Comet patterns for fall chinook salmon on the fly

6 Responses to Comet patterns for fall chinook salmon on the fly

1. jay nicholas says:

   November 2, 2009 at 5:44 pm

   The Comet is a vastly overrated fly. It will, however, catch carp. Don’t listen listen to Barrett. Don’t tie Comets. Don’t use Chartreuse or Orange.

   JN
2. b-christ says:

   November 2, 2009 at 11:10 pm

   I can’t believe it took you this long to chime in!
3. Michael Webb says:

   November 3, 2009 at 1:08 am

   Thanks Barrett.
   Jay – you mean that’s not one of your boxes at the top of the post?
4. jay nicholas says:

   November 4, 2009 at 4:45 am

   Oh OK. Yes it is my small Comet box. The one with the least useful colors to fish for salmon here in Oregon. My go-to box is four times larger and will NEVER be photographed. EVER. Not even Matt and Rob have seen it.

   JN
5. Thomas Purtzer says:

   November 6, 2015 at 3:51 am

   The Comet has caught lots of salmon. I talked with an elderly gentleman who used to fish the Smith River in Northern California from an 8 foot pram, full sinking line, fiberglass rod and Phleggher (sic) Medalist reel and a sparsely dressed Comet. He told me that he used to hook up to 30 Chinooks a day. He showed me all his gear. This was in the 1950s. He said the fishing started to go downhill after a laudatory article in the Field and Stream magazine that caused a massive influx of fishermen. He said the final death blow came with the invasion of the spinning reel. He only fished his simple Comet fly!
6. Rick Itami says:

   November 9, 2015 at 5:05 pm

   I used the chartreuse Comet for the first time in 2013 on the Elk River near Port Orford, OR. Water was low and clear just upstream of the mouth and that Comet was the only fly the big fall Chinook would hit with any regularity.