Some days you never know!
Since the fish will most often take the jig while it’s falling or at the bottom of the fall, it’s important to keep close tabs on what’s happening and to set the hook the instant you feel any hesitation or tightening up of your fishing line. A leaf catching on your jig hook might feel like the drag felt when a fish bites a falling jig.
Your rate of retrieve will likely vary depending on the water depth and influence of the river current has on your line and jig. For example, if you are hanging bottom while using a half-ounce jig, you might pick up your retrieve a little, say from a quarter to half turn of the reel handle, or switch to a 3/8-ounce jig. When fishing rivers, from the bank, cast across the stream at a slight downriver angle and constantly twitch your jig as you swing back across the river towards them. Do repeated casts in areas where coho linger. Doing this helps keep the jig moving along and not catching bottom.
Likewise, if you are fishing deep water or in heavy current you might switch to a 5/8- or 3/4-ounce size jig. You should realize, however, that for most river applications it’s the 3/8- and 1/2-ounce jigs that are the most popular.
And while river coho are known to accumulate in slack water pools and hide around and among log structure and under overhanging trees or brush, you can catch them just about anywhere in rivers they navigate.
Colors depending on what pools you fish , water clarity and the sky.Fish dark colors on pools, silt or dark days. Lighter colors on bright colored clear days,clear water,or shallow holes
Happy jigging!
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