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[fish4kok]

Hi hooked,
Thank for dephthermo information and fishing report.
There were about 10 fishing boats in the powerline area on last Thurs. and Fri., only few boat net 1 or 2 kok. Some fisherman told me they let the line down to 100' and did not a bite.
I will try couple more fishing trip in Lucky Peak.

 

[fish4kok]

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When we canned the fish, we saved the heads (cut in smaller pieces) and skin and put in freezer for the sea gull in next fishing trip. When the ice thaw out we feed the birds. They love them...
After feeding they still follow our boat for other hour.

 

[SuperD]

fish4kok, note to self, feed at the end of the day. LOL!

 

[DeltaDude]

Went out today, ended up snapping my downrigger line, lost my ball and clip, but thats ok, attached some weight ended up catching a couple nice trout on the long line. No kokes tho.

 

[fish4kok]

SuperD,
End of the day they only have fish guts! LOL. Idaho Fishing Regulation states:
Head and Tail Removal:
It is illegal to have in the field
or in transit any trout, char, coho, kokanee, grayling, tiger
muskie, or bass from which the head or tail has been
removed. For steelhead see page 43. For anadromous salmon
see annual published special rules.

 

[hooked]

That's awesome. I'll have to keep that in mind. Had thought about freezing the "cleaning mess" to reduce garbage can stink, but that's a more entertaining idea. Plus it's probably good for the lake... the nutrients from the scrap should help feed the plankton the kokes eat.

I'd prefer to just fillet the fish while out in the boat and dump the carcasses back in the lake if it were legal. It's pretty standard up in Alaska to fillet fish at cleaning stations that are in the rivers, and just chuck the carcass back in to feed other river creatures. Rather like using a mulching lawnmower vs dumping cut grass in a landfill and wasting all those nutrients.

 

[armyducker]

SuperD,
End of the day they only have fish guts! LOL. Idaho Fishing Regulation states:
Head and Tail Removal:
It is illegal to have in the field
or in transit any trout, char, coho, kokanee, grayling, tiger
muskie, or bass from which the head or tail has been
removed. For steelhead see page 43. For anadromous salmon
see annual published special rules.

So according to the way this reads, I can't fillet fish at the cleaning stations at a lake, so I'm out all day, catch a few keeper small mouth, can't clean those at the lake? If I'm wrong, I know a lot of other folks who are as well.

 

[fish4kok]

So according to the way this reads, I can't fillet fish at the cleaning stations at a lake, so I'm out all day, catch a few keeper small mouth, can't clean those at the lake? If I'm wrong, I know a lot of other folks who are as well.

Hi armyducker,
I cleaned my fish at the lake but I didn't cut off the head or tail or fillet. Few years back when I was camping at Deadwood reservoir, I heard sound of the pressure cooker sizzling inside a motor home. People canned the fish at campground.
Head and tail removal is on page 53 of 2013-2015 Fishing Seasons and Rules
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/fish/rules/seasonsRules.pdf

 

[AverysAdventure]

Hi armyducker,
I cleaned my fish at the lake but I didn't cut off the head or tail or fillet. Few years back when I was camping at Deadwood reservoir, I heard sound of the pressure cooker sizzling inside a motor home. People canned the fish at campground.
Head and tail removal is on page 53 of 2013-2015 Fishing Seasons and Rules
http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/fish/rules/seasonsRules.pdf

I heard this issue will be dealt with in the new reg book coming out for '16. Canning your fish at Deadwood is common practice and once the fish is processed it is no longer considered in possession. The old reg books made that clear but the current one does not. Hope they get it cleared up.

 

[callelk]

Went out today, ended up snapping my downrigger line, lost my ball and clip, but thats ok, attached some weight ended up catching a couple nice trout on the long line. No kokes tho.

That stinks, check your drag and adjust: http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/...p?1806-Do-you-set-the-drag-on-your-downrigger

Went out yesterday for a couple of hours and tried to avoid trout and pikeminnows. Caught 1 17+ Koke and unfortunately 1 pikeminnow 2 seconds after I put in....that said, the seagulls are happier than they were....

I will run my Temp/Depth gauge next week and see what depth their food is which I suspect is in warmer water than the schools I have graphed.

 

[SuperD]

SuperD,
End of the day they only have fish guts! LOL. Idaho Fishing Regulation states:
Head and Tail Removal:
It is illegal to have in the field
or in transit any trout, char, coho, kokanee, grayling, tiger
muskie, or bass from which the head or tail has been
removed. For steelhead see page 43. For anadromous salmon
see annual published special rules.

I simply meant to throw the heads you show up with at the end of the day.

 

[DeltaDude]

That stinks, check your drag and adjust: http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/...p?1806-Do-you-set-the-drag-on-your-downrigger

Went out yesterday for a couple of hours and tried to avoid trout and pikeminnows. Caught 1 17+ Koke and unfortunately 1 pikeminnow 2 seconds after I put in....that said, the seagulls are happier than they were....

I will run my Temp/Depth gauge next week and see what depth their food is which I suspect is in warmer water than the schools I have graphed.

Yesterday I was marking the surface at around 70 degrees and that was before 10am. BUT, I did see plenty of fish jumping and surfacing. Including kokes.

I marked an absolute TON of fish, but I am going to guess that they were bass.

 

[fish4kok]

I simply meant to throw the heads you show up with at the end of the day.

Sorry for the previous message misinterpretation.

 

[GrimReaper]

Taking an out of town friend fishing LP this evening, but I have not fished there yet this season, would appreciate any information anyone is willing to share from recent outings on possible locations/depths to start with.

 

[jimbojump]

Those aren't fish bro...that's clutter and air bubbles being confused with fish...if you wanna see actual fish...turn off the fish id. Fish will show up as arches of various sizes...fish Id always exaggerates small bubbles and stuff and shows them as fish.

 

[jimbojump]

Deltadude...also..your speed at the time was a tad slow as well...idk if you were trolling at the time...but kokes prefer speeds of .9 to 1.8 mph...usually more on the faster side of that scale.

 

[DowntownBrowns]

Yesterday I was marking the surface at around 70 degrees and that was before 10am. BUT, I did see plenty of fish jumping and surfacing. Including kokes.

I marked an absolute TON of fish, but I am going to guess that they were bass.

They look more like Goldfish.

 

[armyducker]

Sorry for the previous message misinterpretation.

No problem, I have no issues either way, I fillet fish at lake at times, I consider that processed, but not sure after reading above, I will without a doubt get it clarified. I like to be legal for sure.

 

[DeltaDude]

Deltadude...also..your speed at the time was a tad slow as well...idk if you were trolling at the time...but kokes prefer speeds of .9 to 1.8 mph...usually more on the faster side of that scale.

I slowed it down just because of all the beeps, just checking it out.

They look more like Goldfish.

They are goldfish

 

[callelk]

Those aren't fish bro...that's clutter and air bubbles being confused with fish...if you wanna see actual fish...turn off the fish id. Fish will show up as arches of various sizes...fish Id always exaggerates small bubbles and stuff and shows them as fish.

Concur, Fish ID shows everything with air as fish to include exhaust bubbles! With Fish ID off, you will be able to tell a zooplankton bloom from trout, but more importantly (for me anyway), trout and other fish from Koke's.

Look at the DR. Sonar web page for more info on HB units.

Went out yesterday afternoon for a couple of hours..complete bust. Two light hits as soon as I hit the opposite bank and that was it.