Gettin' anxious BW01?

When the silvers are running thick IMO it doesn't matter too much what you use. I've tried about everything that the local tackle store sells over the years, but I prefer to go with a light setup because those coho are wonderful acrobats and the flashers and dodgers tend to keep 'em under the surface.

If you have downriggers, go with herring and nothin' else. Troll shallow and FAST. If you don't have downriggers, not to worry, use a 2 oz. sliding sinker and a light action rod.

I've seen 'em so thick out in the middle of the strait there in P.A. that you can look into the water and see the school right under the boat. Just about anything works when you find schools like that.

If you're having a hard time finding them, then trolling with hoochies is good cuz you can cover a lot of ground quickly. I use the needlefish/candlefish size in lime green and the other killer color blue/green.

Another fun method is to troll bucktails or coho flies right up on the surface about 50 feet behind the boat. Get a little wake going with the boat and skip the fly in that wake. It's a blast to see them take the fly and go airborn... This method works best in Neah Bay but early in the morning and later in the evening I've had good success in P.A. too.

Good luck!