Jigger Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Mmm did someone say Boot Boil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I wouldn't mind a run-in with a few fresh coho's! Ya, and a few bows and browns wouldn't be bad either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Shirley Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 That Is a great fish to catch on light gear. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strakey Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) Totally understand why boots are so well loved. Caught one myself sat morn running 30 lbs and uglier than Bill's. Fresh fish. If it was open water I would of been spooled for sure. Completely under gunned even with salmon gear. Sent him back to tire himself out the preferred way. Edited September 18, 2012 by spawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 They definitely wouldn't win any beauty contests! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 They definitely wouldn't win any beauty contests! But they do win the hearts of MANY...I took a buddy down there last year and although he has caught 100s of fish all year long he hasnt stopped talking about that adventure...its going to probably be an annual pilgrimage going forward.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 That looks like a skein machine Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funfishing Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) I would take a staging Chinnook over a Coho any time. Coho's are among the worst fighting fish out there and their only true asset is their appearance. Steelhead on the other hand are much anticipated by this angler. There's no way you're not being sarcastic. Cohos are like steelhead with mad cow disease. Here's a pic of a coho in case you need to be reminded of which fish they are. Perhaps you had them mistaken for another species: Edited September 18, 2012 by funfishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've caught hundreds of Coho's and they don't look like that. I can tell from the tongue. I am serious about Coho's, all they do is roll and give up until near the boat then they thrash. It is NOT a fight. They do fight well once they change colour about November but by that time they are stream fish for the long rod crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've caught hundreds of Coho's and they don't look like that. I can tell from the tongue. I am serious about Coho's, all they do is roll and give up until near the boat then they thrash. It is NOT a fight. They do fight well once they change colour about November but by that time they are stream fish for the long rod crowd. I've been having an absolute BLAST with cohos the past couple weeks. This time of year, nothing beats them! For the most part our rivers aren't wide/deep enough to give chinooks the space they need to show their power, but the smaller cohos sure put on a show. They are also more than willing to take a swung fly...which is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigger Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 For what its worth, big Brown>any Salmon IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ohhhhhhh....booTs...for some reason I saw a different word. Nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted September 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 That looks like a skein machine Bill. The exact opposite, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Nice! You gotta get down this way some time in Nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted September 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Nice! You gotta get down this way some time in Nov. Let me know man! We'll make some plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torco Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I've been having an absolute BLAST with cohos the past couple weeks. This time of year, nothing beats them! For the most part our rivers aren't wide/deep enough to give chinooks the space they need to show their power, but the smaller cohos sure put on a show. They are also more than willing to take a swung fly...which is awesome. Nice fish Bill, one of my favorite ways to fish right there. Kemper like the idea of getting a coho on a swung fly. I just finally learned spey casting on the weekend that would be an excellent use of my new skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Actually have to eat a little crow this morning as I got a big Coho this AM and it fought really well with several jumps of 6 feet in the air. I thought it must be one of those elusive Atlantics that CRAA claims are out there because it fought so well. She still ended the fight wrapped up like a mummy and needed to be cut out of my line but it was probably the best fish I have caught this year. So now 1 Coho in hundreds that fought well. Not sure that's really any sort of positive endorsement but there you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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