Lucky Peak Kokes

[BlueBack79]

had the urge to try for a little bigger salmon, so we made a last minute trip up to riggins. ended up hooking into three. lost two, but managed to get this one in. my buddy lost one as well. saw a decent amount of others caught. my lightweight steelhead set up made for a fun and challenging battle! ready for some more kokanee. has anyone been trying the narrows out lately?

 

[sawtooth]

Nice fish Blueback79 awesomereport. My buddy and I hit the Columbia a couple times before they closed McNary and did pretty well when the winds weren't keeping us off the water. I hope to get back to LP sometime this week for some Koke action.

 

[redfish]

Nice Chinook Blueback 79. That makes a great day. I drove to Moscow for my daughters graduation and there were a lot of boats on the Salmon, but the Clearwater near the Potlatch Mill looked like a parking lot. They must have been catching some fish there also.

 

[BlueBack79]

almost drug my boat up to fish the park hole. glad i didnt. way too many boats in there for my liking. it'll be nice when they open it up to vinager creek...spread the traffic out a bit.

 

[Kokanee Vandal]

Fished Friday evening from 5-7 by Spring Shores. Didn't have to go too far from the ramp. First fish was at 25', then nothing so I went up to 20'. Four more at that depth. 4 on a pink hoochie with a dodger and 2 on pink kokanee killer also with a dodger.

They seemed to be moving quickly all over and speed didn't seem to be a key as I varied between 1 mph and 1.4 (my motor was angry and wouldn't hold a good idle). Missed a handfull more and hooked the smallest kokanee I have ever hooked up there, feisty little guy though. Oh, all of the fish were 15". Fish on people.

 

[Ferg]

New user

Hey all, I found this forum a month or two ago and it's been helpful and interesting. After seeing everyone's thoughts on readers that don't participate I decided to join and hold up my end of the deal. It's become apparent that I need a downrigger. Been long lineing it with banana weights but that seems to be hit and miss. Went Friday morning by the dam and caught 3 in 6 hours. Two were around 13 but one was so small it fell through the holes in my net. :/ Oh well, better to let him grow anyway I guess. Caught them on wedding rings. One pink and one chartruse. It occurs to me that it's probably more about depth than anything else.

 

[kodiak1]

Ferg,
You are right about that. Besides, those banana weights sure diminish the fun! There is no doubt that the precision of a downrigger greatly increases the catch rate. I have tried to determine whether pop gear or dodger are best, wedding rings or hoochies, chartreuse or pink, and it is just too tough to figure. But there are a few important "musts": downriggers, shoepeg or maggots, speed, and location. Oh, and luck and timing!!!! If you are going to invest in a d.r., I would suggest you look at the Penn's on the internet. Not very common in this area, but on the west coast where I fish each summer, they are the go to downrigger. I love 'em. Big numbers so you can see the depth from everywhere in the boat. My oldest Penn is 30 years old and never had a problem with it. The repair guy in Port Angeles tells me the Cannons break down at ten times the rate of the Penns. He fixes them all, and swears by the Penns. Just saying, take a look. Thanks for sharing info. Hope to hear from you often. Mike

 

[Mojo]

Anyone fishing Friday? Len and I are headed up in the morning, planning on launching the Sled-O-Matic at Spring Shores. You won't be able to miss us, dark gray 22' Alumaweld V-Sled with 2 Big Jon Downriggers. I'll be wearing my kokaneefishingforums shirt (probably under my guidewear). Holler if you see us...

 

[BorntoFish01]

WOW Joe....wearing the new shirt and styling on LP. That oughta draw more attention from the kokanee than a fresh new can of shoepeg corn. nananana

Hope you guys have a great day and catch a bunch. 101cheers101

 

[Mojo]

Limits of 15-16" Kokes. Released all the trout we caught. Scratch fishing, buit we finally found the fish. Not too crowded, and the weather didn't suck too bad...

 

[Mojo]

Daughter and I fished 3 hours this afternoon in the snow. Got some nice Kokes (15 to 17 inches), one little koke (released), a few trout and 1 NPM. Had 3 different western tanagers land in the boat during the storm. 2 of them landed on the gas line to the big motor. Strange, but cool!

 

[Dennis D. Wolfe]

Friend Steve and I went out tuesday and had a good time. We landed 6-7 that were 15-16" category in the first hour.. Back to basics using Koke Killers and white corn . No down riggers, just used 3 oz. of lead and flashers . Finished the morning off with a limit of Dandies! Will be going out again on Tuesday with hopes of more fine fillets! Gentle Ben.....

 

[Kokanee Vandal]

Fished Friday evening but was blown off the lake (just have a little 14' aluminum.) Fished at 25 feet for a while until I saw them jumping. Went up to 12'-15' and bang, they hit fast. Lost a couple and then the wind meade it too tough so I headed in.

I can never dial in the depth, a new battery for the fish finder would probably help. This is the first year I have been fishing blind...kind of fun actually.

 

[luckykoke]

We fished Sunday despite the snow and possible bad weather. We were out for 3.5 hours and caught our limit. Here is a photo of Captain Corky with our limit. Biggest fish was 17.5". There are going to be some hogs come summer!

Huey, we missed you out there. I'm wondering when do we get to put some blood in that new boat of yours. Not sure I'll know what to do in a stable boat!

 

[Ferg]

nice picture

Thanks for posting the picture luckykoke. That's a nice catch. Looks like it was beautiful on sunday. We went up saturday for a few hours and managed to catch one koke and a NPM. Should have gone sunday but had yard work to do. Going to try to make it up tomorrow for an evening fish. Supposed to be the nicest day this week.

We always fish by the dam when we go and although we haven't gotten skunked yet we haven't really killed it yet either. Maybe I'll try by sping shores next time.

 

[luckykoke]

It did turn out to be a very nice day. Not much wind and it finally heated up. Keep us posted on your evening outing. I've never had that much luck in the evening. I'll have to give it a try again soon. Good luck

 

[Gurnealius]

Yo

New kid on the block- been spying this site for a year or two Finally decided to join. Didn't want to come on here and brag.......joking joking. Seriously though- new to the game. Learning a ton and having fun. Launched at Spring Shores on Sunday morn. Caught 3 - 15' kok just past Macks Creek ramp. 20ft down on all three. Had fish hit probably 6 or 7 other times but either missed or were just playing with it. You'd see the single strike on the down rigger but then nothing. Not sure what that means? Any ideas?

I don't get out there as much as I'd like-but nice to meet you all.

Later

 

[Gurnealius]

Yo

New kid on the block- been spying this site for a year or two Finally decided to join. Didn't want to come on here and brag.......joking joking. Seriously though- new to the game. Learning a ton and having fun. Launched at Spring Shores on Sunday morn. Caught 3 - 15' kok just past Macks Creek ramp. 20'down on all three. Had fish hit probably 6 or 7 other times but either missed or were just playing with it. You'd see the single strike on the down rigger but then nothing. Not sure what that means? Any ideas?

I don't get out there as much as I'd like-but nice to meet you all.

Later

 

[kodiak1]

Are you using rubber snubbers? They really do help. So does mono, since it it is so forgiving. Are you putting too much corn on? I would not use more than two kernels. You aren't setting the hook, are you? All that being said, losing kokanee is just part of the game. They have soft mouths, and there isn't anything we can do about that!!! Welcome to the site as an active member, not one of those dreaded "lurkers"!!! Mike

 

[Gurnealius]

I wasn't using snubbers cuz I was using dodgers- I never use snubbers with them cuz that's what Sep said and I've just stuck with that. Was using 4lb mono, 9 inch liter, squid with double hook ups- tipped with small white grub and dick night attractant. 3 we caught hit like maniacs and faught hard all the way to the boat.