Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: c-pin on November 12, 2014, 08:29:19 PM
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I'm looking to expand my Chum Fly patterns. I've checked on Google, but not too inspired in what I see.
I'm sticking to the tried and tested (by me) patterns. I have about 3 or 4 patterns in various colours I use.
Show me what you've got.
Thanks, John
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Black. Blue, and bushy. Pretty much any steelhead flies will work, chum attack everything.
Any of these would work awesome.
(http://www.canadiantubeflies.com/files/intruderall1.JPG)
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Thanks Flytech.
I should also say I fish with a switch rod that I use one handed style.
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What weight is your switch rod? I was wondering if my 7 wt Z-Axis switch rod is a bit too light for chum?
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I will usually fish only fish 4 flies myself. A purple egg sucking leech, a white woolly sparkle bugger, or a natural rolled muddler, (all of which are effective for any lurking coho) or this Chum Candy pattern I developed:
(http://teacherweb.com/BC/HDStaffordMiddleSchool/Sandquist/ChumCandy.jpg) which proved effective on early run chum.
(http://teacherweb.com/BC/HDStaffordMiddleSchool/Sandquist/Chum.jpg)
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Thanks everyone.
I am using a Beulah Classic 7/8 switch. I have a heavy 8 wt single hand multi-tip line on a Lamson Guru 3.5 reel.
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What weight is your switch rod? I was wondering if my 7 wt Z-Axis switch rod is a bit too light for chum?
You should be fine, just don't reef on the rod, let the chum take line when needed.
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Black. Blue, and bushy. Pretty much any steelhead flies will work, chum attack everything.
Any of these would work awesome.
(http://www.canadiantubeflies.com/files/intruderall1.JPG)
nice fly, little waste for chum.
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What weight is your switch rod? I was wondering if my 7 wt Z-Axis switch rod is a bit too light for chum?
I would say yes and no.Depends where you are fishing if say the stave mostly large slow water yes but say squamish large FAST water.Ive hooked them on 6 wts in the past just keep the rood down as if you were gonna snap the line like that there is no pressure on the rod.
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Black. Blue, and bushy. Pretty much any steelhead flies will work, chum attack everything.
Any of these would work awesome.
(http://www.canadiantubeflies.com/files/intruderall1.JPG)
Yep to big of a waste tho i could catch one on a size 1/0 hook with pink wool like a streamer lol.Unless you got the money to make a bunch of those than ok...
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chum love flies tied with marabou or rabbit strips. Egg patterns work great as well. It's almost a waste to tie fancy. Hot pink,orange, flame, chartreuse and olive have been good colours for me.
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As I said, they'll attack everything. I just used that pic from the Internet for a quick example.
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What weight is your switch rod? I was wondering if my 7 wt Z-Axis switch rod is a bit too light for chum?
I have landed hundreds of Chum on my 7wt single hand rod, so a 7wt switch will have some more backbone to it and be fine. I typically fish 7-8wt single hand rods for Coho/Chum. If you you foul hook one and it hits the current, just point the rod tip at the fight and hold the reel as your line/fly is cheaper ;)
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I'm looking to expand my Chum Fly patterns. I've checked on Google, but not too inspired in what I see.
I'm sticking to the tried and tested (by me) patterns. I have about 3 or 4 patterns in various colours I use.
Show me what you've got.
Thanks, John
I typically catch Chum on all my coho patterns as I rarely target them. When I have targeted them I will use inexpensive/easy to tie flies (i.e. Wooly Buggers) as you break off a few.