Herding Sockeye

The past couple of days I have put down the fly rods and picked up the spin rods to try my hand at Sockeye fishing in Lake Wenatchee.  Tom Bartlett, Tim Opitz and I got into the "All About the Fly" drift boat with the little two horse honda and made the trek from one end of the lake to the other to meet up with our best friends several other fishermen trolling around the lake.  We put our lines with heavy weights, big ol flashers and a Pink Hoochie (yes it is called a Hoochie!!!) with a couple of red hooks.  Long story short, after a day of figuring out where to fish and another day to figure out speed and set up, we started to catch fish.  It is a very interesting fishery for me as a fly fisherman but a day on the boat with friends and some great weather and scenery who could ask for more..

Lake Wenatchee Sockeye Fishing