Freshwater Tackle - Whalers Cove Lodge

Season Specials


All of our vacation packages include the use of fly, spinning and baitcasting rods and tackle. If an angler would like to use his own gear, we recommend medium-light action spin or bait-casting rods with 10 pound test line for salmon or light action for trout with 6 to 8 pounds test. As for the tackle, we use #0 - 2 spinners for trout as well as small chrome spoons and other chrome lures. For salmon, we use spinners in the #2 - 5 class with body colors of chrome, blue, fire orange, hot pink, chartreuse, pine green and brass. The guides secret weapons are bass bait like Wiggle Warts or other minnow representations for the lakes and deep hole in the rivers.
As for the flyfisher, the guides own 7 - 8 weight class rods with weight forward floating line. If you are an avid fly angler and would prefer to use your own gear, we recommend a 5/6 weight rod for trout or pink salmon or a 7/8 weight rods for the Kings, Coho, Sockeye and Chum Salmon. For line, we recommend weight forward floating for our streams, but also to bring an intermediate sink or shooting heads for the deep holes.
As for the flies, your guide has well stocked boxes that he ties for you. If you would like to tie your own, think wet and brightly colored for Kings, Coho and Pink Salmon. For Chum salmon, think sparse with pink or drab olives. Sockeye we just use yarn! Hook sizes on all flies for salmon should be in the #2 class. The best pattern for early season salmon in our area is the Egg-Sucking Leech with a purple body and fuchsia head on a size #4 hook that has been weighted.
Now the trout are a different story, again think wet since most of the trout are sea-going and have always survived on shrimp and other minnows. The trout of our region are caught on flashabou flies, drab olive colors with crystal flash for accents and assorted other minnow patterns in hook sizes averaging #6 - 8.
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