cpswing
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THIS WEEKEND
Nice to read all of the posts this year. Esp. all of you "master anglers" meeting up on the river. Sounded like a reel cool experience. I finally get to make the trek up on Friday night and fish the weekend. I know the weekends suck compared to the rest of the week but it's the only time I can get. Was planning on starting at Ellis and working my way down on Saturday. Met some real cool older gents there last yaer and hoping to run into them again. These 2 guys were real ****ers. I stood there and got tutored by them for an hour. Definately my best time on the river so far. The one guy sounded just like Burt Lancaster. lol. I will send a report as soon as I get home since I don't have a cool phone. Any tips on what has been successful lately would be appreciated. As would a nice run of fish. I am a lways a day early or late and have yet to see one.
Best of Luck
CP
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/21 22:33:50
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well, Red or Orange bunny leeches worked well for the ho's.. The kings were real grabby on pink bunnies, the Ho's wouldn’t touch them..
Keep changing color/size until you find the "one"
The best approach was an across/down swing.. A lot of times they would hit the fly at full down stream so let it dangle there then strip it in..
Mid Colum were the aggressive fish. Use as little shot as possible and keep it about 18" from your fly..
I was using 12# tippet but got pizzed and went to 20#.. I think 12 upstream would be fine..
This will work be it fly rod or spin but you need room. Try not to stand in a crowd..
Good luck and give us a report back..
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/21 23:59:05
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AGREED! There was a day that pink bunny ruled the world for kings. My next outing a red and chartuse fly was the definate favorite. Have red and ornge flies also cause each has had its moments. If your a swinger across and down is where its at. Good luck on your trip.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 15:48:07
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Best of luck. With the shallow water I aways had luck with darker colors for the most part if not it was chartuse.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 16:40:47
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Good luck up top- Love it up there but frankly the reports arent so good yet- feel like I been kicked outa the house by not fishing there yet this year but ya gotta fish where the fishes is. = hope ya gettum this weekend.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 17:17:42
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I never got a strike on pink in 3 days fishing and I rotated it in often enough. Red was crap too.
Orange, Blue/Black & Chartruce got all my action.
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cpswing
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 18:01:35
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Were those all bunnie leeches, or streamers, and comets. With all of the rainy days coming I have been kinda hoping a push might make it up there. It's such a nice area. I would love to try and come back up towards the latter part of October when the crowds die down and see what it looks like up there then. Or is it all just floating carcasses. lol. Thank you for all of the input folks, I really appreciate it. Your all a good group of guys.
CP
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 18:06:03
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Later October king wise my luck with the dead ones stacked up in the pools. They can sure put up a fight when they get hooked and float towards a shute.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 18:48:54
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Bunnies.. Normally I use comets tied with synthetics but the rabbit was the ticket ..
You can se a picture of my flies on , well the Picture Thread..
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 19:28:17
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Comets worked best for me. It's all in what they're in the mood for when you're fishing a pool I guess. The Big Coho was on a Chartruce Bunny fly with Black/Char. collar. It was overcast.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 19:42:28
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or swinging the tailout 
"whats that smell like fish oh baby" .. J. Kaukonen
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 20:38:36
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Late October is GREAT up there- dead fishes --yea -- but lotsa livuns too--the way this season is goin there will stilll be plenty left alive late
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 20:54:29
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ORIGINAL: cpswing
Were those all bunnie leeches, or streamers, and comets. With all of the rainy days coming I have been kinda hoping a push might make it up there. It's such a nice area. I would love to try and come back up towards the latter part of October when the crowds die down and see what it looks like up there then. Or is it all just floating carcasses. lol. Thank you for all of the input folks, I really appreciate it. Your all a good group of guys.
CP
No disrespect---but why the heck would SALMON be the target in late Oct?
Steel on a pin---so easy a caveman can do it.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 21:00:17
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Big Greens- the most beautiful and fightenist Kingers around IMHO.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 21:25:24
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rt; are you referring to ones like this...
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 21:28:44
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although i prefer cathcing them when they look like this; when NOOOO ONNNEEE is around...
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 21:29:36
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and why not onme more for a night cap...
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 21:45:00
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Yep- big Humpy backed, long toothed, bubble nosed green monsters
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 21:48:57
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U guys take the greenies(and zombies) then--that time of yr(as always) I like my fish dime bright.
Steel on a pin---so easy a caveman can do it.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 21:52:41
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they are fun; for sure; that first monster i posted there had bottom teeth that were close to 1 inch long... i was very cautious when taking the hook out of his mouth...
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 21:56:15
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I would've been more careful of the $ shot--lol
Steel on a pin---so easy a caveman can do it.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 22:00:05
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Yea= it was always a toss up which rod ta bring- steel or King when THEY are in - one reason I picked up that new rig- switch hitter I hope.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 22:26:54
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If I go that late the Steel Rod will be with me as well. I have never fished the SR. specifically for STEEL. Did most of that out in erie. Use to have a great time on Walnut and Elk creeks. Use to do great on a peach sucker spawn tipped with a maggot. (older gent beside me showed me that one). I have not had nearly the same success with Salmon as with steel, but what a fight.lol Amazing what you learn from people. Between differnt lines leaders, knots. I guess between wife, 2 little ones, and 21 more in my class it's just nice not to have anyone calling for me, yelling for me, crying, and all the other joys of life.lol
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/22 22:29:42
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Go getum- have a great trip.
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2011/09/22 23:15:46
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U guys take the greenies(and zombies) then--that time of yr(as always) I like my fish dime bright.
slayer you cant discount that second king posted...thats about as dime brite as one can get; but yes the picture below is the chrome that i hold most dearly...
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/23 05:30:41
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Nice fish--but the pose and face look like ur dropping a duece 
Steel on a pin---so easy a caveman can do it.
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/23 15:01:26
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/23 15:14:00
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Ignorant one here again.....are the salmon inedible that late in the season?
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/23 15:18:03
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although i prefer cathcing them when they look like this; when NOOOO ONNNEEE is around...
DB -I really like this picture.. You look like a Happy Go Lucky Hipster back then, - vs- the stone cold murderer look in the previous pic... 
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RE: THIS WEEKEND
2011/09/23 15:20:20
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Ignorant one here again.....are the salmon inedible that late in the season?
all depends how hungry you are ( as in Somalia refugee hungry) I like steppin on the dead ones in Nov - explosion of mashed potatoe nutrients to feed the little stream critters...
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