Flyrod fishing for kokes

[Nuts4Koke]

Anyone jig with flyrod for koke and what weight pole/line?
Also, trolling with flyrod pole??
Any thoughts, ideas welcome please.
I was going to buy a 4 weight 7'6" flyrod for jigging... I have talked to someone who jigs with the fly rod... 101chromefish101

 

[red]

i use 4 and 5 weight fly rods for kokanee fishing for over 40 years.and they work just fine .going down to yale in june.went to school in Woodland.going to see some old class-mates and do some fishing.

 

[skookum9]

Any sensitive rod for jigging for kokes is never a bad idea, especially if you are going to try casting the jigs. I have my favorite and I think it works much better than a flyrod but this is just my opinion. Take a look online at a rod called a compound rod, or the C-rod. These work awesome for jigging kokes and they are super sensitive so you know when you are getting bit, even from the shy ones. I have no affiliation with the person who manufactures these rods at all, I am only speaking from my personal experience since owning one of these rods, (okay, maybe three of them). They are a little expensive but I have never regretted buying them, they are awesome to fish with.

 

[SilverBullets]

A fly rod blank works good while trolling with downriggers. As far as vertical jigging I think it would be way too limber. For this type of fishing you'll want a rod that has a sensitive tip and enough backbone to get a solid hook-set. A member here (FallriverGuy) turned me on to a great jigging rod that has definitely helped my success rate...
Berkley Tactix Dropshot/Finesse
Model#TXS661MLF
Line Weight 4-10 lb
Length 6.6

 

[lowe1648mt]

fly rod for kokanee

I am experimenting with a 3.5 wt. 6ft. fly rod/ultra lite spinning reel. Haven't tried it for koks yet, but have caught 4 or5 cuthroat in the 12 to15 inch size. An awful lot of fun!

 

[skookum9]

When fishing for cutthroat, I would think that flyrod would be even more fun when used as a flyrod instead of as a spinrod.

 

[lowe1648mt]

It is fun as a fly rod, but I have trouble with trees and six foot tall canary grass. also all I seem to get to hit flies is 6 inch cuts. on lures I get fish much larger.

 

[skookum9]

I've got to ask if you are fishing on the surface when you are catching the smaller cuts. I learned a long time ago that when people are learning to flyfish they seem to think it's all about the dry flies, but when you want to catch the bigger fish, you've got to get below the surface. When you go from fishing dry flies to fishing subsurface flies you should notice a grand difference in the size of fish you catch, typically. It's not impossible for a large fish to take a dry but it is a lot less likely and conditions have to be just about perfect. Two of my favorite flies anymore are a pheasant tail between size 10 and 16, and a marabou leach around size 6 or 8. Not guaranteeing anything but these two make up the majority of my fly time. Good luck out there and I'd love to hear how things work out for you.

 

[gonefishing]

I am going to take my 6-7 wt Fly rod with medium sinking line to Wallow Lake in June and try pink maggots. Hoping to imitate the shrimp I will only try if they are surface feeding on the shrimp in the top 10 ft of the lake water. I am not sure what size of hook to use. If I hook into a 4-6 lber, I need a hook that is going to hold up. I am still thinking about the hook size and type. I am just hopeing for a little extra fun, that is if the fish cooperate!