I got a question....

If hook color only matters when you are fishing in less than 5 feet of water (according to Mr. Herzog) then why the bigg fuss about red hooks, obviously in lake Wa you are fishng in deeper water than 5 feet. Any answers?

the hook color isn't always red. black works too. the effect of the bare hooks is to look like krill which sockeye feed on...these are really miniture shrimp.

Grandpa, Ya know, I keep hearing that from people, but I can't seem to be able to find any evidence of that! Can you (or anyone else) tell me which "krill" look like little red hooks?

Thanks!

FP

I will be going to Canada This summer and will fish the ocean. What are my chances of catching a scokeye? I have never caught one before and would like to. What method might produce the best results? Thanks in advance.....Ross

They are caught in saltwater incidental to coho and chinook, but infrequently. I suppose if you targeted them with the same rig as we use for Lake Washington, you might catch some. I have a feeling, though, that when they are out in the ocean they are either dispersed, or far out on open waters. There is also the rationale of, why bother scraping for 4-5# sockeye when you can get gobs of 8-10# coho, and some 20-40# chinook? That's in Alaska at least.

How Do you fish for them In Lake Washington

I jut Want to catch one I don't know Why

krill are the diet of many whales and are plankton...huge clouds of krill are scooped up by whales and strained threough their gills. Herring and sardines also feed on krill. I have fished in the ocean in the middle of acres of krill. Taken one at a time they are tiny. I suppose the Sockeye see the slow movement of the bare hooks and think it is krill...not sure on a scientific or biological basis but I know it works.

In terms of fishing for Sockeye in the ocean I talked to a commerical soskeye troll fisherman one day in Campbell River in Canada and he gave me a mini squid in red and said that he runs lines full of those to catch Sockeye commercially. I never did try that but have caught Sockeye in the ocean on darts...go figure.

We have caught Mackarel (sp) In schools of krill

I think they were krill They looked like tiny shrimp

Why Lake Washington sockeye?

1. They are Yummy to the Tummy -- possibly the most flavorful of all the salmon
2. You can take your 6 YO niece out with you and she won't get seasick or pulled into the water by the fish
3. 15-minute drive (for me at least) instead of 1-3 hours
4. No tides or current to watch out for
5. You get to meet the other 99,999 Seattle-area boat owners, all in the same day!

LOL Finegrain, Tap Tap Tap!