Judge your day by the weather.

Rainy, foggy or overcast days will keep fish moving.  They are good days to hit your good holes but also some of the transitional water in between.  If you hook a real fresh fish give that hole another 20 minutes or so and if nothing happens move a couple of holes upriver and work your way back down to where you started.

On sunny dry days figure the fish are going to glom into the heads of the big holes, into crazy fast water, or way into woodpiles.  It’s a little more work to dig them out but if you find one stay on the spot, there could be a ton of the bastards in there.  Another thing to remember, a big rain can move fish a long way.  You can have good fishing in a spot for a week or more and then come back after a high water to find it empty.  The fish may have shot up more than just a hole or two.

This is a variation of Gordon Gracie’s sockeye jig.  From June to early July its great for finding the aggressive fish fast.  Once the fish reach their final summer staging grounds it looses a lot of its potency but while they are still on the move it will catch them fast. 

Jim Kerr

Rain Coast Guides