Show Us Your Water

chase the fish..........
 
It is absolutely hysterical watching folks high stepping up river to 'chase' down the salmon !!!

you mean the heavy water where a string of lead rules ? They were pounding them hard there and in the bucket sat.
In higher water they will go through there but in normal fall 335 flows the run is through the flats.
Nah , for salmon I like to see my fish take my fly.

well, i actually notice they come up both sides of either island down at dsr.  sometimes they go up the jos hole side, and sometimes the other.  i actuallly hit a run once where nothing came up the joss hole side.  thousands of fish were splashing up those shallow flat rapids.  what a sight. i think what ever path the fingerlings take back to the lake is the one they take when they go to spawn.  like i said earlier these fish are so unpredictable.  i've actually seen pods of fish go up one channel between islands, then turn around, go back down around the island and come up the other side.  these fish are so amazing.  for fishing and water tactics, that's all a personal preference.  i don't prefer to see my salmon though.  it's great to see them take, but when fishing a deep seem above a white water pocket, i find the fish are more aggressive.  once they break through that pocket in to the channel of preference (least path of resistence) and they see that bright irritating pattern,  i find they're usually more likely to hit.  plus they rest in between pockets and they don't like being bothered when they rest.  just my personal preference.  i find i catch more fish when i don't see them.  for instance, do you spot your steelhead when you fish for them?  that's the way i look at it.  but it's totally personal prefference.  it worked for me on saturday though.  i landed 8 kings and 1 steelhead.  i just can't wait for a month from now when the steel really starts to come.  i'm already tying sacks and big wets to swing to those bad boys.  fish on...

definitely good pocket water for swinging flies and streamers.  that water there below the wall pool and betwteen the flats has some nice big rocks and it gets a little deeper than it looks.

This was actually for rainheads but it is prime salmon water also

I will still say those above spots & waters are my favorite of ALL for salmon. They move & hold in the small breaks of migration. Great swinging water with big uglys .

Will say though tuna, I've had great times in those spots when runs were nose to tail and fin to belly with little fishing pressure

I was just cruising and found this old thread.
Found it interesting.
Please guys if you don't already have some take a few pics of your favorite spots, keep it tight if you think you will give away a secret, just like to know what others like.
 
I prefer rather large pockets in heavier flows.
As said they tend to hold longer and when fresh fish move in there is a lot of territorial aggression to take advantage of.
Great to  big ugly swinging for and they don't get much bigger and uglier than Bill and myself (not necessarily in that order.

2B....the second two pictures is what it's all about,sweet memories!

Don't know.
Sometime this week I think.
 
What up Jack I only resurrected this thread to try to fool you into posting a pic of your secret spot.

Jack that was last Thursday. Brought two to hand out of 3 hookups. The company of just my son and the water was fantastic.

Tuna, I hear ya bud. I've fished that water plenty and yes I never wait. Only time I've stayed planted in that stretch is when there's a big run in...

Two Bob, thanks for posting the pics. And yes he is getting big. His patience, casting and drifting has increased amazingly this year.

For me Kings  are better sightfished. I  get some very heavy pulls  striper fishing on the swing, as I almost never fish areas where the tide isn't moving well, and would rather see Kings chase and chomp.  Having learned some tricks from HT and had the pleasure of fishing (and catching) kings and cohoes with him, I'm fully on board with his method and water.
Thanks for the pics Andy!  His smile says it all. + 2b for the relay.