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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fly fisher on October 08, 2010, 09:25:31 PM

Title: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: fly fisher on October 08, 2010, 09:25:31 PM
i have been trying to catch a doe chum for the roe for a week now but i am only catching bucks is their a way to target does rather than bucks
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: Dennis.t on October 08, 2010, 09:43:00 PM
No...Luck of the draw...could be theres alot more bucks then does biting in the place you are fishing.Make sure you eat the meat after you harvest the fish for the roe.
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: roeman on October 09, 2010, 05:59:06 AM
No...Luck of the draw...could be theres alot more bucks then does biting in the place you are fishing.Make sure you eat the meat after you harvest the fish for the roe.
Great point. I was on the Stave late in the afternoon today and seen at least 10 does with a slit belly laying on the rocks...
Just take them with you on the way out and someone will be happy to take the fish off your hands..
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: speycaster on October 09, 2010, 07:14:04 AM
Use a more manly aftershave or get testosterone shots. ;D Or maybe you are just not too attractive to females in general. ;D ;D Maybe just strip down and rub your body with the next male chum you catch, the blacker the better. Even better get one running milt and use that. ;D
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: HOOK on October 09, 2010, 08:25:39 AM
i think it may be a little early in the morning for that Speycaster LOL  ::)


fly fisher - i find using small sparse flies get more doe chum then regular chum type flies. I normally do good with alomost any coho fly at getting bright ones. try and fish where the boots arent stacked up at all as well it will help greatly and yes i do catch big teethies as well.

I also think the does tend to come in a little later, i mean the majority of them. I always see loads of males around before females starting showing up in any big numbers
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: dereke on October 09, 2010, 09:25:16 AM
hahaha not meaning to laugh at you there young buck but wierd topic  ::). I hope you are using the whole fish............. If you end up figuring out how to "target" the females.
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: Tofino Osprey Lodge on October 09, 2010, 09:55:38 AM
Use pink ribbon on your hook  :D
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: one more cast on October 09, 2010, 10:05:44 AM
Use pink ribbon on your hook  :D

Tie a 20 to the ribbon ;D
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: azafai on October 09, 2010, 10:50:18 AM


dress nicely, be a gentleman, find out her interests, and play a buck chum.
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: Fish Assassin on October 09, 2010, 11:10:45 AM
"Green" bait always work for me.
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: Bently on October 09, 2010, 11:15:28 AM
Don't waste the diamonds....cubic zirconium's are good enough for the dogs. ;D ;D 
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: Blackrt03 on October 09, 2010, 01:53:45 PM

dress nicely, be a gentleman, find out her interests, and play a buck chum.

good one  :D
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: NiceFish on October 09, 2010, 06:20:41 PM
copper seems to be the metal of choice today....good news if you are on a budget
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: Dogbreath on October 09, 2010, 09:52:53 PM
Once you guys have a few more years under your belts you'll see a pattern-bucks before does.

It helps to have hungry/not too choosy neighbours when killing Does that way you can give them the depleted bodies while keeping the Roe for Ikura.
Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: BBarley on October 09, 2010, 10:45:40 PM
Once you guys have a few more years under your belts you'll see a pattern-bucks before does.

It helps to have hungry/not too choosy neighbours when killing Does that way you can give them the depleted bodies while keeping the Roe for Ikura.

Is that the same as bros before hoes?

Title: Re: how to target female chum salmon
Post by: Fish Slayer on October 10, 2010, 07:28:58 AM
Is that the same as bros before hoes?


That was supposed to be the punch line.

fly fisher you will catch more bucks than does because the bucks are more aggressive as they battle and fight other bucks for the does. It's like that with all species on earth from lions, bears, goats, to fish.