Summer Chinook River Fishing

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Summer Chinook River Fishing

Post by sellis_414 » Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:53 pm

What does everyone use in a river that has Selective Gear Rules (no bait, single barbless hook) when fishing for Chinook?

Specific lures and colors?

Can you use jigs?


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RE:Summer Chinook River Fishing

Post by natetreat » Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:37 pm

The same stuff you use in normal river, just with single point barbless hooks and no bait. Spinners, drift fishing corkies, barbless jigs.

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RE:Summer Chinook River Fishing

Post by Matt » Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:40 pm

I have done very well on blue fox vibrax spinners in size 5. I like the all metalic colors, either all chrome, all gold, or all brass. I also like big teardrop wobbler spoons.

Just ditch the trebles they come with and ad a siwash hook then pinch the barb.

Drift gear works great too!
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RE:Summer Chinook River Fishing

Post by sellis_414 » Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:29 pm

Matt wrote:I have done very well on blue fox vibrax spinners in size 5. I like the all metalic colors, either all chrome, all gold, or all brass. I also like big teardrop wobbler spoons.

Just ditch the trebles they come with and ad a siwash hook then pinch the barb.

Drift gear works great too!
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RE:Summer Chinook River Fishing

Post by akochman09 » Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:56 am

i see alot of fish in the vedder caught on peach yarn even when you can use bait. the fish aren't flossed either. also big spin n glows and like matt said, spinners. plugs too, depending on size of river and if your in a boat, backtrolling plugs might be the best option.

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RE:Summer Chinook River Fishing

Post by sockeyeguy » Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:55 pm

hooks have to be barbless and you cannot use treble hooks trust me i learned that the hard way. you can use jigs but you might get caught up(snagged) so try using a dink float

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RE:Summer Chinook River Fishing

Post by curado » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:10 pm

if your fishing the river i think you are ;) use brass# 4 or 5s vibrax. o big orange corkies
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