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[Steelhawk]

This thread was splitted from this fishing report.

Isn't 13" a bit small for a sea-run cutty? What is the average size for sea-run cutties?  Are there resident cutties in the Stave?

[DAWGMAN]

I caught one about 2lbs a few years ago on the stave. It measured a hair under 18 inches.

[Nicole]

Anadromous cutts don't always go to sea, but they more often move from system to system, in search for food...

There are a variety of markings, colors on fish can vary quite a bit... I've caught yellow bellies, chromers, crazy blue backs with peach coloured cheeks, really runs the gammut.

These are by far my favourite fish... Congrats on your first coastal cutty!

Cheers,
Nicole

[bbronswyk2000]

Anadromous cutts don't always go to sea, but they more often move from system to system, in search for food...

There are a variety of markings, colors on fish can vary quite a bit... I've caught yellow bellies, chromers, crazy blue backs with peach coloured cheeks, really runs the gammut.

These are by far my favourite fish... Congrats on your first coastal cutty!

Cheers,
Nicole

My favorite as well

I have caught lots of cutthroat while salmon fishing especially coho fishing. I always tell myself to bring along a 5wt but never do and than what do you know I hook a cutthroat on my 7wt. Sure I still love bringing them in and admiring their beauty but it would be more fun on the 5wt. I would never bring less than a 5wt as you never know when a coho picks up what you have out there.

[nineweight]

Isn't 13" a bit small for a sea-run cutty? What is the average size for sea-run cutties?  Are there resident cutties in the Stave?

13" is quite average for a sea run cut, althought they can get much larger. 

[Steely]

i've been catching searun cutties for the little campbell river river hatchery. large wild females - getting most of my fish on fairly large rolled muddlers white and coastal deer oho hair... largest one was about 19 inches and i thought it was a coho jack.

I fish down there all the time and have released to many to count this year. All between 14-16 inches. Released a nice 20 inch rainbow resident. It scared the crap out of me as I was getting small ones then this guy swooped in. All the fish were on small coho streamers and egg patterns. Lots of fun and good year round

[HOOK]

ok so how can you tell if its a searun cutty and whether its a resident cutty???

because on Monday i hit a load of them in a nice quiet spot biggest being 22"  even got one Dolly around 14-15" lots of cookie cutter sized cutties though(10-14")

[fish2much]

My favorite as well

I have caught lots of cutthroat while salmon fishing especially coho fishing. I always tell myself to bring along a 5wt but never do and than what do you know I hook a cutthroat on my 7wt. Sure I still love bringing them in and admiring their beauty but it would be more fun on the 5wt. I would never bring less than a 5wt as you never know when a coho picks up what you have out there.
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Same goes here I caught this one on my 7 weight.

[fish321]

Anadromous cutts don't always go to sea, but they more often move from system to system,

If they do not go to sea they are not anadromous. They are just cutts.

[fishseeker]

Is the Stave any good cutties in late December?

[fish321]

Is the Stave any good cutties in late December?

Late December used to de good. Afted the salmon are all gone and the cutts are nice and fat.

[fishseeker]

Is the Stave any good cutties in late December?

Late December used to de good. Afted the salmon are all gone and the cutts are nice and fat.

Thanks fish321, hopefully it will still be good. 

[bbronswyk2000]

The Harrison is much better for cutthroat than the Stave. Also more shore access.

[reeler]

 Where can I fish with a fly rod on the Harrison from shore.  On occasion I have seen a few guys just upstream of the highway bridge.
Are there any other locations that can be accessed without a boat? I used to go to the Stave in the late season but now I have to wear a hard hat
to avoid being brained by a  bouncing betty.

Thanks

[bbronswyk2000]

Where can I fish with a fly rod on the Harrison from shore.  On occasion I have seen a few guys just upstream of the highway bridge.
Are there any other locations that can be accessed without a boat? I used to go to the Stave in the late season but now I have to wear a hard hat
to avoid being brained by a  bouncing betty.

Thanks

Lots of places on the Harrison by foot. If I told you some of the best spots I have found I would e lynched by people

Get out and explore it. Its an amazing river and worth the time to explore. I would bring flesh flies, and egg patterns. Also some muddlers and attractor patterns.