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[Ambassador]

Thanks to everyone for your tips. I ended up having a great day exploring and fishing the Vedder on Saturday. Got to the river before 7 and it was a pretty quiet other than a pile of cars stacked up around the Tamahi area - which I was not about to hit after the comments. Did some hiking and found a nice spot higher up the river with no one on it. Only saw a few people for the first half of the day - no worries about low-holing! While I didn't land any, I learned a fair bit about the river and how (not) to fish it that day. Fairly green to float fishing and learned that it is not so easy with a spinning reel setup. Next time I'll bring my fly rod in hopes I can catch a nice one like Hooks!

[cohoaaron]

you can fish bait all you want behind me. keep this in mind though - I caught this while working through a run between 5 bait guys !!!




and for the accusing folk, its a hatchery fish that was dispatched immediately after a couple pics which is why its on the rocks

sweet reel!!!! (and fish) HOOK!

[norton]

Thank god the coho are just about finished for the year in the vedder. Steelhead separate the snaggers from the real fishermen.

[BigFisher]

True dat. But This time of year is also nice, the fish thin out, the fisherman thin out and you can finally enjoy the river to yourself.

[Sandman]

True dat. But This time of year is also nice, the fish thin out, the fisherman thin out and you can finally enjoy the river to yourself.

I have had the river to myself for months, it's just not Vedder River.

[Derek Mcl]

you can fish bait all you want behind me. keep this in mind though - I caught this while working through a run between 5 bait guys !!!

Wow I have no confidence in fishing for coho with a swung fly.  I may have to re-evaluate after seeing this picture!

[BigFisher]

How exactly does this picture give you confidence in fly fishing for coho?

[CoastRider]

How exactly does this picture give you confidence in fly fishing for coho?

Most likely due to the fact that there are many more coho than steelhead, and many would say its much easier to catch a coho on the fly than a Winter steel

[firstlight]

The crowded spots are easy to fish.
I just come out of the bush yelling Bear! Bear! and within about 1 minute I have my choice of spots to fish.

[Outdoorsman]

The crowded spots are easy to fish.
I just come out of the bush yelling Bear! Bear! and within about 1 minute I have my choice of spots to fish.

Hahha laughed out loud on that one lol. A good tactic hahah.

[Sandman]

Most likely due to the fact that there are many more coho than steelhead, and many would say its much easier to catch a coho on the fly than a Winter steel

More likely he thought it was a coho.

[Every Day]

Swinging flies for coho IMO is one of the least effective methods for fishing them. I have caught very few the past few years swinging (and I try it nearly every day out). In fact, I think I may be able to count on one hand how many I have caught on the swing.

Then like a fast strip, or if you want to swing, you have to add a twitch in the swing. I achieve this generally by stripping in once every 10 or so seconds and then letting the line slide back out of my fingers the next 10 seconds. I believe this gives the fly a flare in the water, followed my a quick movement (if you're using a swung fly like rabbit or marabou).

Steelhead, as hook has pictures, love to hit swung flies. I find they don't like a whole lot of movement in most cases, they seem to like a slow methodical approach.

[Derek Mcl]

Ya my bad.  I didn't look at the fish in the picture very closely and, given the time of year it is currently, I thought we were talking about salmon.

[BigFisher]

Ya my bad.  I didn't look at the fish in the picture very closely and, given the time of year it is currently, I thought we were talking about salmon.

Iv heard that before....