Information on Bait fish!

[Rick Baerg]

I am trying to find some information on the bait fish salmon feed on here on the west coast. Does anyone know of a website or a good book that would cover something like this? I want to tie up some new patterns for the salt to cast from boat and beach, any suggestions?

[phearless]

Needlefish.
Herring.
These are the most prevelant.

You will most likely need some euphasid patterns as well.

Krill, they eat a shit load of krill.

I wiil try and find a link to a great website.
I believe DFO has some good stuff as well.

Fly Fishing for Pacific Salmon II.

Kick Butt book.

[Rick Baerg]

You mean this one?

[Rick Baerg]

Has anyone read this book before?

[phearless]

Yeppers.
That's the one.

There is another one by Jim Crawford?

Fly fishing for salmon, I think, that has some good stuff as well.

[phearless]

Guess I missed that one.

Yah there is some good stuff in there.