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Kokanee on a fly - albinotrout - 07-10-2013
Anyone ever catch kokanee on a fly at this time of year?
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Re: [albinotrout] Kokanee on a fly - kochanut - 07-10-2013
yup, slip rig, green buzzers, 50 FOW.... pain in the butt to get that leader out but its a BLAST!!
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Re: [albinotrout] Kokanee on a fly - Catcherman. - 07-10-2013
I have never tried but I would say a type 7 line with a showgirl alaskabou fly.
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Re: [kochanut] Kokanee on a fly - albinotrout - 07-10-2013
This intrigues me. In slip rig are you using a strike indicator?
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Re: [albinotrout] Kokanee on a fly - TroutMan93 - 07-10-2013
I was wondering the same thing earlier! Great minds think alike [
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Re: [TroutMan93] Kokanee on a fly - albinotrout - 07-10-2013
Hey there might just be a trip somewhere in this?[
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Re: [TroutMan93] Kokanee on a fly - wolfs4evr - 07-10-2013
My dad has caught Lakers up in Montana on Fort Peck Lake on a flyrod. 8wt rod and he set it up on one of his downriggers. He said it was fun once... lol Many hours of battle to get it landed.
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Re: [kochanut] Kokanee on a fly - albinotrout - 07-10-2013
The green buzzer looks like an interesting fly. What's the body made out of? Looks easy enough to tie as well.
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Re: [wolfs4evr] Kokanee on a fly - TroutMan93 - 07-10-2013
Damn that sounds epic!!!
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Re: [wolfs4evr] Kokanee on a fly - albinotrout - 07-10-2013
Laker on a fly eh? On a down rigger even? Never thought of that.
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Re: [albinotrout] Kokanee on a fly - TroutBumDave - 07-10-2013
I've tried it twice at the Gorge and twice up at the Berry with no success. I am using a type 7 line with a weighted fly (tried tons of different colors and patterns) and I've never caught anything but Cutts at the Berry and Bows at the Gorge.
I'm determined to slam one of those little turds though, and it must be this year.
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Re: [albinotrout] Kokanee on a fly - TroutMan93 - 07-10-2013
Definitely man!! Sounds like a fun time to me!!
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Re: [TroutBumDave] Kokanee on a fly - flygoddess - 07-10-2013
Koke are Dafnia eaters. If you want to use bigger flies, Larry Tullis has one. It is a mohair leech with dabs of material paint on the ends of the fibers.
What Koch is doing is deep nymphing with Slip Indicators ( I have many of them).
You are using a 50' piece of mono or fluoro (leader)off a floating line and an indicator that will break away when a fish hits and slide down the leader.
The Buzzer or CHIRONOMIDS work fantastic.
Davie has a great you tube on buzzers
http://youtu.be/f1YyvxrgwQ4
Blue is an color to never over look. Also experiment and try PINK.
You will need to go deep and that VII will work great but better on calm waters so it does go straight down. Also Renegade area is ....nice[
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Re: [wolfs4evr] Kokanee on a fly - flygoddess - 07-10-2013
Was he using a fly line, or more Mooching? That is very cool at any rate.
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Re: [flygoddess] Kokanee on a fly - albinotrout - 07-10-2013
So you're saying green buzzers in different colors? What size hook?
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Re: [albinotrout] Kokanee on a fly - flygoddess - 07-10-2013
Buzzers are in all different colors. Look at the link and change the color. I just have fantastic luck with Blue, Green and Pink.
There are so many patterns Albino. Sinergy ties absolutely beautiful Mids and Buzzers.
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Re: [flygoddess] Kokanee on a fly - albinotrout - 07-10-2013
Thanks, I'll look into them.[cool]
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Re: [albinotrout] Kokanee on a fly - flygoddess - 07-10-2013
They are interesting. English, and some are as simple as you can get
Check this one out:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z214/shardack/MainBrancjpg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flyforums.co.uk/fly-tying-forum/32972-buzzers.html&h=680&w=680&sz=37&tbnid=rMgEfTkjBLyUKM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=100&zoom=1&usg=__BSZQ5B9TLnjri4qeNsPbF0cZ_fA=&docid=YFGpsgxfvSF5nM&sa=X&ei=c-PdUaCbC-qVyQGfhYA4&sqi=2&ved=0CEAQ9QEwAw&dur=412
Many are just bare hook and a rib then gills.
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Re: [flygoddess] Kokanee on a fly - albinotrout - 07-10-2013
Looks really easy to tie. The only material I don't have is the 140 denier thread and the wing material used on the thorax.
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Re: [albinotrout] Kokanee on a fly - flygoddess - 07-10-2013
Use gift wrapping ribbon, swiss straw, clothing paint. That is the beauty, be creative.
I have tied several out of Flashabou strands. I do go through a lot of SHHAN though...LOL
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