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[RalphH]

Some of you may remember Coastangler aka Alberto. Alberto is from Spain and lived here in the Vancouver area for about 10 years IIRC. We met after I advertised a sundry of fishing tackle and flies. Alberto got in touch with me via PMs then later email and we exchanged information and later a fishing trip into the wild & mysterious "Salmon Forest" last November. Alberto and his wife had a young family and decided to move back to Spain this year.

Within the last couple of weeks he got in touch with me about a fly he got from me and has proved productive in rivers near Madrid! I was away on an extended trip but got some info back to him. Once I was home I found a sample of the fly and took a picture. It was not a pattern that worked for me so I had put it away and forgotten about it. Alberto named the fly. It is a general minnow pattern but I post it here because one never knows when a pattern that fails in one situation will succeed in another:

Thread: White 6/0

Hook: Tiemco #8 2xl

Tail: white marabou (length of body) flanked by 1 or 2 strands of pearl flashabou on each side.
Thread: 6/0 white

Body: pearl/white Ice dub or minnow body dubbing

Throat: red dubbing

Bead: 4mm to 4.6mm silver

Eyes: painted yellow with black pupil

[DanL]

It was not a pattern that worked for me so I had put it away and forgotten about it. Alberto named the fly. It is a general minnow pattern but I post it here because one never knows when a pattern that fails in one situation will succeed in another:

Just looking at the pic, I'd say this should take coho in frog water, as well as probably be very effective for the upcoming pinks too. White/pearl flies are underrated IMHO

[RalphH]

Just looking at the pic, I'd say this should take coho in frog water, as well as probably be very effective for the upcoming pinks too. White/pearl flies are underrated IMHO

Thanks for those comments. You're right in that many well known coho patterns (the Rolled Muddler, Mickey Finn, Coho blue) resemble small minnows so the Pacific Minnow could be effective. The fly in the picture is the only sample I had on hand so I will haver to tie up a few more to try.