[Woollyworm]

I fished a Tacoma Narrows beach last Saturday on an A.M. incoming tide. I used a 5-weight and sink-tip line. I saw a lot of jumping fish and assume that they were either sea-run cutts or resident silvers. I caught one coho measuring about 14" on a black woolly bugger. That was the only strike I got in 2 hours of fishing.

The frustrating part was that fish were consistently splashing in front of me, but didn't seem too willing to take flies. I also tried a chartreuse and white clouser with no luck. In my experience fishing beaches, if you can find the fish you can usually get them to bite without much trouble. However, that didn't seem to be the case on this last outing. In fact, they seemed downright fickle.

Can anyone offer any insight as to what techniques may have resulted in more fish to hand?

Cheers!

 

[Woollyworm]

That makes sense. Thanks for the tip. Not sure if I know exactly what these patterns look like. Large scuds? Can you point me to a photo/or tying instructions online?

Thanks again,
WW

 

[Woollyworm]

Thanks for the links. That's some excellent information. So it sounds like amphipods are rather small, and euphausiids are larger. What are the basics of a fly pattern that I would use to imitate them? I'm guessing a pinkish type scud pattern tied on a size 12 hook with some sort of shellback? Is that about right for the size?

Thanks for any information. Tight lines.
ww

 

[Woollyworm]

I'm curious. What's the deal exactly with the "resident" silvers. Are they just juveniles that remain in the sound for a few seasons before migrating to the open sea. Or does a certain percentage of the population never leave the Sound?

Also, is this time of year the best time to catch them?

thanks,
Craig

 

[Woollyworm]

Thanks for the info. The book you mention sounds interesting. What other books would make good references for the Puget Sound fly angler?cheers,
ww