OK. So far, I'm convinced that a wog is worthy of the old college try. If it proves futile, to KK's point, at least it will have been fun trying.

RR: Check your PMs. I think I have a potential solution to your jig emulation dilemma, but I'm afraid to post something so blasphemous in the company of elitists such as may be watching this thread. (If anyone else wants to know my suggestion, send a PM, but be advised, it's not for the pure at heart.)

Sg: It's interesting (at least to me) that you have caught incidental salmon while fishing for steelhead. My experience has been exactly the opposite. Either way, I am sure we are both equally delighted when such accidents happen.

I generally agree with your observation that fresh salmon are better biters. Come to think of it, even when darker fish are around, most of the salmon I have caught on flies have been relatively bright (one good justification for wasting time trying to catch them on flies, IMO). I must cite one exception to that rule, however, for the sake of argument. I have had decent success on colored-up fish on the Satsop. Of course, those were Satsop silvers, which are (were?) renowned for being snappy. Actually, as I expressed to RR, I think the fact that the numbers of silvers have been down on the Satsop in recent years may explain why I'm not catching many silvers on flies these days.

AP: That picture is awesome and exemplifies a classic definition of a wild, hook-nosed coho, IMO.

Thanks for the thoughts, guys.