one thing that should be mentioned for Coho Flies is when the water is clear and the fish get finicky to try some smaller, sparser patterns.
I've had some of my best days when I went to a size 8,10 or 12 that was very sparsely dressed.
my best patterns for the Vedder are a very sparse muddler with a little flash in the wing. Christmas trees in blue & silver (for high colored water) pink marabou streamer (not too big) a Polar shrimp(old school pattern) on a size 6 or 8 hook and like Ralph H says, a Micky Finn, but again tied quite thin.
One time we were all fishing one of the ponds in behind Yarrow where they excavated the gravel. the pool was stacked with Coho but after the first few fish were hooked it went dead.
After trying all of my go-to patterns without success I tied on a size 10 2x long fly that was just a thin body of blue crystal flash and about five stands of the same material for a wing.
After that it was non-stop action!
Another one to try is a smaller size black leech type pattern. I haven't used them much but have seen other flyfishers do very well on them.
It doesn't hurt to experiment if you have the time.
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Topic: Sigh bored of pinks... Coho time :D (Read 10913 times)