Cooperative Kokanee

[Kokanee-Toni]

Arrived at Clear lake (Pierce County) July 15th close to 7:20am and there were only 3 rigs in the parking lot. As I am starting to get the boat ready, 2 men come in to leave. They were unsuccessful getting their quarry...trout. I think to myself “one day I might have that happen to me too. I may not be able to coerce kokanee onto my line.” Well that wasn’t today! 5 fish in 50 minutes. Lost 3 had 3 or 4 bites that didn’t stick. All in all a good hour of catching before work.

It was cloudy when I got there but then the sun popped out for the rest of the time I was on the lake. The air was calm. I used the Les Davis 0/0 Herring dodger with Wannafish A Lure Bloody Mary at 15 foot and a double sling blade green and then a yellow (I don’t know the official names) with Wannafish A Lure’s new item Green Ice at 25 feet. Line was about 20-30 pulls behind the boat. I trolled in 35 to 55 feet of water on the west end of the lake. I had 3 doubles but only 1 that I got the 2 fish in. I used corn and Berkeley maggots.

 

[TrollNFisher]

Kokanee-Toni, worthy12. You nailed them once again, just wondering what is the surface water temp of the lake?

 

[Kokanee-Toni]

Kokanee-Toni, worthy12. You nailed them once again, just wondering what is the surface water temp of the lake?

Warm. 101ok101 I don't have a thermometer in my boat so I really could not say.

 

[SilverFox]

Way to go Toni! How do you prepare most of your catch - smoke 'em or eat 'em fresh? Sure would be nice to have time to slip away during the work week to chase some kokes, but not to be for us. Always look forward to reading your reports.

 

[Kokanee-Toni]

I am fortune that Clear Lake is about 15 minutes from my house. Now the Kokanee at Clear Lake are smaller than the ones at American so the last 2 times for lunch I deep fried one for lunch with sweet potato fries. Otherwise I mostly just smoke them.

 

[oldguy43]

deep fried, never thought of that, sounds good.