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Was wondering if anyone on the forum has had any experience on using Michigan Stinger Pancake Downrigger Weights? Please see photo.

Mark Hope all is well. If I were still up there I would be working the lower(hatchery supported) part of the Nantahala. Always plenty of trout(plenty of leaves too this time of year). The pestulent commercial rafters/kayaks are also gone(oh joy). Some big browns might come up from Fontana to...

Fred How big was the koke? Was it turning red? Still looking for that missing generation. The 12" to 16" class. Still feeling the effects of Lee. The lake has come up a few feet. We have no power except my standby generator. Hope to get out later in the week weather permiting. I am going...

Fyi Hi Gang! Just picked this up on my blog in another Forum! Here is something from the NC wildlife about fishing the Nantahala and Rainbow Springs Club. Mr. Rogers, Rainbow Springs does own an upper section on Nantahala River above the lake. They own both sides of the river and the bottom...

Seems like this years kokanee season came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. Trolled various parts of the lake and have only come up with some nice trout. The kokanee should be getting ready to spawn in the next 4 to 6 weeks. Hoping to see a few in their red spawning colors. I will not...

There is a public forest route(FR 437) which runs adjacent to the upper Nantahala right through Rainbow Springs Sport Club. It runs from the water guage almost to US 64. I do some mountain biking here . Although the narrow strip of land between the forest route and the river belongs to the...

My Personal Smallest Kokanee The pestulent inlaws finally left and I got to do a little fishing today. Like last week things were pretty slow but I did manage a few strikes and caught the smallest koke of my kokanee fishing career. Talked with Doc O who was also up for the week to do some...

Had a similar problem with my Humminbird 325. Purchased online. It was still under warrantee. Sent it back to Humminbird at a cost of over $ 10 shipping. They shipped it back with a new transducer. Hooked it up today and it performed as it should. I am still a little skeptical. To many...

Fred Thanks for the additional info on Calderwood. Both you and TM have convinced me to give it a shot. Will probably try early August. We have company up at the house and I have not had the time to install fishfinder/transducer. They are leaving tomorrow.tooexcited Hope to be fishing...

Fred Thank you for your informative reply. Sounds like Calderwood is a difficult lake to fish with cold moving water and a lot of hidden surprises like running up a pair of cannonballs on an under water tressle. It is also a tough tow for me as all I have up here is my Subaru Forester. Have...

Mark I have been fishing the lake without a depth/fishfinder. No fun at all. I caught that one at 35' off Little Choga island. The only hit I got all day. I have been fishing no deeper than 45' as I did not want to run my cannonballs up those numerous underwater ridges. Some of the other...

New Best Has anyone caught any smaller kokes from Nantahala this year? Seems all the kokes caught are 18+" this year. I caught only one small koke this year. Here is a picture of my latest caught blind(no fish/depth finder). It was 20" and 3+lbs.

I'm in FL right now suffering in the heat and humidity and have replaced the chigger bites for mosquito bites and really missing Nantahala Lake. Went out for an hour or so with my wife last Saturday(she's a real Jonah when it comes to fishing). Caught one koke and lost one when it wrapped...

Mark If I were heading to Myrtle Beach I would not thinking of kokes. I'd be thinking of fresh deep fried oysters and clams, a bowl of she crab soup, a pot of blue claw crabs and a broiled flounder. nananana Ron

TM Great post and pictures. NC rules the East!!

Mark Give my congradulations to Alex. Did you guys get any more? Any schoolies? Funny I hooked the one I caught about 5 minutes after I turned left out of the cove. Only hit I had all day. Wind picked up and the sky got ugly. Headed back home around 11:30 to do the weekly shopping and trip...

Harpoon Glad to hear you doing well at Jocasee. Wish NC had some trophy trout lakes. Those are some big trout. Meet with troll Monkey today. He is probably catching a kokanee as I type. I got one. A nice 18" male. They seem to be running about 2" larger this year. These fish should be...

Mark I will to meet up with you at the launch Saturday morning. If we miss I'll look for you. I will loiter/maybe fish in the area. Still no power up here so i have not been unable to charge the troll motor battery. Ron

Harpoon Glad you are still with us. Yeah my wife makes me put that shirt on and put in my false teeth or she won't take a picture. She does not want me to look like an old troll. How's Jocasee these days?

Mark I will look for you on Saturday. I have a white 14' Carolina skiff DLX blue bimini top. Cell phones still don't work up here. We are mist of a major power failure up here. Running on generator. Do you want the koke heads? I can still hold them if you don,t have a cooler. All 3 kokes...