Yakima Bait Lil' Corkies - Size 14

Yakima Bait Lil' Corky - Size 14

At roughly 1/4" in diameter, Size 14 is the second-smallest Corky in the lineup — a go-to when salmon and steelhead are holding in low, clear water and turning away from bulkier drift gear. Corkies work by adding buoyancy and a splash of color ahead of your bait, floating your hook and eggs, sand shrimp, or yarn just off bottom where fish can see and eat it, rather than letting it drag through rocks and snag.

Rig it above a snelled hook on a standard drift setup, whether you're working a tight seam on a Washington coastal river, drifting a slower stretch of Oregon's Rogue or Umpqua, or working California's Klamath and Trinity systems for winter steelhead. Because bite preference shifts with water clarity, flow, and light, having a spread of Corky colors on hand matters as much as size — swap between naturals for low, clear conditions and brights or glitter finishes when the water's got some color to it. Sold individually across dozens of proven West Coast color patterns.