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Heading out in the morning to try my luck. Picked up a larger battery (group 29) and some new trolling lures just in case the kokabows don't get much action. We'll see. So far, all of my fishing partners have bailed on me, so if anyone is interested in going along, I'll have room. Flash me an email with your contact number and we can meet at the dock. Hoping to get there by 0930.

Andrew
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Wondering how the water looks at LP? I'm hoping to get out Sunday and have been waiting some time for water to clear up. If anyone gets out please post water conditions and good luck fishing.

John
 
Made it out there by 0930, just like I wanted to. The wund was blowing a bit and it spinkled on and off, but it wasnt too bad. Kept the trolling speeds between 1.0-1.5mph and saw fish mostly between 30-100ft deep on the finder. Still, didnt have a single bite. Asked another boater about his luck and it was the same as mine. Having never fished LP before today, Im not sure what conditions should be like. Its was kinda green-ish and somewhat murky. I went out with a 4-blade Ford Fender in bronze/silver and had a pink Kokabow attached. Tried out a 30ft sinker thing, but the damn thing kept floating to the top. Might go back out on Monday and sink everything with lead.
 
What location were you in? I have found that LP can be great/horrible based on location. Also I have found first light to 9:30 is the good time and start thinking about heading out around 10:00. If you were not using a downrigger or leaded line you may not have been deep enough. I am tempted to go this weekend but still am not convinced it is worth it yet with the murky water I have heard about. I am really interested in any Arrow Rock reports.
 
even with the murky water lots of 11-14" kokanee can be landed, just like any body of water the fish have to be in the area, i would imagine many of the cooperative fish are anywhere between 15 and 30' currently and some might even be up on the surface, i plan to fish on 9/27/14 and if i go i will post results, i'm confident that i'll get a limit in the boat even with the water dropping 2' each day up there
 
I'm headed to Dent for a couple days tomorrow. Last year, this week we caught around 20 per day for 2 of us working mostly surface lines from Dent to up max of 8 mile or so above the bridge. I'll let you know sunday how it goes this year.

Rick
 
I have been to busy to get out for the last few weeks. With that said and being I can see the dam and lake from the back yard, I have seen 0 boats on the lake for the last 3 days. There are coho running in the river so most are there i think. The lake is way down, Be care full out there and hope you catch a boat full.
 
I will also be chasing the river fish as well. but it is just nice to have options for the week. I know when we fish Lucky Peak down here the fish are shallower this time of year. I might have to pack 3 more rods. If we fish I will post results. Thanks all
 
Has anyone been fishing up at Lucky Peak? Just wondering if the bite has ever started again? Thanks for any info, tired of sitting at home, would like to get on some fall Kokes. hehe
 
Well we're here at Dent. Campground host says the koke fishing has been dead since mid August. I'm hoping I can pull some magic out of my hat in the morning. All ya'all keep your fingers crossed for me.

Rick
 
Badlander said:
Has anyone been fishing up at Lucky Peak? Just wondering if the bite has ever started again? Thanks for any info, tired of sitting at home, would like to get on some fall Kokes. hehe
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I'm surprised there haven't been a few reports lately, I plan to head up this Saturday, had battery issues last week that kept me from going

I'm guessing they are between 0 and 20' deep currently, start at spring shores and work your way downstream until you hook one, good luck
 
Hey Rick, if you have the time, horsepower, and gas, you might run to Granddad. Nice fish were being caught there at this time last year.

John
 
Fished a few times last week and this week. Some interesting things are happening.

First, contrary to the posts of people saying the dam area is usually hot this time of year, I got skunked at the dam on two occasions. The marina area is still the only area producing for me.

Also, something strange. I fished two days from the crack of dawn until about 2PM. I caught NOTHING all morning and then started catching in the early afternoon. Talked to several other boats and same story. The fishing seems to pick up after the water warms up later in the day.

Tried spinners, rapalas, wedding rings, rooster tails, panther martins, spoons, green hoochies, etc. I was wondering if anything different would produce for the late season kokes. No luck. Couldn't get any kokanee to bite.

As for trout, I'm only catching on pink hoochies about 8" behind a dodger with 1.5 or 2 ounces of weight in front of the dodger. Most of the fish are at 22' deep and about 40' out from the edges.It's really slow. I didn't talk to anyone who caught more than 1 fish by 2PM. Nobody caught any kokes--only rainbows.

Also, be EXTREMELY careful while boating out on the lake. I spotted a group of 3 guys swimming long distance out in the MIDDLE of the lake with NO flags or anything. All were wearing black wetsuits so they are just about invisible. Would be nearly impossible for a boater to see them low in the water like that so WATCH OUT! Wouldn't want to see anyone hurt.
 
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I fished today, and we are having chicken for dinner. I trolled from Brown's Gulch downstream to the Bowl Recreation Area. Two taps all day. I decided to call it quits a little after 2:00. I'm puzzled about where to find kokanee. We should be catching at least a few of the ones that will spawn next year.
 
amxerhull said:
Hey Rick, if you have the time, horsepower, and gas, you might run to Granddad. Nice fish were being caught there at this time last year.

John
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This is an every year weekend for me with my son. He gets a 4 day weekend and we go to Dent. Last 2 years we could catch 10-12 inchers pretty much anywhere from across from the Dent dock up through the bridge. Regular as can be.

This year, there are hordes of schooled up fish on the finder, but all we caught were 5 inchers. We went about half way to Grandad, no one was having any different results than we were. So we went bassing.

We had pretty good luck on the 5 inchers in Reed's creek. Couldn't go all the way to Grandad as I have a new SEI outdrive on the boat and it is still a few more hours from finishing breakin and being able to go faster than about 25 MPH. Such is life - it works like a million dollars compared to the old one :D

Campground host has been in Dent Acres al summer. He said that the fishing for Koke ended in late august and no one has had any more luck than our eight 5 inchers. We tossed all those back - they seemed very robust.

Rick
 
Fished for 5 hrs on 10/4, caught a few 15" trout and 1 12" kokanee, had a great day but out of the last 50 or so trips in the last few yrs this was by far the toughest and least productive kokanee fishing I've seen
 
Fished Lucky Peak on Monday. Still a nothing day for me. The water is still murky. Does anyone know how the water or fishing is at Arrowrock? The main reservoir or either arm?
 
me and a buddy fished 11/1 from first light until around 3pm and landed a few limits of trout and kokanee, we turned a bunch loose and he kept his limit and I kept these fish, all caught on the surface on squids and crappie tubes and floating rapalas, fished back and forth between the confluence and about a quarter mi up the middle fork

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