tried some haunts today and caught resident silvers to 14 inches, alot of them this year. all on a shrimp pattern. lots of action, caught 1 little cutt. took a few diffrent stops to find fish, but paid off. has anybody been cuttroat fishing lately in the saltchuck? does anybody here ever tried poppers this time of year, I read on a diffrent forum where I guy was fishing a spot right down the road from where I live using poppers and just nailing them dead. I dont know? does anybody have any luck with these in the wintertime? I sure dont. tight lines all, Ben

Since March is the primary spawning month for cutthroat, they're getting few and far between in the salt. Since they do spawn over a pretty loing period, there's still a chance of finding the odd fish. The numbers should start picking up again after March, but some of them might be pretty skinny for a while. The coho will still be responding best to euphausid and amphipod patterns until the candlefish start to hatch out. Popper patterns are (my best guess) taken for injured baitfish and work best when there are good numbers of candlefish available. When fishing poppers, be prepared to get lots of rises and very few hookups.

thanks for clearing up the popper thing for me, yeah I use the size 8 angel hair or krystal flash shrimp religeosly. Ben