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[c-pin]

I'm looking to expand my Chum Fly patterns. I've checked on Google, but not too inspired in what I see.

I'm sticking to the tried and tested (by me) patterns. I have about 3 or 4 patterns in various colours I use.

Show me what you've got.

Thanks,  John

[Flytech]

Black. Blue, and bushy. Pretty much any steelhead flies will work, chum attack everything.


Any of these would work awesome.

[c-pin]

Thanks Flytech.

I should also say I fish with a switch rod that I use one handed style.

[FlyFishin Magician]

What weight is your switch rod?  I was wondering if my 7 wt Z-Axis switch rod is a bit too light for chum?

[Sandman]

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[Sandman]

I will usually fish only fish 4 flies myself.  A purple egg sucking leech, a white woolly sparkle bugger, or a natural rolled muddler, (all of which are effective for any lurking coho) or this Chum Candy pattern I developed:
which proved effective on early run chum.

[c-pin]

Thanks everyone.

I am using a Beulah Classic 7/8 switch. I have a heavy 8 wt single hand multi-tip line on a Lamson Guru 3.5 reel.

[Flytech]

What weight is your switch rod?  I was wondering if my 7 wt Z-Axis switch rod is a bit too light for chum?

You should be fine, just don't reef on the rod, let the chum take line when needed.

[koko]

Black. Blue, and bushy. Pretty much any steelhead flies will work, chum attack everything.


Any of these would work awesome.

nice fly, little waste for chum.

[MetalAndFeathers]

What weight is your switch rod?  I was wondering if my 7 wt Z-Axis switch rod is a bit too light for chum?

I would say yes and no.Depends where you are fishing if say the stave mostly large slow water yes but say squamish large FAST water.Ive hooked them on 6 wts in the past just keep the rood down as if you were gonna snap the line like that there is no pressure on the rod.

[MetalAndFeathers]

Black. Blue, and bushy. Pretty much any steelhead flies will work, chum attack everything.


Any of these would work awesome.

Yep to big of a waste tho i could catch one on a size 1/0 hook with pink wool like a streamer lol.Unless you got the money to make a bunch of those than ok...

[RalphH]

chum love flies tied with marabou or rabbit strips. Egg patterns work great as well. It's almost a waste to tie fancy. Hot pink,orange, flame, chartreuse and olive have been good colours for me.

[Flytech]

As I said, they'll attack everything. I just used that pic from the Internet for a quick example.

[iCemAn]

What weight is your switch rod?  I was wondering if my 7 wt Z-Axis switch rod is a bit too light for chum?

I have landed hundreds of Chum on my 7wt single hand rod, so a 7wt switch will have some more backbone to it and be fine. I typically fish 7-8wt single hand rods for Coho/Chum. If you you foul hook one and it hits the current, just point the rod tip at the fight and hold the reel as your line/fly is cheaper

[iCemAn]

I'm looking to expand my Chum Fly patterns. I've checked on Google, but not too inspired in what I see.

I'm sticking to the tried and tested (by me) patterns. I have about 3 or 4 patterns in various colours I use.

Show me what you've got.

Thanks,  John

I typically catch Chum on all my coho patterns as I rarely target them. When I have targeted them I will use inexpensive/easy to tie flies (i.e. Wooly Buggers) as you break off a few.