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Snohomish County, WA

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09/15/2017
71° - 75°
Trolling
Coho Salmon
Silver-Gold
Sunny
Spoons
Afternoon
61° - 65°
09/17/2017
1
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First time this year targeting the silvers on the Snohomish. I trolled between the boat launch down to a little past the hwy 9 bridge. My set up today was a 4.5" slingblade dodger, 16" leader to a God's Tooth® , bead, and a single size 6 siwash hook which is the next size bigger than the standard size 8 hooks. Basically, very similar to the kokanee trolling rigs. I used a 4oz pinch weight to get the gear down about 7' -8' and a 20' set back. As I am trolling, the rod stars going off and I spend a few minutes fighting what I hoped was a silver, but instead, God blessed with a bright humpy buck. Talked to a few other boaters and no fish caught by them. Did not see any silvers jumping but did see a couple of humpies jump. Overall, very little fish activity today including sea run cutts.

Also wanted to mention there is a coho derby on October 7th which applies to the Snohomish, Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers. I have provided the details on our Elginfishing facebook timeline page if you are interested. No video today as not much action. Wishing all tight lines!


Comments

jonb
9/18/2017 7:08:31 AM
Have you thought of trying a purple or metallic blue finish on your spoons? I catch 90% of my coho on purple variations, pink/purple black/purple being my top 2 producers. I bet purple with black spots would be a great addition to your color scheme. I caught over 100 coho on purple out of 127 total that i recorded in my journal last season. Average of 10 a day. Not trying to brag, i just want to convey how well purple works for coho.
ElginFishing
9/18/2017 7:31:39 AM
Thanks jonb for taking the time to make a suggestion, I appreciate it:) I have a purple one but did not try it. I will plan to make a few prototypes as you suggest. Let's see what happens!
jonb
9/18/2017 12:11:58 PM
Your welcome and good luck I bet those lures of yours will slay coho once their in thicker.
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