The lesson's we learned over at Brown's Bay were tested here in the Alberni Inelt. Appears to work well here as well as over on the
Dark Side ![Grin ;D](http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
Need to have an area to work that you know the fish are still feeding in (presence of krill).
Blades: Any of the "JellyFish" patterns - Purple Haze (standard ol' reliable) Pink Haze, Green Haze, and UV plaid all work well. As does the green plaid.
Hootchies: Mini-planktons work well, but we experiemented with needlefish size with good results this year as well. Fastest colours were blue/pink, black/pink, straight pink, and a handfull of glittery pinks/greens combos. Run on a 27-28" leader, and troll
DEAD SLOW (as in 0.5 mph!). Being chiefly a West Coast Boy, that last was by far the hardest to ingest! Slow to me prior to this fishery meant 1.8 knots!!
This gear produced literally dozens of hook-ups this and last year. A seriously
FUN fishery! Underated by most, methinks those that do so simply have to try it on once. Believe me, you'll likely change your mind once you've experienced the fast & furious action it offers!!!
Tried various spoons (the ones we run for saltchuck sox and others) with little effect. Heard of a few being tagged with rolling 'chovies, but with the success rate on the hootchies, who wants to mess around with bait?
Hope that helps...
Cheers,
Nog