One of the oldest forms of fishing for Silvers is known as bucktailing. Heavily dressed and multi-colored flies are trolled (skipped or waked) quickly acrossed the surface in early or late morning light. Give it a try sometime... You will literally make your heart stop...

Yes poppers work. We use them all the time in the South Sound for Silvers and Cutts. Especially when the Silvers turn off the zooplankton and turn to bait. Smashing hits! I have even used a chartruese Dalhberg Diver for Chums with success. Even in rivers, we use a waking fly called the Wog for Silvers!

As far as Warts and such, I fish these or a spinner close in to the beach for returning Silvers... Hold on!

My big question is: why anyone would want to add a herring on to a Sage?
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"If you are not scratchin bottom, you ain't fishing deep enough!" -DR

Puget Sound Anglers, Gig Harbor Chapter