Lake Samish 2011

[Burlee]

The kokes are finally turning on up here north of Stevens.
Tried to get out yesterday, but had to abort with fish jumping everywhere when I had technical difficulties with the trolling motor.
So today, the rain finally let up about 6 PM and I head for the boat launch, and the fish were happy to see me.
It took a little while and a few tackle changes to dial them in, but in the end it looked like: trolling long line ( 8# mono) with 3/8 oz of lead followed by a sling blade and red/green wedding ring tipped with white gulp maggots. a speed change usually triggered the bite.
And a better class of fish this year, these were 9 to 12 inches vs the 7 to 9 inchers of last May.

 

[Bluknight]

Well done dodging the liquid sunshine and making it out! I don't see many posts for Samish - my in-laws live up that way so it's nice to know I have some where to get away if needed.

Does the lake produce kokes into the summer like most others?

 

[Burlee]

I've caught them all the way into October. Once the water warms up, you'll want to switch to DR's as usual.
Something with green always seems to work, with purple as a backup.

 

[GURU]

Nice haul, and I agree those Kokes up there are definitely growing upthumbsup

 

[lowe1648mt]

Lake Samish Today

I fished lake Samish today from 8:3o to 10:30. The windwas calm at the start, but picked up to about 8 to 10 mph by 10:30. Started out catching a 10' onthe surface w/ a silver wedding ring and a willow leaf gang troll.
Switched to downrigger at 24 and 30 feet.Same setup on pole #1 at 24'.
Polel #2 had a red &green wedding ring and silver/ green dodger at 30
'. both tipped with white Berkley magot. Hooked six fish, and landed five W/o net. four were 12" the other was 10"
Another successful fisherman was catching them at 40 to 50 foot. His were slightly larger.

 

[lowe1648mt]

I fished lake Samish last tue. and today. I limited both days. all fish were 12 to 13 1/2 in. I trolled with downriggers at 55 to 65 ft in 60 to 70 ft of water. All fish were caught on a wedding ring and dodger.
Tues. wedding ring of preference was red/green with a red smiley face and pink gulp maggots.
Wed. it was a red/ black wedding ring w/ red smiley face and red fire corn or red gulp maggots.
I had a couple of doubles , several long distance releases, and a couple of baffiling hits on my wedding rings. Twice I had hits so hard that the trailing hook was torn off of my setup. The bait was also gone of of my front hook. Must not have been a kok. The second time it happened it was an audibile release on the downrigger. A definite clunk.
Tieing up a wedding ring with heavier line and a bigger hook.

 

[lowe1648mt]

I fished Lake Samish again today. Same setups same results. Limited fishing off th bottom by 5 feet. those that fished above 30 feet got skunked of had a fish or two.
All fish were 12 to 13 1/2 inches long. In the water at 5:30 am and out by 8:00. Not fast or steady, but consistent.