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I'm going to start a new thread . If I were going to fish for Kokanee in early June , I always make a couple passes east of the Island out about 100 ft ot so.Or I might try the east shore straight across from the marina between the San Juan arm south to the Frances arm . Then i'd try along the...

When my grandkids were young , we fished for bluegill . they are plentful most any little cove thats not over 25-30 feet. Theres also rainbow and brown trout , catfish , and huge carp. I have caught some trout while trolling for kokanee that I couldnt tell if they were small Macs or brook trout...

Thats the general consensus , but I'm not sure . There are 3 arms of the lake. The longest is the San Juan . Its 35-36 mi long and a few miles is in CO. The water is shallow in the CO part of the lake .There used to be a Fireworks display on July 4th holiday out over the lake in CO. We cruised...

I've been using pipe insulation to store my lures for a long time . The tackle bucket idea looks great. I just use a loop knot on the end of the leader. I use 1/2 a round toothpick pushed into the foam at an angle to hold the loop end to the foam .

Thanks for the welcome. I don't see a lot of boats fishing Kokanee at Navajo. I think its a under utilized resource. thats probably why the 12 fish limit , 24 in posession . Most weekdays in past years there might be 4 or 5 boats out. I can't get up there till June 15th . After that I'll...

Hi I was reading the Fishing reports today . I noticed what I think are low limits at FG and in CA. Limits were always high here but I thought I'd better check . New Mexico fish and game site says May 15, 2009 ... Kokanee Bag limit is 12 per day, 24 in possession, in addition to the other...

The other one was at Powel . Somewhat similar , Wife or girlfriend in a Cadillac this time and the guy was in a 24 ft twin cabin cruiser. Its a very long ramp and the woman was having a hard time backing straight. I was with friends on a house boat at the dump station. The guy was cussing and...

Anyone that's been boating awhile will have stories to tell . I have 2 , thankfully I wasn't the star . In the early 60s I had my first restaurant in Red Bluff Ca . After the lunch rush I went down to the launch ramp for something. A guy had a brand new ski boat being backed down the ramp by a...

I bought some inexpensive composite fly reels from Cabalas that had a pretty large drag disk and used them like a knuckle buster . I still have them. I may try them again .

Hi 3RivrFishr Summers I live on the San Juan River in NW NM. I fly fish often , Nearly every day. When I first started light tackle fishing for Kokanee with down riggers I rigged up a couple old 5 wt fly rods with mono , made a couple rod holders that fit the fly rods and had a ball. Using a...

Its fun. I don't keep trolling . I take it out of gear . I don't use attractors and set a light drag or just the clicker on. I land one , and the other if its still hooked up. I've tried continuing to troll and have more hooks pull outm more pressure on tender mouths . I troll pretty fast ...

Hi Does anyone fish Kokanee year round ? On Navajo Lake NM where I fish I seldom see anyone fishing Kokanee before June , and only snaggers after mid Sept . I've caught Koks in early May with the down riggers at 10 feet and long setbacks , and I've had the lake to myself. I've not done as well...

Bduck ,There are two lakes that are well known and restocked with Kokanee . Navajo is a deep canyon reservoir that is well over 300 ft deep even at low water levels. the longest arm goes 36 mi . Heron Reservoir near Chama has good kokanee and also has Mackinaw trout . There may be Kokanee in a...

Hi I'm Dick Roberts I just found this forum . I spend summers on the San Juan River . My place is 10 mi below Navajo Lake. I bought a 2.5 hp Johnson from my uncle when I was 14 and have fished for " Silvers " ever since. Those days I fished American Lake near Tacoma WA. The last 40 + years...