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Well written and good information as usual! I enjoyed reading and learning from the post. I liked your idea of the "knot/length of line" at your preferred set-back length - that makes things easy. Like you, we have not experienced the ultra soft mouths of the kokes. I may spool up some of our...

Thanks Thanks for the update Wyo307. Good to know. May try it again next week on a sweep through Wyoming. Regards, Duckharvestor

Similar experience We fished it about 1.5 weeks ago for part of a day. Including us only 3 boats out. Talked to one group that had fished for 3 days and got 1 kokanee. Water was very muddy. Was out for ca. 3 hrs and did not get a bite. Packed up and went home. Launched near the dam since the...

Thanks for the update Kokanee64 Appreciate the update! Checked the BM marina update and it said Elk Creek marina is opening May 29th and Lake Fork is opening May 15th. I presume this means the ramps are closed until then?? I do not see an update for the ramp and boat inspection start dates or...

Best wishes to you and your wife! I have always enjoyed reading your posts since they are so well written and informative. Thanks for that! I think you could have made a living as a writer if you did not do that. Your attitude about the "End of the Road" is one I hope I can adopt as I approach...

Good update... Thanks for the update Roger, even though the information is not what anyone would like to hear. How was FG this year for you overall? I know you focused your efforts there with the decline at BM.

Several things i would like clarification on... First, I do not have any experience night fishing so my questions/points may not be applicable. When night fishing for kokanee is the purpose of the light to attract the plankton or the fish or both? It sounds like the post from 2018 that you...

Good meeting you Roger briefly at Blue Mesa. Prior to seeing you i spent 3 days jigging for kokes and only landed 2! I got on several schools but they had lock-jaw so even the guides were struggling I was told. I heard it got a little better so i hope you and your wife did OK. We had fun with...

Hello everyone, Last year saw a WY game and fish video on kokanee spawning at Lake DeSmet. I believe they were first stocked in 2019 and have grown well. Based on this we decided to visit the lake and try it. Arrived Sunday night 6/12 but had truck problems. While waiting for the injectors to be...

Headed west toward FG on Tuesday. Will stop at Seminoe for two days on the way there for some walleye and trout fishing. It is about 1/2 way so it is a good break from the long drive. Will fish FG on Saturday and Sunday out of Buckboard. On to Fontenelle after that for one day, depending on how...

Good summary and articles to support your views. It would help if all koke fishermen killed the pups they catch by accident. I think as a community focused on chasing kokanee we could put more pressure on the fish and game departments of the states we fish. Maybe this fishing forum could...

Good update Roger. I appreciate it since we have many trips planned to BM this year and we are not local. I presume the launch ramps at Elk Creek and Lake Valley are open even though the concessions are not?? Looks live Eleven-mile reservoir had a good kokanee fishing season through the ice. I...

I have two active sonars on our boat - 1) the Lowrance that came with the boat and its stern-mounted transducer and 2) the Garmin with the Livescope transducer which is mounted over the side on a rotating "down-rod". You can also mount the Livescope transducer to an electric trolling motor. I...

Different perspective on fish finders? Got into kokanee fishing about 3 yrs ago when we purchased our boat. Did not know much about sonar since had only used cheap ones on our fishing kayaks up to that point and had not target kokes. Only used to track bottom contours to that point. We bought a...

Thanks guys - I appreciate the input. Sounds like quite a pain to replace the flooring so I am going to do everything reasonable to minimize the chance of damage. If I use shrink wrap I may pay to have it applied next winter and then do it myself (to save money) after that if it looks doable for me.

Hello everyone, We bought a new 20' Lund Impact two years ago and i do not have the luxury of storing it in a covered garage or boat-port. I have been tilting the trailer so the rear of the boat is below the front so it drains and keeping the travel cover on it. We do get a fair amount of snow...

I do not have the koke fishing experience a lot of the other folks do, but i fillet all the fish. Smallest fish we have caught have been from Navajo in New Mexico. I would guess some might have been as small as 10" to 11" long. You are right, the fillets were quite small but they still taste...

Thanks guys I appreciate the insight and will change how I handle the fish. Regards, Gary

I have heard from several sources, including a fish biologist, that as soon as a koke dies its flesh starts degrading and softening due to bacteria attack. Being sensitive to warm water they almost always die in our "live" well before we get back to the dock and start processing them. I am...

Thanks Nofish. When I first started jigging 2 seasons ago I tried several rods I already had but they were too long and the tips too soft. Last year I purchased 2 "heavy" ugly sticks that are 57" long. They are an improvement but still not ideal. Where did you buy the rod blanks and what are...