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Originally posted by MisplacedMontanan:


I NEED TO CATCH A COHO OR I WILL LOSE IT> Misplaced Montanan
Ahhh..welcome to chasing Coho in the freshwater.. \:D

I'm sure you have read all the threads on here re: Coho in rivers, so, rather than bore you with more of the same, I can only tell you what I have had success (albeit limited) with this year.

2 fish - Copper colored #4 Vibrax spinner

1 fish - Pink and chrome spoon (about #4 sized)

1 fish - Blue Vibrax with 4" trailing pink worm.

When these fish get "lock-jaw", there is little you can do to get them to bite. Some suggest a small Dick Nite under a float (in froggy waters), or ?????

I do insure to use techniques that negate most any possibility of a flossed or snagged fish..if the thing isn't aggressive enough to BITE what is offered (even if it just pi$$es him/her off enough to strike) then I don't want to catch it. Hence, the use of larger spoons and spinners, or even eggs under a float (tonight's technique.)

Fished just this morning, had Coho rolling within 10 ft. of me, and they would not touch anything offered...and I offered them everything but my first child.

Patience + persistence + dumb luck = fishies in the freezer.

Mike