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Name: Brent
Occupation: Drainfield Designer
Hometown: Lake Stevens (lifer)
Lakes of most experience: Numerous lakes in Snohomish & Skagit counties ~ Lake Stevens for kokanee
Total years fishing: 30
Years fishing for Kokanee: 20 (off and on)
Methods: Trolling

My buddy and I used to fish Lake Stevens everyday after school for years, we used catch kokanee on ford fender and worms. Just got back into kokanee fishing over the last couple of years and the new methods, well new to me, are much more productive.
 
Name: Jeff

Occupation: Tanker Yanker

Location: Skagit Valley and pro "nuke the tulips"

Years fishing: At least 50 mostly in the salt and rivers. Some lake fishing.

Years fishing koke's: 2

Lakes fished for kokes: Samish, Baker, Shannon, American

Boat: Sea Nymph 141BT.
 
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Name: David
Occupation: System Engineer
Hometown: Tacoma
Lakes of most experience: American for Kokanee
Total years fishing: 30
Years fishing for Kokanee: 1 season
Methods: Trolling
Boat: 16' Starcraft Holiday 85 merc, 8hp Johnson
 
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Name: Gene

ocupation: gas turbine mechanic U.S Navy

Hometown: Marysville Wa

lakes most fished: Lake Merwin, Lake Stevens

total yrs fishing: 20

Years fishing for Kokes: 1

Methods: trolling / downrigging

Boat: 15 ft Sylvan with 40 hp Merc and 4 hp kicker double scotty 1080's and a hummingbird color f/f.
 
Name: Curt

Occupation: Retired

Hometown: Marysville

Lakes of most experience: Stevens

Total years fishing: 60

Years fishing for Kokanee: 35

Methods: Trolling, though have caught them still fishing and fly fishing

Boat - 16 foot Lund Alaskan with bow mounted electric trolling motor
 
Name: Rod
Occupation: Logistics Manager
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Lakes: Merwin, Wallowa, Lake Berryessa
Years Fishing: 50
Years fishing Kokanee : 50
Methods: Trolling
Boat: 22 ft. North River Seahawk. I go ocean fishing alot also.
 
name Chris
occupation Boat Rigger
home town Coldwater,Mi./Bellingham
lakes Whatcom,Samish& Silver
years fishing 56?
years kokanee fishing 1
method trolling
boat Lowe 16 ft flat bottom
 
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Name: Ron
Occupation: Manager
Hometown: Boring, OR
Lakes: Paulina, Merwin, Yale
Years Fishing: 44
Years fishing Kokanee : 9
Methods: Trolling and Jigging
Boat: 16 ft. Smokercraft Sportsman

Favorite fishing is kokes and steelhead. Love taking the kids out on Yale.
 
North Central Washington

Name: Marty
Occupation: Retired/student
Hometown: Conconully
Lakes: Chelan, Palmer, Roosevelt, Bonepart
Years fishing: 45 yrs.
Koke fishing: Go when I can
Method: Trolling
Boat: 18' Sterling Deep-V center console


Born and raised in Oregon and fished Wickiup, Suttle, Green Peter, and Timothy for Kokanee.
 
Hope this helps. No Kokes to my Knowledge. Lots of skiers.


Billy Clapp Lake is formed by Pinto Dam which is part of the Columbia Basin Project. Lands around the 1,010 acre lake are included in a wildlife reserve program. Access is limited. Summer Falls State Park, on the north end of the lake, is open for day use. The Department of Wildlife provides public access and the only boat ramp at the south end. Angling opportunities include yellow perch, crappie, rainbow trout, and walleye. Fishing season year-round.
 
Name: Tom

Occupation: Inside sales and repairs electric motors

Hometown: Portland

Lakes of most experience:Simtustus, Been to Yale once

Total years fishing: 40+ mostly in the ocean

Years fishing for Kokanee : 1st

Methods: Trolling, want to learn to jig, downrigger, casting ect.

Boat: 14ft. Smokercraft Alaskan 18hp. Tohatsu blue canvas top

This is a great sight. Looking foward to learning this fishery and meeting up with some of you people.

Peace, Tom
 
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Name: John
Occupation: Systems Analyst & Small Business Owner
Hometown: Vancouver/Redmond, WA
Lakes of most experience: Merwin, American, Steilacom, Wallowa, & Billy Chinook
Total years fishing: 30
Years fishing for Kokanee: 2
Methods: Trolling
Boat: 15.5 Alumaweld Stryker, 40 HP Merc, 4 HP trolling, EZ-Steer, Lowrance HDS-5 Platinum, 3 Cannon Downriggers
 
Name: Rod Rieder
Occupation: Fishing/Marine Sales Manager Lacey Cabela's Store
Hometown: Madison, WI, Yet now live in Yelm, WA
Lakes: Merwin, Yale, American, and Summit
Years fishing: 34 yrs.
Koke fishing: Go when I can
Method: Trolling
Boat: Blue 14 ft Duroboat, 25 HP outboard, with Black Walker Electric Downriggers and white Riptide transom mount Trolling motor.

Always glad to help and see you soon on the water!!!
 
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Name: Chris
Occupation: cancer treatment, radiation therapy
Hometown: Seattle
Lakes of most experience: Lake WA. Bitter, Haller, Green lake (non koke lakes)
Total years fishing: 40
Years fishing for Kokanee: first time was this week.
Methods: Trolling,
Boat: 14' Lund, 25 hp merc.
 
Name: Mark
Occupation: Quality Assurance Manager
Hometown: Puyallup
Lakes of most experience: American, Clear, Alder
Total years fishing: 30
Years fishing for Kokanee: 5
Methods: Trolling
Boat: Lund, 15 Hp Merc, 2 Downriggers, Electric Trolling Motor
 
Name: Bruce
Occupation: Retired Electrician
Hometown: Vancouver(raised Corvallis, Oregon)
Lakes of experience: Crescent, Odell, Elk, Detroit, GP,Paulina. Odell, Crane,
Merwin, Wallowa
Yrs fishing: 56
Kokanee: 50+
favorite method: downrigger trolling
Boat: 20 foot Hewes 3 downriggers

The"old: methods still do just as good as all the new stuff, Trust me
 
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Name: Brian
Occupation: Caterpillar parts
Hometown: just North of Camas
Lakes of experience: Grew up fishing Odell but it's been about 20yrs ago
Yrs fishing: on and off for about 30yrs. Recently I've been doing a lot of bottom fishing and trolling for Coho on my dads Dory out of Pacific City Or.
Kokanee: probably about ten years as a kid
favorite method: trolling
Boat: Just picked up a 12' Duroboat with a 8hp Honda. Hoping to fish a few of the local lakes and do some crabbing in Nestuca Bay. Maybe even get back to Odell at some point.
 
Name: Joe
Occupation: Factory Guy
Hometown: Tacoma
Lakes of experience: American, Riffe, Summit
Total years fishing: In WA 40+
Total years fishing for kokes: 3 1/2 seasons
Favorite method: Trolling, but learning the how to jig them up!
Boat: SmokerCraft Osprey DLX
 

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