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[hrenya]

I have so many people pm`ed me about herring fishing , so I decided to share my knowledge here :
1) you must know how to tie bloodknot (a must)
2) you need to improvise with "flasher" (usually added at the bottom before weight or above)
3) need to have ul gear
4) must be ready for "combat" fishing

you will need a herring jig (usually 5-6 hooks) I prefer 6 hooks ones , I cut them at 3 pieces and I can get 3 setups from 1 jig ... berry`s sells them at 2.99-4.99 I would recommend mustad ones .

pretty much  setup is kinda looks like bar rig , 2 hooks + weight at the bottom ... I use 1oz betty  . difference is - you need to cast and retrieve , or you can use jigging knowledge . some  people jigging up-down , I prefer sideways

from my experience , prime time is high tide/first light +-1hour (if no wind , or around 5kmh , its PRIME time )

catching herring is harder than catching pinks so you should be ready for casting for a couple hours non stop

I hope this will help , feel free to pm me if you have more questions

[TimL]

Come on it's just herring..how hard can it get? 
Did you check with dfo about regs?

[hrenya]

Come on it's just herring..how hard can it get? 
Did you check with dfo about regs?

almost . I tried to call 2-3 times before 4 pm - noanswer
3/4 people I asked , were same - 2h only

should be short day for me tmrw , I`ll stop by

[eddy]

Get off of fishing sites.
And
GO FISHING! 😆

[TimL]

Herring jig pics..courtesy of hrenya

[hrenya]

ty tim for helping me out

[hrenya]

so gents as you can see from tim`s pics - we are using simple bar rig (weight at the bottom and 2 hooks above) , only diferense is leaders are about 5-6 inches
weight is about 1 oz , im using betty cuz less snags

[islanddude]

If you can find herring jigs made in Japan they are the primo jig.

[243Pete]

That flasher looks like it was made out of one of those L and N car decals. 
Good looking setup rig, gonna have to borrow that idea for a flasher now.

[hrenya]

That flasher looks like it was made out of one of those L and N car decals. 
Good looking setup rig, gonna have to borrow that idea for a flasher now.

go for it

[hrenya]

also flasher/wobbler can be used as well at the bottom (above the weight) or above hooks , or both ) depends on what you prefer  , ill ask Tim to post few more pics of flashers (home made) tmrw 1 thing I notice for sure , if you want to use it below weight - shape doesn't matter , but if you want to use it above - u can see on mine it has its corner cut , so I can cast further , if you want to use both I would recommend a heavier one at the bottom and less weight the only other thing you need to pay attention is how you tie it . my bud got 3-4 snapons on his rig and every 2/3 casts his flasher getting tangled around main line , I prefer to  tie it directly to main line with just a swivel

[hrenya]

If you can find herring jigs made in Japan they are the primo jig.

hook me up with couple

btw not sure about japanesse  , but my bud asked his kids and they bought some jigs from states for him , I cant tell you what brand are those , but they look pretty similar to mustad ones I posted above , greenish patern and they do look godly he hooked me up with 1 set , but on my 2 trip it was gone you can see it on a pic above

[hrenya]

just double checked with DFO , tidal fraser exception , 2 hooks barbless only as I thought , and belcarra as many as you want .

[SilverChaser]

This seems really fun and interesting. What kind of meals do FWR members prefer done with Herring? What is the retention limit on Herring?

[dufflayer]

Where exactly is the blood knot needed?