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Fished Anderson 7/12-14 ended up bringing home 54 nice kokanee. All fish were between 11-13 1/2" and caught off the DR between 20-40" with Hootchies/Sling Blades & scented Shoe Peg corn

Got checked by Fish & Game on the water Sunday they said the checked some guys that had some juvenile Chinook that had mistaken them for Kokanee. These Chinook are right at 12-13" and are very hard to tell the difference from this years Kokanee. They said they checked the stomachs of the young Chinook and they were loaded with 2" baby Kokanee. They claim these Chinook should reach 3-6 pounds by the their third year.

They also claim the recent growth spurt on this years Kokanee at Anderson is due to all the fires we had in the area last year and all the nutrients that got flushed down stream and into the lake.
 
First, Mike, nice going on the kokes. I smoked my And. Ranch the other day, and boy did they come out nice. Smoked 'em whole. Sure a lot easier. Smoked them a bit longer this time, and it was an improvement. So, when they are talking about the third year, are they referring to next summer? You and I are going to have to figure out a plan to get after them. We'll have to introduce them to our Sekiu lures!! With the abundance of kokes in there, I'm guessing 6# rather than 3. Mike
 
Stephanie is smoking a batch of Kokanee today so her Dad has some to bring back to MN with him.

I'm thinking 3rd year Chinook would be next summer. I would think closer to 6# then 3# also.

I pulled the plug on my Tuna trip to Depoe Bay yesterday. We were scheduled to fish Tuna this Sunday with Dockside Charters but the poor fishing reports forced me to cancel. I'm still on for the 2 day/3 nights Tuna trip on the Ms Magoo out of Westport on 9/3-5. Really looking forward to that trip.
 
idaho_Grizz said:
Are the Kokanee turning color or do I have time for one more trip?
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on 7/12/14 one of the fish we caught was just starting to turn, but all the rest were bright, so you still have some time

the 11-14" next year fish will always be ready for our lures, in october those 14" fish seem to fight like the early summer 17" fish
 
nailed 17" kokes using a slingblade which i bent more to get more wiggle for my pink hoochie down 25'. Also used willow leaf pop gear with slingblade behind that and red wedding ring tipped with yellow firecorn soaked in procure shrimp oil.
 
My family and I will be heading to Freeman Creek campground next wed thru sunday for fishing and such. Hopefully the fishing picks up, weather cools down, and not as smokey out like it is in Post Falls.
 
Kokanee fishing is still surviving at Ririe. I have been getting limits every trip out including today. Some fish are getting the solid red patches and many others are starting to turn. Also, there are some nice shinny silver fish still available. Surface water temperatures are running close to 72 degrees and the bulk of the nice fish are being cught down around 45-55 ft.
 
According to the weather report you will not have to endure the triple digit heat, should be really nice. We always camp at the Osprey loop, from there it's just a short walk to the very nice public dock where you can park your boat for the duration of your stay. One place to try for Kokanee is straight out from the public dock, start trolling in 60' to 120' of water, troll toward Dicks Creek, sometimes this can be pretty productive, when and if you find a school just stay in that general area, and be sure to give Canyon & Indian Creek a try. Our most productive color has been pink, followed by red, and green, squids with smiley blades have been productive, but one day the hot lure was a wedding ring type with pink beads, and a hot tiger spinner blade, pays to keep changing lures until you find the hot one. Also pink, and red, dyed shoe peg corn has been great, with the red being the most productive. You will need to get to 30' and deeper, so if you are long lining you will need 3oz. or more.

If you would like a hike while you are there, try the trail that starts near the boat launch, it winds around Freeman Creek, and continues to Big Eddy, very nice trail with a lot of good views. Have a great time ,and enjoy the beautiful Freeman Creek Campground.

Ken & Barb
 
Fished today for 4 hours, and worked hard for 10 kokes. Started off too deep. Should have known in that I was not graphing many fish. Came up to 18 and started getting action. They were certainly hitting in streaks. You would see nets all around you, and then nothing for 20 minutes or more. Then nets everywhere again. Mike
 
Been hearing reports that the fish are much further up the Lake. Grandad Bridge for example. Plan to head up there Sunday to take a look.
 
Got on the water today about 6:00 a.m., landed 8 before 7:30 then had almost no action for about 3 hours and called it quits. One 17", a couple of 14-15", the rest smaller. The bigger ones are starting to turn redish. Pink hoochie down 25' was the winning combo until 7:30 then I couldn't make anything work.
 
Hey John, was thinking the same thing. We have not been out since we met you on the water, have heard that fishing is pretty slow, would sure like to see some reports. With the weather cool down it should be really nice out there. We might go for a few days pretty soon. We have a lot of Kokanee vacuum sealed, need to get them canned up pretty soon, think I might smoke some tomorrow, have a great orange juice brine that is better than good.

Ken & Barb
 
[Ken, I just got a call from friends who are camping at Freeman. They fished near the campground for a couple of afternoon hours and put 15 in the cooler. They said they are still in good shape. We are going up tomorrow but we may run up the lake mainly because we have never done it before.

nUOTE=kenbarb;52886]Hey John, was thinking the same thing. We have not been out since we met you on the water, have heard that fishing is pretty slow, would sure like to see some reports. With the weather cool down it should be really nice out there. We might go for a few days pretty soon. We have a lot of Kokanee vacuum sealed, need to get them canned up pretty soon, think I might smoke some tomorrow, have a great orange juice brine that is better than good.

Ken & Barb[/QUOTE]
 
I went out yesterday and fishing was every slow. Only caught 3. All where still silver. I was using wedding rings in green, red, and red & green colors.
 
We made a run to Mangus. Fishing was slow but we had never fished there before so we may not have been in the right places. We ran back to Dicks and Canyon. Fishing was slow but steady. We put 25 in the cooler. They were in very good shape. Only 2 trailers in the parking lot. It was a fun day.

John
 
With all the boats on the lake I am surprised there hasn't been a Lucky Peak report in quite a few days. I guess the fishermen are tighter lipped then the fish. So I guess I will bite and post a report. Got a late start today and didn't get a line in the water until after 8:30 am. My buddy up on our first fish in the first five minutes and the fishing stayed consistent until we left with our limits at just before noon. I love it when the fish are in the same location as they were the last time you were out. More catching and less searching. We released a few of next years fish and several trout. Kept two dinks that we couldn't release because of how they were hooked, eight fish in the 14" range, one around 16", and an absolute football of fish that was just over 17". The 16" and one of the 14" fish were just starting to get light pink fins, but they cut up just fine. We ran four lines at a time at depths of 15', 20', 25', and 35'. The bottom two depths were the most productive, but caught fish at all depths. Pink hoochies and pink/orange homemade spinners behind sling blades were the ticket. With both producing about equally well. Corn on the hoochies and gulp maggots on the spinners. Get out there while the getting is good.
 
Thanks for the report, Sawtooth. You must be stacking the cables. If so, do you ever get the two tangled when they hit the bottom rig? Mike
 
We had one small tangle yesterday, but it is normally not too bad. Always put a minimum of 10 ft. between the lines. Heading to Washington in about a half hour to chase some of the kokes big salty brothers. Heard the "Big Migration" they were hoping for has not made it to the Straights yet, but I am still optimist that we will get into a few. Kodiak, I will give you a report when I get back.
 
Many kokes in boat this am ,left of west boatramp, using Derek's pink hoochies tipped wth shrimp soaked firecor
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