at some pics of spawning coho online, I think I actually did see some coho after all. I hooked one in particular that I was thinking was a female pink in good shape - had a green back but did a full on jump which I would not expect from a spawning pink. I don't remember seeing white belly and maybe hindsight wishing thinking makes me think I saw some orangy-red to it. Cheap jig hook bent though, so goodbye fish and who knows for sure.

I'm absolutely up for trying jigs again. Gotta get some better quality ones and the right colors to put on them.
DjButler
10/21/2013 12:38:00 PM
Ya, I was having that problem as well. Green and black were hot colors but now that the visibility is better I use darker colors like navy blue and black, or purple and black. A little krill scent and its fish on!!
Anonymous
10/21/2013 1:16:00 PM
Nice thing about those Fire Trucks is they must be easy to prepare, since they look half cooked already.
EricssonL
10/21/2013 11:16:00 PM
Damn bro ur out there! I finally caught some silvers tho! limited today i was so hyped!
DjButler
10/22/2013 11:13:00 PM
@Ericsson: I bet you were man. Was it out on the snohomish?
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