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Hey KokaneeKid - Always enjoy your posts from around the Oregon area. I am originally form Salem so know the area well except never did any Kokanee fishing up there, it was always a run up to the Santiam for some trout or to the coast. I was just up there a few weeks ago during your heat...

Yes all fisherman are liars so here is the proving measurements for anyone in doubt... :lol: Rachel doubled up with this nice pair...a hen and a buck. The hen went 2lbs and the eggs were very large. Until next year Berryessa...

I think the Fat Lady has sung for our 2011 Kokanee season as Rachel and I made one more trip to Berryessa to see if any Vampires were around for battle. What we found was an incredible early morning bite where the Kokes, Kings and Trout were keeping us busy for about 2 hours and then it was a...

Great write-up and what a trip you had up there. It looked like you were the only boat on the lake? What was the average size of the Kokanee in the river and what was the largest fish you saw? I was there a few years ago and had a good time. It made me go back and look at the nice Kokanee we...

Karla took on a nice one with some silver left... If you could find some schools like this one it was worth the time to mark them and work them over several times as they usually would produce some action. The final bounty.. and no we did not catch these at the dam... but we did take...

We had to keep the corn piles ready and extra Assassins on deck for the morning bite... Jenna lands a very healthy King... Kokanee are becoming hip with facial piercings... note the red ring under the eye in this photo and the next. It was a hook that it had previously snapped that was...

Every year we brave the Berryessa waters on Labor Day weekend on Sunday hoping the lake lice will spend time sobering up before tearing up the waters. That part came true and the fishing was just like previous years with a fast and furious morning bite and then a hunt and peck for the rest of...

What size were they? That does sound odd... are there any predators of Kokanee in the lake and what is the general surface temp? Would have been cool to get a video of that action.

Rachel quickly finds her best fish of the day... Jenna's big fish for the morning... A nice fatty female for me... Until next year Stampede...

Now it's derby morning and our lines are set...I'm ready... Rachel is ready... Waiting for the morning bell to go off... Aa typical fish finder view at Stampede...

A report from last weekend's fishing adventure from Stampede Reservoir for our annual Kokanee Popwer Derby attendance. The word on the street was expect a tough bite so I decided to fly solo and take a day to relax and do some scouting on Friday. Sure enough it was a tough bite but no...

Berryessa can be fickle for sure as the extra water has made them more of a challenge to find unless you are up there regularly. It's about time for my Vampire sessions to start up at Berryessa.

I like to say your trolling speed is all relevant to the lure combinations you are presenting and what you are trying to accomplish. I like 1.2 to 1.4 but I tend to run bigger dodgers that give the my lures a good deal of action at that speed, even a spinner. If that is not getting it done...

Sounds like a good time and glad you got fish. If you get a chance go to Taylor creek in the fall to watch the Kokanee come in to spawn. There were some 20 inch fish that showed up in previous years that people wondered where they were hiding. Were the fish still chrome or starting to turn...

And here's Jenna's best fish at almost 15.5 inches, 20 oz., with my cookie cutter buck during a double up event. What a trip.. what a crew! Get out there and take advantage of Pardee before the season is over.

Followed up by a Buck and a hen for Jenna in short order... I got into the action too...same school.. over and over again... There's a big bully in every crowd and here's Rachel's Monster Pardee Kokanee... we have video of her catching it and the cool thing is her sister netted it for...

It was only two weeks since we were at Pardee doing some scouting and the "Save the Drama for your Mama" video tour with mom and Rachel. That was a pre derby scouting trip to warm up and see where the fish were hiding. This time we were there without my mama but I had my lucky crew of Rachel...

I say go for it... don't wait till next season. the Kokanee are generally schooled up this time of year making them easier to find. Over by the dam is where they are usually found on the West shore in front of those docks and nice houses. There is a Kokanee Power derby there September 10th...

Hey Pappy - Great that you got into some Tahoe Kokes... I am jealous. How big were they and where did you go for your inspection and where did you end up launching?

Hi Pappy... Tahoe reports are typically the hardest to find across any of the boards out there. This year may be even harder because of the ridiculous inspection process (not at the ramp and bad hours) and costs the costs. You can't even get an inspection at the ramp from what I have read. I...