@@SCOTT-vm5nj I keep it ultra-simple. 1 cup of dark brown sugar and 1/3 cup of kosher salt all dissolved in 4 cups water. Soak the fish in this mixture for 8 hrs in the refrigerator, then place skin- side down on a metal rack, in the fridge, at least overnight to form the ‘pellicle’. I smoke for 1hr 10mins. at 225F in my electric smoker. Comes out slightly moist and not too salty.

I use something between a floating and a sinking line called a FULL INTERMEDIATE line. It sinks very slowly. Every manufacturer sells these types of line. The one I prefer is made by Scientific Anglers and is called SONAR TITAN. By 'tip', I think you mean leader, yes? I just use a fluorocarbon leader that I make myself. Attached to the fly line is 6ft of 25lb fluorocarbon, and then I tie on 3ft of 12lb fluorocarbon and then this part is tied to my fly. I have a video that shows how to do this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TxwdAX2Hx7E.html. Good luck with learning to fly fish and tie your own flies! I'm very happy to answer any other questions you have.

Thanks you so much for your comprehensive answer!!!

It will certainly do until the big ones get here!

Yes, I feel lucky to have these places nearby.

I use a Buffalo Gear insulated fish cooler bag with an ice pack in it. Very useful!

That would have been a lot of fun, I'll bet.

Thanks!

It’s Point No Point County Park, near Hansville, Washington. The location of the first lighthouse built on Puget Sound.

I think it depends on location and which side of the Sound you're on. For the beach in the video (Point No Point) winds from the South and West are most favorable for casting. Fishing an outgoing tide will generally mean less floating weed and debris, which makes it all way easier. You can catch Coho really at any phase of the tide, provided there's bait around, but it's always better when there's some current, so avoid the high and low slack. Around sunrise and sunset always seems to be good. "Fly-Fishing For Pacific Salmon II" by Les Johnson and Bruce Ferguson is a great book that has a ton of useful information about where and how to locate actively feeding salmon, particularly in the Sound.

@@timothybird7008 very helpful! Great advice sir

Agreed!

thanks for your comment, I'm glad you enjoy the content.

Thanks! I'm using an 8 weight in this video.

For me, the bites are the most fun thing about fishing for Coho - when they want your fly, they don't mess about.

Yes! I've thought of doing it that way. But (spoiler alert)if I tie something that really doesn't attract any fish, I won't post it. So there really shouldn't be any 'suspense' - but I get your point LOL. Actually, the reason I make the videos this way is that I figure there are probably folks who want to watch the fishing part, but don't tie themselves. so it's easier for them to just stop watching after the first bit.

@@timothybird7008 that was me for awhile, but the fly thing is quite interesting once you get into it haha

Thank you!

Thank you, it really was an enjoyable session.

Craig, I've still got your number and I promise I'll be in touch. I'm thinking the fall would be good.

I enjoyed meeting you, too Carl. It made up for the total absence of coho!

For me it entirely depends on the depth of the water. Most guys are going to use a full intermediate line (1.25" per second), and for 90% of the time that seems to be the best choice for me. A floating line will work just fine in many situations, you can always use a long fluoro leader and/or a weighted fly to fish deeper with a floating line.

Thanks a lot!

Mid August should be a pretty good time for silvers. There won't be any pinks this year, though, because it's an even-numbered year. I routinely use a 9ft leader, I would suggest something in the range of 12-15lb at the tippet end. If you use a tapered leader, go with a size 1 or 0. If you use a fast-sinking tip, you might risk putting your fly below the feeding fish. The bait schools are often just under the surface to mid-water. I've never fished two flies. I don't even know if it's legal because the regs are so hard to decipher!

Thanks a lot!

I’m pretty sure I remember that day! It was just after we emerged from lockdown, right? You told me you lived somewhere near Marrowstone Island, if I’m remembering correctly? Anyhow, I’m delighted you enjoy my vidseos.

The only time I spot them is if they swim right up by my legs or, obviously, if they swirl or jump at the surface. Even though the water is often extremely clear, the bottom usually consists of rocks or rounded stones, and there's generally some sort of ripple on the water - the SRC are just incredibly difficult to see from a low angle in those circumstances.

@@timothybird7008 thanks 🙏

I like 2.5" Clouser Minnows in chartreuse over white or pink over white. I mostly tie them on small plastic HMH tubes, so I can put a #4 stinger hook right at the back, but Clousers tied the normal way will catch too. I also like to fish Lefty's Deceivers in the same color scheme. For topwater flies, nothing beats Miyawaki Poppers. I use chartreuse or pink-died grizzly hackles to tie them.

Simply to have it swim with the hook point up. A majority of the beaches I fish are shallow and rocky, so this enables me to fish near the bottom without having the hook constantly snagging the rocks. A Clouser Minnow works for that too, but the jig hook is balanced differently from the streamer hook/lead eye combination and gives a different action. I like having the different options!

Thanks. Let me know if you have any luck with it.

I agree with you about the strong current being a big plus. Would that be like a San Juan worm you're using, or a different shape? I'm interested in trying something like that.

No, I've still to fish down in that part of the Sound...all in good time!

In Kingston There's Arness Roadside Park. I haven't fished there yet myself, but it's high on the list of places I'd like to try. It's only a small beach, but there's a nice creek that feeds into the cove right there. About 15 minutes drive from Kingston is Eglon. That's a known cutthroat beach which sometimes fishes well on an outgoing tide. I was there on Monday and caught 5 small SRC.