[Salmon King]

Thank you....maybe someone else can answer my question?

 

[Old Man]

I used to fish for pile perch, but used gear or a hand line. Just fish off any dock that is over salt water. Piling worms are the best bait.

 

[SilverFly]

Cool zombie thread. If I lived near the Sound I'd be harassing pile perch on a regular basis.

 

[sroffe]

San Juan Worm is chunk of Chenille tied to a hook.

Super easy to tie. I think it was the first fly in Kaufmans how to tie wet flys book I have.

 

[Salmon King]

San Juan Worm is chunk of Chenille tied to a hook.

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Super easy to tie. I think it was the first fly in Kaufmans how to tie wet flys book I have.

Thank you!

 

[Buzzy]

I hate to revive a 12 year old thread but...

Rockfish...where do you get you flies from?
I'd like to buy som of these...

Also...does anyone have a picture of said flies?
Oh...and what exactly is a San Juan Worm?

Thanks!

I'm not sure where you live but am making the assumption you're somewhere near the saltwater ..... If you're anywhere near Puget Sound, stop by one of the many fly shops and ask about fly patterns - my guess is you'll find something quite suitable for perch (piling perch). I used to fish off a dock close to Bainbridge Island, I used piling worms harvested from beneath the floats in Poulsbo Marina. Great bait for perch (two species), bullheads and back then Pacific cod fish. Never gave a thought to trying flies but now I wonder about dropping a fly beneath an indicator...... we also dropped ring pots for rock crab. Afterwards it was up to Bomi and Roshan's house for seafood curry - the catch went into the pressure cooker. That was some good eatin'!

 

[meh.meh.meh.meh.meh.]

I saw some of these under a bridge a couple weeks ago. I wasn't sure what they were, but I looked them up and instantly recognized the dark splotch on their side. a couple of them were quite large...

 

[Jim F.]

Back in the '70s, we used to catch them using little sand crabs.

 

[Stonefish]

San Juan Worm is chunk of Chenille tied to a hook.

View attachment 181882

Super easy to tie. I think it was the first fly in Kaufmans how to tie wet flys book I have.

If you tie some of these up, use Vernille or Ultra Chenille.
SF

 

[Dave Boyle]

I'm not sure where you live but am making the assumption you're somewhere near the saltwater ..... If you're anywhere near Puget Sound, stop by one of the many fly shops and ask about fly patterns - my guess is you'll find something quite suitable for perch (piling perch). I used to fish off a dock close to Bainbridge Island, I used piling worms harvested from beneath the floats in Poulsbo Marina. Great bait for perch (two species), bullheads and back then Pacific cod fish. Never gave a thought to trying flies but now I wonder about dropping a fly beneath an indicator...... we also dropped ring pots for rock crab. Afterwards it was up to Bomi and Roshan's house for seafood curry - the catch went into the pressure cooker. That was some good eatin'!

Sounds like a challenge for Ira?

Dave

 

[blackbird]

Pile Perch Fishing Commercial Wharf #2 Monterey California

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[Salmon King]

I'm not sure where you live but am making the assumption you're somewhere near the saltwater ..... If you're anywhere near Puget Sound, stop by one of the many fly shops and ask about fly patterns - my guess is you'll find something quite suitable for perch (piling perch). I used to fish off a dock close to Bainbridge Island, I used piling worms harvested from beneath the floats in Poulsbo Marina. Great bait for perch (two species), bullheads and back then Pacific cod fish. Never gave a thought to trying flies but now I wonder about dropping a fly beneath an indicator...... we also dropped ring pots for rock crab. Afterwards it was up to Bomi and Roshan's house for seafood curry - the catch went into the pressure cooker. That was some good eatin'!

My nearest fly shop is almost 2 hours away...
But I did order some online today.

 

[Irafly]

Sounds like a challenge for Ira?

Dave

Been there, done that. They eat chironomids.

 

[Old Man]

My nearest fly shop is almost 2 hours away...
But I did order some online today.

Where you living at.??