2023 Lucky Peak Reservoir Kokanee Report

[dustyjohns]

Caught a couple 13" (sent back to grow up)

I’ve been wondering about this. I have been under the impression that Kokanee have a high mortality rate after release. With that being even higher in smaller fish and warmer temps. Have you ever noticed them not making it after release?

 

[msusprtn]

I’ve been wondering about this. I have been under the impression that Kokanee have a high mortality rate after release. With that being even higher in smaller fish and warmer temps. Have you ever noticed them not making it after release?

Jordan Messner (SW IDFG), has encouraged me to keep every koke I catch during the summer as he believed they would likely die. I personally haven't seen any white papers that support that, but I haven't looked either. I can't recall seeing any floating around; however they might sink. They all seemed to be very lively upon release.

For good or bad, I let the smaller ones go unless I feel they have been "damaged".

 

[dustyjohns]

Thank you! I think we’d see quite a few floating around if it were true. I’d never thought of that somehow.

 

[River Rat]

to release or not

I personally release a lot of them, a lot of times if you simply net them, keep the net in the water they get off by them selves, if there is any blood or if they are hooked deep, they go into the cooler. A few times I have went back by and seen one flopping on top of the water, if so, grab the net and scoop them up, I think, just like trout, if injured or dead, they float. I think the main thing is dont keep them out of the water any longer than necessary, dont squeeze them hard, be gentle. Thats my two bits worth

 

[callelk]

Have they fully turned yet?

I need to go out and burn the fuel out of my integral tank kicker. I want to try for blackmouth down deep but I really don't want to hook into Koke's this time of year and the trout are buggy. Should I wait another month?

 

[rjurries]

Lucky Peak drawdown

Wake boarders, jet skis, and party barges, oh my! May the fishing be worth the Boating Circus that is this Boise area reservoir.

hope they didnt screw up next years fishery with drawdown at 9%

 

[rem40xb1]

It's not about fish

The water in Lucky peak is used to make power--They could care less about the fish--water=MONEY

 

[hooknhunter]

Antsy to get out.

Anyone been fishing LP lately?