Yakima Bait Lil' Corkies - Size 12

Yakima Bait Lil' Corky - Size 12

At 5/16" in diameter, Size 12 steps up just slightly from the smallest sizes in the Corky lineup, giving you a bit more lift and visibility without overpowering your presentation — a solid middle-ground pick when flows are moderate and fish aren't spooked by a little extra profile. The buoyant body floats your bait — eggs, sand shrimp, or yarn — up off the bottom, keeping it in the strike zone instead of hung up in rocks and debris.

Thread it above a snelled hook for classic drift fishing on Washington's coastal and Puget Sound tributaries, Oregon's Rogue, Umpqua, or Nestucca, and California's Smith, Klamath, or Trinity rivers, wherever salmon and steelhead are working through riffles and tailouts. Water clarity should drive color choice more than habit — naturals and subdued tones for gin-clear flows, glitter and fluorescent finishes when there's some tint to the water. Sold individually across a deep bench of proven West Coast patterns.