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Has anyone had any sucsess on resident coho in the south
sound and if so where.I have not fly fished the salt for resident
coho in the narrows since last january and caught a couple on a chartuse clouser minnow size 6#.Any info would be great.
THANKS. :THUMBSUP

 

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I use size 10 , 12 and 14 scud hooks to immitate the krill , a
year or two ago i caught a south sound resident coho in july
that was abou 4 or 5 pounds and about 22 to 24 inches in length i kept the fish for the barbacue and when i cleaned it
it had hundreds of transparent and white krill in about a size
12 or 14 scud hook.I have a stomach pump so next time i
catch a coho i think i might pump him since most of the food they eat are small enough to fit in the pump.That way it will be
easier to match the hatch.since i catch and release almost all
of my fish the stomach pump is the only way to know what
they are eating.GOOD LUCK.C&R. :THUMBSUP

 

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Morning hatch sells stomach pumps and i am sure a few other
fly shops do , i got mine from morning hatch.Resident coho i
believe either stay in the sound there whole lives or at least the bigger ones ( 20" to 30'') migrate from the ocean to the sound earlier than most coho , my dad and i have caught quite
a few 18" to 28" inch coho in june thru august in the south sound ,When most coho don't return until septenber or october,
the smaller ones we catch january thru march the 12" to 16" inchers are either coho that stay in the sound an extra year after they exit the river and leave for the ocean when they
reach there 2nd year or they stay in the sound there whole life
or maybe a mix of both.The Esturary Fly Fisher talks about
resident coho in puget sound.I am going for some silvers tonight from about 3:00pm til 5:30pm out of a boat in the narrows i will let you nkow how my dad and i do. :THUMBSUP