dragonfly
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let us know what you got and how it worked out, dfly
2014 Green Peter Fishing Reports
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In case you are wondering why Green Peter is so slow this week. The Corp of engineers weld back a ton of water. Well maybe several million tons of water and the lake is up into the trees full. the school have scattered unless you know where to find them in a few coves. In a week thing will start to stabilize and they will start schooling back up again. The 27 we caught Thursday were random bites at 25 - 35ft.
Lund troller
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I also heard that the reason for holding the water back from Foster for such a long time was because there was a backhoe that rolled into the river below the dam and they where trying to get it out so they had to keep the water level at a certain height to access the backhoe. OOPS!
Nomad, I would say if you caught that many fish in less that ideal conditions, you were doing well! Just received a shipment of hoochies and dodgers from Kokanee Creek and plan to give them a whirl on Tuesday of next week. Appears the weather will cooperate that day. Am thinking of launching at Whitcomb and starting in the Whitcomb arm. Any other suggestions on where to fish? I plan to launch early, so may start out with white and then switch to pink. At least that's my plan and I am sticking to it! 
JLPerry
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Is the Whitcomb Creek launch ramp/parking lot better than Thistle Creek? I've always used Thistle Cr because its the first one you come to...
dragonfly
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it's horrible 1 dirt lane, no parking you guys should just stay down there. laugh hyst . dfly
JLPerry
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Hmmm....I think I'll check it out tuesday.
JLPerry
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Due to a couple of problems I got a late start today...launched at Thistle Creek on GP at about 8:30am. The wind was already blowing and there were whitecaps on the lake. By 9am the wind increased and the lake was getting pretty rough. The wind was strong from the WSW. I ran across to the southside and then trolled back at a 45 degree angle due to the breeze. After an hour and a half I decided I was having too much fun so pulled in my rigs. There was a 10" rainbow in my downrigger line...how long it was on there, I don't know due to the rocking and rolling caused by the wind and waves. Released it and headed for the ramp. Un launched and outta there by 10:20. Went on to Whitcomb Park to check out the launch ramp there. It is somewhat steeper than Thistle Creek and was plugged up with drift logs. Probably wouldn't launch there unless I was camping there. There were no boats out on the lake when I took out...all were up the various arms of the reservoir somewhat shielded from the wind.
Bummer trip. I guess that just goes with fishing. So sorry. Monday the wind came up at about 11, so I got some fishing time in, but would have stayed for at least a couple more hours if there was no wind. I hear you about the log problem. I emailed (respectfully) the Linn County Parks guy that oversees the parks. Got a long email back with various reasons why the issue could not be corrected. I am new to the forum, so this is probably old news for the forum members. Said that the agency that was doing debris removal was no longer doing that. The log booms that were put in helped, but because of the wind direction, he said the launch clogs up daily and they don't have the $$ or manpower to resolve the issue. So I guess we need to keep taking our waders with us if we want to be assured we can launch. The day I launched a lady was leaving in her kayak and hit a sinker and tipped into the water. Lucky she was wearing a wet suit. For myself, I would be willing to pay a small launch fee if they could hire an outside contractor to check it daily and keep up with the debris. (Please don't flame me, just expressing my own thoughts.) Better luck on your next trip, JL.
JLPerry
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Got out a little earlier today...launched at 7:10am at Thistle Creek and fished until about 10am. The first 2.5 hours were warm and sunny thru a thin overcast. Caught two 10-11 inch kokanee on the downrigger (kokanee dodger with spinner & corn) at 34' and a rainbow on the surface outfit (released). At about 9:45 the dead calm was replaced by a west wind that gradually increased and by the time I took out at 10:15, light rain began.
dragonfly
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JL this site is very good this guy keeps it updated and it is very professional, here's a link to his water levels and wind predictions if you go down to lake water levels the wind is in that section http://nwfishquest.com/?page_id=48 the wind is pretty predictable it usually starts light about 10:00 and usually starts to die down about 3:00 but some days are worse or better than others I usually catch more fish once it picks up but it is a pain to keep straight that's where hopefully my bow mount will help. you could go up the arms the one at whitcomb has always been good but the fish may be a little small. dfly
JLPerry
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I went to Cabela's in Springfield today and bought another rod/reel combo...a 6' medium action bass rod and Garcia stardrag left-handed reel...to use on my 2nd downrigger. The rod I got there earlier is a great surface long-line rod but is too soft to use on the downrigger without the tip being underwater.
I also got a 30" drift sock...or sea anchor. Next time the wind comes up I'll shut down the motor and wind drift with the sea anchor.
And, I couldn't resist buying a Pro-Troll Kokanee Killer electronic lure colored "flame sparkle". It looks something like a Flatfish with two tandem hooks. There's an "Echip" affixed to it. Supposedly it elicits up to 8 times more strikes than other lures. Anybody have experience with these devices?
I also got a 30" drift sock...or sea anchor. Next time the wind comes up I'll shut down the motor and wind drift with the sea anchor.
And, I couldn't resist buying a Pro-Troll Kokanee Killer electronic lure colored "flame sparkle". It looks something like a Flatfish with two tandem hooks. There's an "Echip" affixed to it. Supposedly it elicits up to 8 times more strikes than other lures. Anybody have experience with these devices?
JLPerry
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Fished Green Peter today from 6am to almost 10. Caught 4...two on a chrome dodger and white/pink spinner at 30' and two on a white/pink dodger and Raptor spinner, also at 30-35 feet. Tried the lure with the e-chip but had no takers. The reservoir is about as full as it ever gets...up in the trees. When I launched at Thistle Creek shortly before 6am there were only 4 rigs in the parking lot. When I took out at 10 there were 15 to 20. Weather was overcast with a few very light sprinkles and a westerly breeze after about 8am.
Lund troller
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Anybody been fishing at GP lately ???
Went to Green Peter for the first time in a couple years. First year with a downrigger and we had a blast, fished through the wind both days but it was worth it. Fished today and yesterday 5/30-6/1, arrived 10:30 on Saturday and fished till 8:00 PM. Sunday fished from around 8 AM until 6 PM, spent a lot of time covering ground but had the best success between the Deadman Creek and the Thistle Creek arms. Almost all the fish were caught between 35-45 feet, depthfinder saw a lot of noise as far down as 60 feet as well as some big blips around 100-125. Caught most of the fish on the Downrigger with Seps dodger, silver/silver and a little (i mean tiny) pink rooster tail and pink dick knights. Caught a couple pretty rainbows as well. 25ish Kokes in the cooler, all between about 9-14 inchers, all pretty. We lost quite a few fish too right up by the boat. All in all a great trip, hope we get another chance to drop in sooner than a couple years from now!
P.S. will try to get a picture up tomorrow in between smoker tending!
P.S. will try to get a picture up tomorrow in between smoker tending!
bigbobwilliams
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Went up last Wednesday. fished 5 hours. Started the day with pink hoochies and then switched to chartreuse spin and glo's about 11 am. 12 Kokes in the boat. fishing alone so I had a few quick releases. Also kept a couple of nice trout (remember they eat the kokes! take em home!)Beautiful day, flat lake, no wind
Lund troller
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Thanks for the reports sounds like the fishing is picking up. Great news.
JLPerry
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Fished GP yesterday (monday) from 6:15 to 9:45am. Very little breeze, clouds burned off by about 8:30 and that's about when the bite died off...not many other boats out, maybe 15 or so. Caught 7 kokanee, all on the downriggers at 30' and 40' using small chrome dodger and pink/white beaded spinner w/corn on the deep one, a pink/white dodger and orange/chrome spinner w/trailer hooks and corn on the other.
I found you can go too slow for kokanee...bought a 30" drift sock (sea anchor) at Cabela's the other day. Dragged it behind the boat for the first half hour...nothing. Going too slow. Brought it in and then trolled with just the 9.9hp pushing my 14 footer just right, apparently, as the fish began biting immediately.
I found you can go too slow for kokanee...bought a 30" drift sock (sea anchor) at Cabela's the other day. Dragged it behind the boat for the first half hour...nothing. Going too slow. Brought it in and then trolled with just the 9.9hp pushing my 14 footer just right, apparently, as the fish began biting immediately.
dragonfly
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when fishing mornings and the sun comes out and fishing around 35' or shallower I will switch to a gold dodger or painted chartreuse. the deeper ones I switch from glo or white to silver base dodgers with pink splatter or matrix color schemes. and go from there. dfly
