Fins -n- Skins
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My favorite flies for bucktailing are Radiant flies. Witch doctor, Ginger jake, greenhornet and autum leaf with a Cowichan spinner in front.
Nice attention to detail on the heads...
thank-youNice attention to detail on the heads...
Watching You Tube videos about tying salmon flies can be addicting... don't ask me how I know that
Is that top fly polar bear hair???
Good eye , it’s a bit creamier in color , little more natural , It’s a blend of polar and UV2 yak streamer hairIs that top fly polar bear hair???
Yes, did row the Tyee Pool but with little success for the big one. Great experience though but again that was over 40 years ago and have not been back since CR was no longer the Salmon Capital of the World. Things I understand have improved though.Have you ever rowed the Tyee Pool?? It's on my bucket list, but I'd better hurry---am 76!! My best fishing experience was in 1986, the year of the 1986 World Fair in Vancouver, we flew to Port Hardy and took a Beaver to Langara Lodge, in the first year of its operation. There were only 3 guests---me, the wife, and Tony Pletcher, who was an official in BC Fisheries (he took the pics of the salmon for the regs brochure). He taught me how to mooch with 12# leaders and big rubber snubber. He put a little dab of epoxy on the hook at the eye gap to eliminate possible wear.. We caught tyee from 30 to 42#. And only $2200 for wife and me for 4 days!! NOw it's 4-5 thou for 4 days...here's me back in the day, with a 35 and 42 kings, and the cute little 15ft boats at the lodge, whgicg was actually a barge. 4 staff, 3 guests, and a Belgian chef who made superb food for us.View attachment 42867
Polar bear is the best, at least for coho in the Strait. Back 30 or so years ago, before it was illegal to bring polar bear hair into the US, we used to get flies in Vancouver with little stinger trebles, they were absolute killers.
A friend here in WA tied me a few with some hair that was given to his dad back in the 1930's!
I like to buck tail and cast flies for salmon of the west coast of VI. I was wondering if any of the other members did and would share their patterns.
I”ve used a dry line with a 12’ leader for years, running the bucktail right in the prop wash. Such a short line it doesn’t really matter what flyline you use. Dry line is easy to manage. Bucktail runs just under the surface with a silver Colorado blade. Works great when you’re on the fish.Are you guys using lines with integrated sink tips while casting those big buck tails for salmon or are you running a floating line with a poly leader on the end? If using and integrated sink tip, how fast a rate does it sink?