09/08/09

fly fishing oregon:

sea run cutthroat on the wilson.

this afternoon we took a quick drive out to the wilson river to fish a few runs for sea run cutthroat trout. i fished a beulah 4/5 switch rod with a matching elixir line and some spider flies i tied up earlier. the sea run cutt spider fly is a funky looking fly consisting of a dubbed body some hackle and some amherst pheasant tied forward. the idea is very similar to the akule flies used by some local akule fishermen (i’m no akule fisherman but i think they also call it a spider). anyway the forward tied fibers sweep back when stripped and kind of pulsate in the water. according to pete down at the river city fly shop, it’s supposed to imitate the motions of the krill that i guess the cutthroat see and eat in the ocean. regardless of what they think it is these fish go bonkers over this fly. we got out to the river and fished as many runs as we could before dark. we found some good pools and slots where the cutts were holding and got a bunch of fish including a few nice cutthroat as well as some salmon smolt. the sea run cutts would hammer the spider fly and were quite strong for their size. some jumped like crazy when hooked. a great afternoon for this trout starved guy and something i definitely look forward to doing again.

the wilson river... how can you go wrong fishing this?

harold with the first sea run cutthroat of the day.

they love those spider flies.

harold gets one on a spruce fly.

cute little guy.

some little salmon smolts liked the spider as well.

nice chunky cutthroat.

the view from down below.

last fish of a super afternoon on the water.

a well chewed spider fly.  sea run cutthroat fishing is cool and i had a most triumphant experience.  good times.

clay.