pabovo
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oak orchard
new to fly fishing and and would like some help with what fly patterns, colors and sizes . looking to make a trip to oak orchard on the weekend of 10/20. any help would be great
thanks matt
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catchtrout
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/19 07:37:43
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I've had good success using single egg and sucker spawn patterns in size 12 or 14. Colors can rangefromsalmon egg through pink, chartreuse and white. I don't know what other anglers use as far a tippet goes but I use 8# to 12# fluorocarbon. If you use anything lighter you will be running up and down the stream all day trying to slow down the fish on the end of your line. Good luck, thats a great time to fish the Oak. I will be there the following week.
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Christian
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/23 09:40:20
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Anybody know if there any good number of salmon in Oak Orchard yet and if they have made it up to the Dam?
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mrkeith
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/23 23:03:22
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nothing to speak of in Oak as of today. Give it a couple of weeks
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TheSlamminSalmon
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/24 21:30:30
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I usually do good on various estaz patterns and buggers. We'll be there the same weekend. Probably bump into you at some point.
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Christian
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/26 12:47:56
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I fished Oak Orchard last year during the first week of Oct. I caught several kings but they were all dark and I saw no Cohos. Seems that you have a better chance of catching a fresh fish or a coho at Salmon river. Please comment if you have any opinion on this.
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/26 20:38:46
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i was at oak last year the week of oct. 23. we hammered the kings on steelhead skien. all where hooked in the mouth. some fly guys below us was catching alot of browns but not the real big ones. i kot 1 coho, which was my 1st. that was right around 11#. i was told that , that was a big coho. we are going this year oct 23,24,25.
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TheSlamminSalmon
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/27 07:22:05
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Akitadog, that was us below you at archers with the fly rods. Saw you catch that coho.
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akitadog
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/27 10:59:29
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no way slammin,, thats cool. you gonna be there this year? im not a big brown fan. we had a blast hammeren the kings. ended up with 13qt jars of eggs. i use a ton of singles for steel thats why i target the kings. although i wouldnt mind hooken a 10# or 12# brown. it would go on the wall.
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Steel Junkie
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/27 11:23:26
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I was there that weekend too last year, we also caught a ton of browns but we were right up above the sycamore hole!
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TheSlamminSalmon
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/27 18:00:24
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That was a good weekend. We are heading up the 20-23 this year. I got a 12# going up on the wall. I still have a blast with the kings though.
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/29 00:25:34
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I'll be heading up the 21st through the 24th. Was up there around the same time the last 12 year's lol. So far I got a 13lb brown, and a 15lb steelie on the wall. Maybe I will see you all on the water!
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Re:oak orchard
2012/09/29 14:17:02
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anyone up there recently? headin up next wed and prayin for rain...supposed to sunday and tuesday so hopin and prayin
pm me if anyone been to 18 or oak
Fish to live...live to fish One Burbot, One Scotch, One Beerg
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