oneshot
8/22/2012 10:21:00 AMthanks for the report!
i saw a picture recently of the pike minnows in there and looks lie they can get decent sized, like 16 to 20" or more i think my friend said..
i saw a picture recently of the pike minnows in there and looks lie they can get decent sized, like 16 to 20" or more i think my friend said..
tsath24
8/22/2012 12:00:00 PMDid you really walk down past river from Woodinville to Bothell? I think 405 is the border of Bothell right? Sounds like a nice day though! Were they only biting on flies?
drysuperfly52
8/22/2012 12:44:00 PMyeah i could only l get them to bite on dry flies, i don t think i know how to correctly fish anything but dry flies. i have never caught anything on a bead head or scud or anything like that. yeah i walked from woodinvill to about 1 mile past 405, it was along hull with wet shoes lol.
tsath24
8/22/2012 1:34:00 PMYeah I bet it was a long haul from Woodinville...HAHA! I'm actually just the opposite with the dries and bead heads...I've actually only caught everything from the Sammamish River swinging bead head nymphs and never have gotten a fish with a dry... :/ I wonder if there's parking closer to 405 where you were fishing, you think so?
FishingThePacNW
8/22/2012 1:59:00 PMNice! what size of royal coachman did you use? Ive only got 2 on dries and same with tsath24 gotten them all on bead head nymphs also oneshot my dad caught a 4lb pikeminnow in there once last year!!
drysuperfly52
8/22/2012 2:01:00 PMactually there was 1 run just below the play fields i parked at in woodinville where i caught 75% of my fish, it was the only fast (slow moving) water around. i am thinking we should meet up one afternoon and swap techniques.
tsath24
8/22/2012 3:15:00 PMI wouldn't be opposed, I actually know what body of water you're talking about. Just name a time and place and I'll see if I can squeeze it in between these two jobs... :/
knotabassturd
8/22/2012 5:43:00 PMAny idea what flies work best on the pikeminnows (anyone)? Was thinking of trying to slay as many as possible now that I FINALLY got a license and a chance to get out :-)
Figured sink tip with some smallish weighted nymph.
Be sure to retain the pikeminnows (or at least beach them for the birds or raccoons) and be extra careful letting the trout go. Tough for the trout and salmon smolts to compete with all the piekminnows in the river.
Figured sink tip with some smallish weighted nymph.
Be sure to retain the pikeminnows (or at least beach them for the birds or raccoons) and be extra careful letting the trout go. Tough for the trout and salmon smolts to compete with all the piekminnows in the river.
drysuperfly52
8/23/2012 7:09:00 AM@ tsath24, shoot me a pm i get off work mon-fri at 2:30 so i can be to the river by 315. it sound like my hours are a little more flexible then yours.