2017 Lucky Peak Reservoir Kokanee Fishing Report
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formulaben
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Water is a little bit clearer (only a little) but I went out of my way to chat with everyone with a pole on Wednesday and the catch was weak across the board...
Still very slow
Fished 3 hrs yesterday morning (Thurs. 6/8). No bite at all. Started from the dam and later ran up to Goose Neck Bay. Water temp from 58 ~ 60 deg. and little bit clearer. Main boat docks in the water (6 sections) and the level was about 11' down. There were many debris in Barclay area. I don't know if that high current flow in the reservoir and the level fluctuated that effect to fish??? Boise river flow about 9.4K CFS and the reservoir rise about 1.5'/day.
Wife said: If we catch 12 more kok. then we bag our limit 101ok101
Fished 3 hrs yesterday morning (Thurs. 6/8). No bite at all. Started from the dam and later ran up to Goose Neck Bay. Water temp from 58 ~ 60 deg. and little bit clearer. Main boat docks in the water (6 sections) and the level was about 11' down. There were many debris in Barclay area. I don't know if that high current flow in the reservoir and the level fluctuated that effect to fish??? Boise river flow about 9.4K CFS and the reservoir rise about 1.5'/day.
Wife said: If we catch 12 more kok. then we bag our limit 101ok101
Pauli
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I just have to ask....
I think that we had an extended Koke season after Labor Day last year. The Koke fishing can be described in one word...."incredible". For several months after the holiday weekend the pressure remained immense...lots and lots of anglers pulling Kokes from the water, until the ice developed in November. Does anyone think that we over stressed our resources by pursuing the small salmon so late into the season? I can't remember so many boats trolling the waters until so late in the season. Could this impact be partly responsible for the meager success that so many of us are having now??
Pauli
I think that we had an extended Koke season after Labor Day last year. The Koke fishing can be described in one word...."incredible". For several months after the holiday weekend the pressure remained immense...lots and lots of anglers pulling Kokes from the water, until the ice developed in November. Does anyone think that we over stressed our resources by pursuing the small salmon so late into the season? I can't remember so many boats trolling the waters until so late in the season. Could this impact be partly responsible for the meager success that so many of us are having now??
Pauli
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F-Bomb
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soon
Pauli I think the fishing is slow because the water is inconsistent from the massive flow. I don't think the food sources have activated (plankton to zooplankton) which causes the kokes to school and start to competitively feed.
In a couple of weeks once the flow has stabilized and we get an extended warming trend you will see the salad come on and then so do the fish. (There are bunch of fish in LP and fishing pressure isn't what turns the population...it is environmental based on food availability and habitat quality.)
Pauli I think the fishing is slow because the water is inconsistent from the massive flow. I don't think the food sources have activated (plankton to zooplankton) which causes the kokes to school and start to competitively feed.
In a couple of weeks once the flow has stabilized and we get an extended warming trend you will see the salad come on and then so do the fish. (There are bunch of fish in LP and fishing pressure isn't what turns the population...it is environmental based on food availability and habitat quality.)
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I think your absolutely right f-bomb.With fish and game planting 250 thousand fish a season that there are allot left to catch...
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Sorry for such a slow report. Fished LP Saturday from around 9:30 to 1:00 or so.
Tried 1 rod deep, varied from 25 - 40 feet. Various lures, hoochies, wedding rings, and a spoon; no hits.
Second rod had a 2 oz weight running 30 cranks back (60 feet?). 3 hits on a string of spinners followed by a feather (dodger) and a wedding ring (blood red and green).
After the second hit on the second rod, I moved the first rod to a similar setup except that the WR was all blood red. 2 hits on that rod after the switch, for a total of 5 hits between the 2 rods. Only made it to the boat with 1 fish, which was a small recently stocked rainbow.
Trolled from spring shores down to goose neck bay and about half way back.
Tried 1 rod deep, varied from 25 - 40 feet. Various lures, hoochies, wedding rings, and a spoon; no hits.
Second rod had a 2 oz weight running 30 cranks back (60 feet?). 3 hits on a string of spinners followed by a feather (dodger) and a wedding ring (blood red and green).
After the second hit on the second rod, I moved the first rod to a similar setup except that the WR was all blood red. 2 hits on that rod after the switch, for a total of 5 hits between the 2 rods. Only made it to the boat with 1 fish, which was a small recently stocked rainbow.
Trolled from spring shores down to goose neck bay and about half way back.
no, we always get that much pressure. its the water flow. We were doing great a month ago, then they really started letting water out of both dams. That is what is screwing with the fish. Once the dams close up, it will go back to normal.
formulaben
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They were barely in the water a week ago, but the level is going back down...
https://www.usbr.gov/pn-bin/graphwy.pl?luc_af
https://www.usbr.gov/pn-bin/graphwy.pl?luc_af
Pauli
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Still No Love
I had to take the wife to the airport early this morning (from Caldwell) and I figured that I might as well drag the boat along and head to the reservoir for a few hours of fishing after I dropped her off. Fished from 0600 to 0810.....Absolutely no love for me. I did manage to bag a pike minnow.... Whooh Hoooo !!! Water temp at the dam was about 60 degrees, but the best news is that the turbidity is much improved. I could see my gear in the water for about 3 to 4 feet. ..... Other than the squaw, no bites.
Oh.... is it me?....or does anyone else think the boys and girls from the Army Corps of Engineers put the docks in at Turner Gulch "Bas-Ackwards"??? All of the tie down cleats are on the outside of the docks. This means that you have to run your tie down lines from your boat across the dock to the tie down cleats on the opposite side after launching. Quite a potential safety concern. I suppose you could walk your boat all the way down to the end and pull it to the outside of the docks.....but REALLY??? What do you do if you're solo (which I usually am) and there is a line boats already in the water at the dock???
Going to be yet another several weeks for me before I head back up.
Pauli
I had to take the wife to the airport early this morning (from Caldwell) and I figured that I might as well drag the boat along and head to the reservoir for a few hours of fishing after I dropped her off. Fished from 0600 to 0810.....Absolutely no love for me. I did manage to bag a pike minnow.... Whooh Hoooo !!! Water temp at the dam was about 60 degrees, but the best news is that the turbidity is much improved. I could see my gear in the water for about 3 to 4 feet. ..... Other than the squaw, no bites.
Oh.... is it me?....or does anyone else think the boys and girls from the Army Corps of Engineers put the docks in at Turner Gulch "Bas-Ackwards"??? All of the tie down cleats are on the outside of the docks. This means that you have to run your tie down lines from your boat across the dock to the tie down cleats on the opposite side after launching. Quite a potential safety concern. I suppose you could walk your boat all the way down to the end and pull it to the outside of the docks.....but REALLY??? What do you do if you're solo (which I usually am) and there is a line boats already in the water at the dock???
Going to be yet another several weeks for me before I head back up.
Pauli
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I think it is a good idea to have the cleats on the other side of the dock.
Nothing frost my ass more than some yahoo taking his sweet time getting away from the dock while other people are trying to launch or get their boats out of the water.
If more folks had common courtesy it wouldnt be an issue.
formulaben
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This! The ramp is for coming/going...if you're solo dunk it, drive it around to tie up and then move the trailer so that as soon as you move the trailer someone else can use the ramp. Pauli, I do it all the time at Spring Shores, difference being I either move towards the end of the dock or to the other side; either way the ramp is useable by others as soon as I move my trailer, not after I move the trailer, waltz back, and then get in the boat and move it...just saving others a bit of time and blood pressure.
Pauli
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I get it
Completely understand what you guys are saying. But, this is going to prove to be minor disaster for those who launch or recover solo... or with a wife and kids who don't know dittle about handling a boat.....especially around a crowed boat launch. Just watch...Wait...and See.... Take your blood pressure medicine to the lake with you, I guarantee you are going to need it.
Pauli
Completely understand what you guys are saying. But, this is going to prove to be minor disaster for those who launch or recover solo... or with a wife and kids who don't know dittle about handling a boat.....especially around a crowed boat launch. Just watch...Wait...and See.... Take your blood pressure medicine to the lake with you, I guarantee you are going to need it.
Pauli
