Petty4life
ADMINISTRATOR/FOUNDER
Got up to the Gorge at Buckboard for a couple of days with Wiperhunter2 and Olychild (owner of Kokanee Creek Tackle). We got a late start on Thursday but were on the lake fishing by 8am. Started catching fish right away with the average koke being 2.5- 3 lbs, the smaller fish were around 12”. Water temp started off around 62* and by the time we got off the water around 5 or 6pm was up to 72*, It was an awesome day and great company but it was, way too hot after such a cool spring and by days end I was feeling the effects of all that sun. We kept 4 that first day and after filleting them, We grilled them up for dinner . Wyoguy was fishing there as well and he brought some corn over to add to the feast and all I can say is Wow, nothing like fresh caught salmon and sweet corn, thanks Gary, it was good to meet you. We caught around 30 that first day with a few of the smaller(12-22”) macks thrown in for good measure. We used a variety of lures and tackle but the KCT black pearl, hot damn, and playmate spinners, was the hot ticket for us, trolled at 1.4 to 1.7mph.
We got an earlier start yesterday and were fishing a little after 6am , again we started catching fish within a few minutes of getting the lures down. I think because we started fishing earlier the fish were closer to the surface with some being caught at 15 ft. Overall the catching was a little slower but since we were going home that day, WH2 and I kept a limit of the bigger kokes and we had our 6 fish by 9:30am. We moved to another area and were picking up some smaller fish but managed one nice Bow that went 18-19” and around 3 lbs. Friday seamed to be more ofa squid bite then a spinner pite but both worked well, KCT glow pink and Orange squids where hot used KCT dodgers (Matrix, Shattered and silver streak). called it quits a little after 2pm because we still had the make the long drive home and we were still feeling the effects of all that sun. A big thanks to Onlychild for being such a gracious host and for WH2 for coming along. It was a great way to start off the summer fishing season. I will try and post pic later, i put them on my desk top when i got home and soon after the computer crashed and now have to use the slow laptop
We got an earlier start yesterday and were fishing a little after 6am , again we started catching fish within a few minutes of getting the lures down. I think because we started fishing earlier the fish were closer to the surface with some being caught at 15 ft. Overall the catching was a little slower but since we were going home that day, WH2 and I kept a limit of the bigger kokes and we had our 6 fish by 9:30am. We moved to another area and were picking up some smaller fish but managed one nice Bow that went 18-19” and around 3 lbs. Friday seamed to be more ofa squid bite then a spinner pite but both worked well, KCT glow pink and Orange squids where hot used KCT dodgers (Matrix, Shattered and silver streak). called it quits a little after 2pm because we still had the make the long drive home and we were still feeling the effects of all that sun. A big thanks to Onlychild for being such a gracious host and for WH2 for coming along. It was a great way to start off the summer fishing season. I will try and post pic later, i put them on my desk top when i got home and soon after the computer crashed and now have to use the slow laptop
