Deadwood

[DeltaDude]

Any news on deadwood? Is there still a ton of snow up there?

 

[Wishiniwasfishin]

Deadwood.

Still 50 inches at Deadwood Summit.

 

[riverrunner16]

Anybody try to get in there last weekend ?

 

[DeltaDude]

Anyone make it up there yet?

 

[rem40xb1]

I called Lohman ranger station and they said the road through cape horn was open but VERY rough with bad wash boards--The camp areas are open at deadwood

 

[NiteHawk]

Lots of down trees & slides not safe for towing boat in.

 

[G3 longliner]

planning 3 day trip to Curlew next tues - appr. any new reports from over the weekend - LP has been slow - sounds like its hit and miss on Koks this year?

 

[deep sea]

deadwood roads

Hi everyone,

I am new to the site and new to the kokanee fishing. I have never been to Deadwood Res. I have heard that it is another hot spot for Kok's is this true? My setup right now is a 12 inflatable raft with 30lb minkota tolling motor. I have most of the gear wedding rings/spoons and dodgers/flashers.
I would like to know your input on the Dipsy Divers (since I don't have DR's) and a kokanee setup. I used to use a similar set up for Coho's back in South Dakota. I have two 9' rods both with line counters and 10lb test mono is this too lite of line for the dipsy Magnums?
Any input would be great.

DV

Just to let everyone know, if you're headed up to Deadwood, beware of the road washouts due to the early run off...in pretty dry years, that road can still be a nightmare if you have a trailer/boat heading up there. Make sure you have good securing straps for your boat and gear, and anything you're pulling is going to be a huge dust ball, so invest in a boat cover too before you head up. and definitely post your results!! i have been wondering recently if the Koks up there. caught a hybrid trout up there one time that jumped before he broke me off, and i'll be darned if he wouldn't give those Henry's Lake trout a run for their money. this guy was massive...and of course no one believed me!

 

[hooknhunter]

Yeah, I'd definitely recommend staying home on this one.......

Leave the lake for me!

Fished about 4 hours on Thursday, all day on Friday, and about 4 more hours on Saturday morning. We brought home 29 Kokes averaging close to 15 inches and about 10-12 trout. Threw back A LOT of trout.

 

[Physion]

roads

Is the road open from Warm Lake through Landmark and then south?

Physion

 

[hooknhunter]

Yes. That is how I came out. There were a few drifts that weren't shoveled out very wide, but you could get through. At the drifts there was some mud, water, and a few bumps/holes, but easily passable.

 

[DeltaDude]

Is the road open from Warm Lake through Landmark and then south?

Physion

Yeah it is where campdog and I came out from. We would've gone in had we known the road was open there as well. Good luck fishing up there!

 

[Kokedawg]

Good luck in 2016

20# Kamloops caught in August of 2015. Can't wait to get back in 2016. The road is open at Dagger Falls but hasn't been graded so pulling the boat isn't available for me yet. The road should be graded in a few weeks.

 

[NiteHawk]

Its only a matter of time before the rainbows are gone there thanks to this forum an no one throwing them back. That's not a kamloop BTW, its a Rainbow & they don't get restocked.


QUOTE=Kokedawg;59047]20# Kamloops caught in August of 2015. Can't wait to get back in 2016. The road is open at Dagger Falls but hasn't been graded so pulling the boat isn't available for me yet. The road should be graded in a few weeks.
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[rem40xb1]

Deadwood Rainbows

They have been there for 20 years that I know of and people have been catching them and they are still there

 

[NiteHawk]

Ya expect 20 years ago you didn't have the internet. Had a buddy up there this weekend lots of boats couple jet boats. In 1-2 yrs the biggest rainbow you'll see cone out of there 6-8lbs. Over fished the big guys and they aren't living long enough to grow to 10+

QUOTE=rem40xb1;59068]They have been there for 20 years that I know of and people have been catching them and they are still there[/QUOTE]

 

[rem40xb1]

Ya expect 20 years ago you didn't have the internet. Had a buddy up there this weekend lots of boats couple jet boats. In 1-2 yrs the biggest rainbow you'll see cone out of there 6-8lbs. Over fished the big guys and they aren't living long enough to grow to 10+

QUOTE=rem40xb1;59068]They have been there for 20 years that I know of and people have been catching them and they are still there

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So who are we saving these 10 lb+ fish for--They are not that easy to catch to start with. The most I have caught in a 3 day trip is 2--I had 42 hrs trolling before I caught my first one. I don't think most people will go to deadwood and catch one of these big fish--I am more interested in the chinook myself and they are not easy to catch also in the 10lb range

 

[NiteHawk]

Who are we saving them for??? Wow exactly why they will be gone. Some fishermen have zero clue, or a lot by reading this forum.

I threw back 20 last year so they can get bigger an we can catch them again. How many did you harvest last year remex40?


So who are we saving these 10 lb+ fish for--They are not that easy to catch to start with. The most I have caught in a 3 day trip is 2--I had 42 hrs trolling before I caught my first one. I don't think most people will go to deadwood and catch one of these big fish--I am more interested in the chinook myself and they are not easy to catch also in the 10lb range[/QUOTE]

 

[rem40xb1]

Who are we saving them for??? Wow exactly why they will be gone. Some fishermen have zero clue, or a lot by reading this forum.

I threw back 20 last year so they can get bigger an we can catch them again. How many did you harvest last year remex40?



So who are we saving these 10 lb+ fish for--They are not that easy to catch to start with. The most I have caught in a 3 day trip is 2--I had 42 hrs trolling before I caught my first one. I don't think most people will go to deadwood and catch one of these big fish--I am more interested in the chinook myself and they are not easy to catch also in the 10lb range

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I caught 4 and kept 2 in the month of august--I saw one other big fish caught--I know of ten+ people that fish for the big fish and the keep some and put some back just like me--You keep putting all the fish back for all the clueless people--They will appreciate it

 

[Kokedawg]

According to the fish biologist responsible for planting Kamloops in Deadwood, this fish is a Kamloops. This fish was also taken to fish & game who also confirmed it was a Kamloops. This might have been the new state record if it was a rainbow, but it wasn't.
There are plenty of them, in the lake, for a person to take one as a once in a lifetime fish.
Fishing is a wonderful pastime and I encourage more people to do it.