Friday @ The Cascade

[DannyLeslie]

Had 3 on and lost all of em. Made for a really quiet ride back to Everett. I think I am just gonna wait for the Sockeye season to open up on June 16th and hit that hard before the main king run comes through. Then coho. When do the "Jack Coho's come in?

[returnofthefish]

what kind of setup did you use as far as rod, reel, and line goes?

[RiverChromeGS]

i saw over 50 fish hooked friday, and probably only 10 landed. in the high, fast water in the spring, landing the big strong kings is hard, i had 6 on, landed 2. did they just come off or did they go down stream and break off? Tons of people lost everything or didnt hook any, so you should feel at least kinda good about hooking 3 springers in a morning, which isnt bad.

[Brat Bonker]

Hooking 3 is better than nothing, I cant even buy a bite at the cowlitz except from the trout size jacks. What were you using dan? Coho start to come in late sept through december. Save some eggs for coho season as well, I remember when I forgot my eggs at my bremerton home, THAT SUCKED!! everyone was slaying the fish that were using eggs but most were boots in november.

[RiverChromeGS]

Fire cure was thr ticket for me. Got one on a spoon too.

[returnofthefish]

What kind of gear do you recommend FF for float fishing the Cascade? I was thinking 10 ft baitcasting setup up with a rod rated up to 20 pounds and a baitcaster holding 125 yards of 20 pound mono.

[RiverChromeGS]

Yea make sure its a heavy rod. The high water is pretty intense when hooking those big strong chinook. I used 25 mainline. 20 leader on a 12-25 lb lamiglas. Float fishing but bouncing weight on bottom like my steelie setup. Fire cure is deadly

[natetreat]

I was there and went 0 for 5 as well. I either crackered them or the busted the line. It's tough. I was using lighter tackle, a lot lighter than Fishenfreak though. Although there is a line between pulling the hook out of a soft mouth, and breaking strength of line that you have to give and take with. These aren't steelhead, so if you put too much drag on them and you've got them hooked in the jaw, you'll take home a jaw. And when they're straight downstream and you're pulling on them upstream, it is a really bad angle for keeping a hook in the fish.

It gets easier as the water gets lower and the fishes jaw starts to harden from being in the fresh.

[RiverChromeGS]

Nates right. To keep my fish from goin down. I had to pull hard hard hard. Straight up as well. Needless to say my hook pulled on every fish, i broke off none

[luisdabeast206]

Nice work Danny, I have never fished the Cascade. 3 sounds like a good day, atleast you got to play with them. If you ever want to car pool up there let me know.

[RiverChromeGS]

If youll notice. Its 2:30 when im posting this. Can u guess where i am? Lol. Sittin on a rock at the cascade. Waiting. So excited. First one here. Heard 6 roll already. Theyre here. Haha wish me luck. Ill report on what happens!

[natetreat]

Hardcore! They're there, we left some in the hole last night for you.

[RiverChromeGS]

You up sunday night nate? How was sunday. I never got a report

[RiverChromeGS]

I landed a 14 lb wild buck dime bright and about an 8 pound downer steelie. Saw 6-8 caught but much slower than before the high water. I think a lot moved into hatchery gotta wait till some more move in from the skagit

[DannyLeslie]

I was using a gold spoon most of the day. As for rod and reel I use a Dawia Regal 4000 Reel and a Cabelas 8 foot rod. As for line i was on a full spool for 20lb test, with my liter 5 feet up.

[curado]

I'm headin there for 3 days monday. So me an fear no fish will be up there mon til Wednesday.

[RiverChromeGS]

good luck, its been pretty damn slow this week, idk what happened, let us know what happenz

[Bodofish]

I'm headin there for 3 days monday. So me an fear no fish will be up there mon til Wednesday.

I may drag the tub up. If for no other reason but to have a place to sit. Keep your eyes peeled, I'll do the same. I'm off Sun through Wed every week.

[curado]

We for got to say how me an fear no fish did hooked 14 between the 2 of us an landed one

[OFFDAAHOOK]

look like i gotta bring my california swimbait rod dat i call da striper killer ..8'... 20-40#... 2-5oz rating with 50# braid 2/0 2xstrong gamis hahaha