Langara Bound

[FishnDave]

Wow!  Looks like you're having a great time!  That's a nice Jeff-Fish ( @Quillback)! 😁

[Ham]

More fish caught this morning. Pink Salmon, Coho, Ling, Quillback, Black Rockfish, and a Lifer! Rock Sole

[snagged in outlet 3]

Do they all put up a good fight?    Thx for the report.  

[Ham]

The Pink Salmon are smaller. They do ok, but they are smaller. 
The Rock Sole pulled like a halibut. Apparently, that was a really big one. 
The Big Koho and King Salmon are beasts. 

[Ham]

So, today was the day I went out with a Guide, but it was Super Low key.

We started out trying for King Salmon. I caught a Black Rockfish before we could get a second line in. We caught Pink Salmon and a Coho, but then moved on.

Next spot for salmon was a little slow so he said let’s drop for Halibut. 300 plus foot of water dropping a 12 oz Butterfly Jig sweeter with a couple of Herring. Usually got eaten pretty quickly, but then the long fight up. Got Ling, Hally, Quillback, and that Pacific Sole. Slow trolled for Salmon and I slung the fly around for salmon.

Took a break at Lunchtime and I had a really good burger and fries. Then back out. Weather had gotten pretty sloppy. I’m not saying I’ll never get seasick, but I’ll argues to my dying breath that I don’t get seasick easily. I missed a good chance to get seasick today.

I got a couple good Koho this afternoon and another Lifer. Bococcio Rockfish.Another fish from almost 400 foot. I was trying for an adult Pacific Cod 

finally made a move to another Spot. I got more Coho, Pink Salmon, and Halibut.

called it a day at 6 PM, we had started at 0600 and took like an hour for a midday break. 
Derrick my guide was Super knowledgable and Can multi-task so well. Ir was very educational and humbling. I do so much stuff wrong l, but I still manage to catch a couple. 
Another great day on the water. I am worn out, but I am contemplating going back to fish off the dock for juvenile Ling Cod on fly or for Ratfish. 

[kjackson]

You might try trolling a fly for coho-- generally, the trick is to troll fast, really fast, and keep the fly close to the boat in the wake. If the fly pops out once in a while, that is fine.  BUT---hold onto your rod, and I mean be prepared for a strike that will pull you out of the boat if you're not careful.

  Also, if you're up very early, like before sunrise, you might try trolling for kings with 30 to 50 feet of line out. The kings will feed near the surface during the night and still be up. I used to run into trouble with the Coast Guard because I'd be out early when it was still dark.

[Ham]

Thanks KJ! I am limited a little as to when the lodge will let me take a boat out. I’ll definitely try trolling a fly for Coho. Did you have any guess at speed? 
There are only a couple guys that fly fish. No flys to purchase and very limited intell. I did some pre trip stuff, but man there isn’t a lot out there.

getting you fly down to where it would eaten by everything is almost impossible  given depth involved, wind, and current. 
Still, I’ll go all Don Quixote on them and try to make it work. 

[Ham]

So after fishing all day and a fabulous supper, I hit the dock with fly trying for juvi Ling Cod which sometimes are there. I didn’t find any, but I caught 13 Pac Cod and Black Bombers trying. First fly was too small. It’s a Marty pattern I call the Salt Water Taffy wooly.I didn’t even know these little guys where there.I swapped over to one of @FishnDave little flys and got my Biggest Pac Cod.

I had to go to bed. 4 or 5 20 hour days start to wear on you.

[Quillback]

Here is one for you if you haven't caught one yet, Starry flounder.  Used to catch them in Puget Sound bouncing lead jigs off the bottom.  

Starry flounder - Wikipedia

[kjackson]

Not to mention sea robins...

As for speed trolling for coho...we would troll with the kicker motor, and I liked it where the wake of the 6-hp was just turning white.  Since this was pre-GPS, I have no idea as to MPH.  I'd shoot for a fast walking speed or maybe a touch faster. If you get into coho, you'll see the buggers come in at your fly from the side before they smash it.  You don't need to put a lot of line out either; they will hit it very close to the boat; in fact, you should keep the fly  in the wake.  If you're not having any luck with the fly, you might try one of your Z-Man plastics on a light head.