Tides and beach fishing for Silvers, Coho, Pinks

[Dan Cuomo]

I am fairly new to WA, and WA Fly Fishing. I live in Oly, and have been hitting Evergreen Beach for SRC w/ some success. I'm looking for any advice/help re: other spots to try and especially some words of wisdom concerning what tides to fish. I've been hitting the incoming tide - about mid-point - and avoiding the really big changes from high to low days.

Just got back from ID, MT, and WY, chasing trout, so to say the least I'm not afraid to drive for good fishing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If anyone might like to join me sometime let me know.

Thanks, Dan

[Evan Burck]

every spot will produce differently at different tides. if you look in recent threads, there is a lot of good info on salmon and SRC. check out the threads with the word "pink" in the title, and check out just about any thread with a beach name or park in the title. all will have quite a bit of info that should be helpful

also, from my experience so far this year with the salmon (this is my first year ever targeting them from a beach), the bite seems to be better before the sun gets up. so get there early or late.

[Dan Cuomo]

Thanks so much. I'll follow your advice re: threads and times. Appreciate the input.

Dan

[Jake Bannon]

Im not the most experianced when it comes to coho and cutties but in the last year ive been targeting them Im starting to notice on bright sunny days the bite will usually take place in the early AM or the late PM, and also any signs of bait (sand lance, juvy herring,anchovy...) means theres a good propability that theres fish there. As the Beersmith said different beaches fish better on certain tides than others. If I tend to hit a spot that Ive never fished I would probley choose to fish the outgoing for certain reasons. I hope maybe my info has helped you, I know there are a lot more experainced SRC and coho fisherman than me on this board so they may be able to help you out.

[Dizane]

Bait, cover, tide.

The fish need bait to eat.

Cover helps them to accomplish that goal. Don't limit cover to hard structure. Light, or absence of it, is a form of cover (as alluded to by the posters above).

Tide (current) will dictate both.

Only time on the water will allow you to apply the basic elements to your unique situation.

[Dizane]

Boy, I just read my response and it sure sounded smartass.:rolleyes:

But really, it's about as specific as I feel one can get for as broad a question as where to fish for SRC/salmon and what tides to do so.

Fishing boards shouldn't be about specifics anyways. Time on water is where you pick those up.

Besides, it's more fun that way.

[hikepat]

For most beach fishing I like an incoming tide that is strong to help push the bait into shore with the tide. This does mean you have more issues with sea grass also being pushed in with the tide but on the plus side its good cover from above for the little fish to hide in and the big fish love to feed on the small bait fish. In fact fishing in and around the mats of floating sea grass have produced some of my best though some times most frustrating fishing days.
Fishing on points of land is different and you have to figure out what side of the point the currents are pushing into.

[Dan Cuomo]

Thanks Patrick. What you say makes perfect sense to me.

I am, like most of us on these boards, pressed to find enough time to spend on the water. Whenever I can get some advice/suggestions which might allow me to avoid reinventing the wheel, as it were, it is much appreciated. Thanks to you and the others who understand that and offered some help.

Thanks, Dan

[miyawaki]

I like to fish any tide that's moving along the beach whether it's going in or out. I like big changes and medium changes and I don't fish neap tides. If there's bait in the water and it's early in the coho season like now, light doesn't mean anything because these fish are driven to put on pounds. Try not to let to much thinking get in the way of you getting out. Now is the time.

Leland.

[Tony]

Hey the best time to fish is when you can period, and like Leland says the fish are there I've caught silvers on just about all tides and times of day, its pretty cool. I don't think its about reiventing the wheel either when it comes to fishing the salt its about learning how different beaches fish some are great incoming some outgoing some it just doesn't seem to matter, its something you just have to learn on your own I'm sorry to say. I just like to fish so when I can is when I do.
tony

[Dan Cuomo]

Thanks guys. I'm going out today, in fact. Yesterday was spent on the little D, so today I try the salt to apply some of what you've offered here. Pretty much a whole new thing for me so it should be interesting. I'll also be starting to keep a journal on beaches, tides, and any other factors I believe might be worth recording. Lots of new variables. TY.

Dan