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[koifish]

So my buddy went to pegleg and caught his sockeye and Im going tmr

Is it possible to fly fish pegleg and catch anything? 
Or am I crazy?

[Humpy]

Now, the answer would be no,
wait until the upper area is accessible then it is great fly fishing territory, have caught many pinks up there.

[koifish]

Thanks humpy

But would I have a chance? Or no?  Ill keep it in the truck just in case haha

[Humpy]

Not a chance, pegleg is crowded because only one area of the whole bar is accessible by foot, so there would be no room.

[Rachid]

Never leave your fishing gears in the car or any valuable items , there is a chance someone will break into the car.

[SkagitDreamer]

I had a set of fly gear stolen from my vehicle on the chilliwack before... Bad idea leaving anything behind.

[bunnta]

Peg leg? Probably not, I managed to hook one while fishing for pinks last year and no it couldn't be flossed if the hook was near the nose of the fish Also had a small coho smash my fly as well so I must have been doing something right. Still going to try and hook one this year on the fly to see if the area I am fishing will make them bite.

[Chehalis_Steel]

Yea its possible, but the reality is that you will be flossing some of your fish. Pinks are a lot better if you want to fly fish the Fraser. That's the only thing I really do there anymore...rather be trout fishing other rivers when there aren't pinks.

[koifish]

Went out today got some sockeye and lost a spring

[Knnn]

On the fly and at Pegleg?

[featherchucker]

I have caught many salmon on the fly in the fraser.I wouldn't fly fish peg during sock season though. If you want socks then look for bars that are too snaggy for the bottom bouncers.If you use the propper tip then your line should slide over the boulders that would otherwise snag the bouncers. Try a very large muddler or if there is good vis then a pink prawn pattern. I have also hooked socks on the thompson indicator fishing.Once the coho show up and the bouncers are gone then there is much better fly fishing.

[HOOK]

I have been successful for socks on the fly many times. The water to look for is where its too slow for proper bouncing and is slow(ish) out 50-100' from shore. Sockeye amongst other salmon will run this soft shoulder and often come in even as close as where your standing. I have hooked many while stripping my line in past buddies down stream to re-cast. I normally use chartreuse flies of various patterns/sizes only because the bright green shows up well in the murky water.

I may be out there Monday in one area I'm pretty positive will be producing now 

[bigsnag]

With the water temperature hovering around 19 - 20C. I hope everyone will just take their 2 sox and go home. Sometimes just because it is legal does not make it right to hook and release  40-50 fish.  This goes a lot deeper than the method of how one fishes,  it's about a persons character and integrity.
 

[clarkii]

^ that is true.

Also do not forget about the water discharge rates.

[Knnn]

I'll second the Squamish poacher in pink or orange.  Recently had success with a small imitation (ok bastardization) of an orange general practitioner.

featherchucker, what do you mean by proper tippet?  I have been using a medium - heavy sink tip with 3 foot of 15 lbs mono

(PS to the mass unwashed horde, no; the fish were not flossed with the fly, this was in clear water, all hooked in the snout or inside the lip and when the bite turned off no fish were caught on any type or colour of fly)