Kokanee Fishing Forums http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/ Kokanee Fishing Forums, and Kokanee Salmon fishing community en Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:39 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/images/misc/rss.png Kokanee Fishing Forums http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/ How do you clean the screen to your FF? http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7579-How-do-you-clean-the-screen-to-your-FF&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 23:37:26 GMT Looks like our Memorial weekend for Kok's will be 5 days of fishing in the rain. I got a new FF and really don't want to screw it up. I fished with it last week for the first time and got some rain on it that looked like it wanted to leave water spots, so I used one of those camera cloth things and gently rubbed it, but I was wondering if there is some slick/easy thing to do while out fishing?

Thanks! ]]> General Discussion Bogey http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7579-How-do-you-clean-the-screen-to-your-FF Berryessa camping question http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7578-Berryessa-camping-question&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 23:13:24 GMT We're going to Berryessa next week and will camp a night or 2. I have never camped there and would appreciate any info on a good campground. We rough it in the back of my truck so a nice area with good restrooms and shade trees are a must. Any suggestions?? Thanks a lot, Ron ]]> California Kokanee Reports mrmesquite http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7578-Berryessa-camping-question Wickiup http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7577-Wickiup&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:46 GMT Had some friends just return weather was very windy, the lake warmed up some/ Plankton all over the surface and a lot of bugs/fish are know... Had some friends just return weather was very windy, the lake warmed up some/ Plankton all over the surface and a lot of bugs/fish are know scattered through out the lake not bottle up on the West end like they were previously. Go to in the morning been gold and various colors of Mini Hoochies. ]]> Oregon Kokanee Reports mrmike http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7577-Wickiup Carry a Spare Prop- http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7575-Carry-a-Spare-Prop&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 01:41:07 GMT If you don't carry a spare prop-hub I highly recommend that you do. Last Thursday morning I was flying north on the Gorge toward the fishing grounds (40mph) just as I got into Anvil the boat falls off plane and the RPM's hit the rev limiter. Thankfully my kicker (old reliable) got me back to lucerne (several hours later).

I quickly found out that having any boat problems at all at the Gorge can easily mean the end of a long trip. I checked with Mike at the Lucerne shop but no joy for a Yamaha hub. Same luck with Les at Buckboard and Craig at Wakeless in Manila. I ended up lucking out and caught "Halojm" before he left to come up for the derby and he was able to bring me the last one up from Dicks in clearfield. THANK YOU ROB!! thumbsup

The interesting part of all of this is having a hub fail without a prop strike. I have never had one go bad out of the blue on the any of the past 4 boats I have owned. I suspect a manufacturing flaw in the bonding process between the plastic and the brass. Nevertheless, if you don't carry a spare hub I recommend that you do. Fortunately I got of the lake before the you know what started blow on the lake. It would have been a real beast limping back to lucerne if the "W" was doing its thing. ]]> General Boat, Motor, and Trailer Maintenance Trophy Taker http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7575-Carry-a-Spare-Prop Need a Dentist? http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7574-Need-a-Dentist&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:47 GMT You'll never complain about your dentist again after seeing this. 101shock1101 101sweatinit101

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v...ature=youtu.be ]]> Off Topic Forum Bduck http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7574-Need-a-Dentist Derby winning Fish http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7573-Derby-winning-Fish&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 19:48:58 GMT Thought I would post a pick of the winning derby fish. We cought it out of Buck Board. 4.45 #s it was the over all big fish $2k. We cought it on a... Thought I would post a pick of the winning derby fish. We cought it out of Buck Board. 4.45 #s it was the over all big fish $2k. We cought it on a RMT Fusion 5.5" and a RMT MaiTai spoon smotherd in CBT Tripple X Pro-cure scent. We cought some fish on other stuff but spoons worked best this trip and last.
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]]> Flaming Gorge Kokanee Reports Brown bear http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7573-Derby-winning-Fish Kokes-a-plenty 5/18-5/19 http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7572-Kokes-a-plenty-5-18-5-19&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 15:31:33 GMT I didn't intend to go fishing this weekend but I bought a new boat this week to replace the old one and needed to take it out on a shake down.

We got to Evanston too late for our colonoscopy (although we had to stop at Wally's in Evanston to pick up my 2nd AIS sticker this year) and arrived at Lucerne around 11:00. Things were pretty busy with the derby going on when we got up in the morning but we launched and headed north into Wyoming. We went just north of pipeline and started catching as soon as we put our pink hoochies in the water.

We had limits by 11:00 and went in for lunch. The rest of the day was rain so no more fishing.

Sunday we went out to catch a few rainbows and replace the kokanee we had for dinner the previous night. Fishing was a little slower but we managed to get what we wanted by about 12:00. We got the camper packed up and wheels up by 4:00, home by 6:50 with a 20 minute stop at the Traveler's America east of Evanston where it takes as long to pump the last 3 dollars of gas as it takes to pump the first 97 dollars of gas.

The new boat performed very well. It may not be as comfortable as the old boat but it is a much better fishing boat and much better suited to my family's needs. ]]> Flaming Gorge Kokanee Reports Downrigger http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7572-Kokes-a-plenty-5-18-5-19 Loon Lake Sunday 5/19 http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7571-Loon-Lake-Sunday-5-19&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 02:57:07 GMT Greetings all! I feel like I haven't posted in forever! I've been so busy in N. Idaho I haven't fished E. Wash even though I live here!

I had the pleasure of fishing Loon Lake today, one of my favorites in E. Washington and it did not disappoint at all. I was out way late. I didn't get on the water until almost noon. It didn't seem to make one bit of difference though. I was getting strikes left and right, especially at the southern end of the lake. It didn't seem to matter what I put on either. I had an all silver wedding ring on my downrigger rod and a little pink squidy on my lead core rod. I tipped the squid with some corn I had cured up about a week prior and had some worm on the wedding ring. All the fish I caught were pretty shallow. I only downrigged to 22' and was fishing just two colors of lead core. I fished for only 3.5 hours as I had dinner plans with the wife.. I easily had 20 hookups. I put 8 fish in the boat. I could have had the limit without a problem but I was shaking off the 6-7 inchers and keeping the 9-10 inchers. Another hour and I would have had it no problem.

I thought maybe I'd stumble into some of the larger rainbows I had heard were out there but never hooked one of them. Great day for me and my little fishing buddy!

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]]> Washington Kokanee Reports Brisco http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7571-Loon-Lake-Sunday-5-19 American Lake http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7570-American-Lake&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 21:07:39 GMT Decided to hit the lake this mornin. Went to Clear lake last weekend,plenty of koks but alittle skinny. Knew I would not get a limit but the kokanee... Decided to hit the lake this mornin. Went to Clear lake last weekend,plenty of koks but alittle skinny. Knew I would not get a limit but the kokanee are thicker at American(if you can get them to bite). Put in about 6:30 am and didn't start fishing till I was north of Silcox island. Hooked-up about 15mins nice 14 incher,but fat;-) . Hook-up on second lol about 30 mins later a twin to the first kok. Well then decided to run toward the Island,left my net on the top. As soon as I gun the engine the net flew off and into the lake and sank. That was pretty much it for the mornin. But got two nice koks I'm the boat and a lot of hope for next time. ;-) ]]> Washington Kokanee Reports bubbak http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7570-American-Lake Loon Lake Kokanee http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7569-Loon-Lake-Kokanee&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 05:51:08 GMT Started fishing around 7:30 AM. Fished leaded lines and downriggers in the Granite Point area. Lots of fish on the sonar from top to bottom. Looks... Started fishing around 7:30 AM. Fished leaded lines and downriggers in the Granite Point area. Lots of fish on the sonar from top to bottom. Looks like the kokanee are schooling up. The weather was cloudy, windy and very unsettled. Water temp 61 degrees. Bite was inconsistent and most were caught in the top 20' with the leadded lines at three colors outscoring the downriggers. Dick Nite 1" spoons in pink trolled at 1.6 mph were the best performers on the lead outfits. Had a great time in spite of the weather..love that top and curtains!
Caught 18 kokanee nice ones were around 10". Caught two 18" bowes; fat and feisty on the Kokanee light weight Lamaglass rods! They took the Dick Nites too. Quit around 2:00 PM. Great day...no water skiers, fun friends !!

Alan 101chromefish101
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]]> Washington Kokanee Reports downriggeral http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7569-Loon-Lake-Kokanee Jigging at Green Peter http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7568-Jigging-at-Green-Peter&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:13 GMT Has anyone been jigging lately what did you use and what depth were they Has anyone been jigging lately what did you use and what depth were they ]]> Oregon Kokanee Reports WAD http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7568-Jigging-at-Green-Peter New guy here - Hit Meridian http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7567-New-guy-here-Hit-Meridian&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 06:19:16 GMT Hello everyone i'm new and posted in the Introduction forum the other day. I have been targeting Kokanee since i've got the itch and this has been my first outing since my previous trip/post.

Hit the water at about 6pm the rain started in and people started packing it in... the sun was going down and I had a feeling it was going to turn on. And it did!tooexcited Top 10ft-15ft of water trolling WAY to fast at 2mph(ill bring my electric tomorrow morning) They were hitting hard but i kept missing them and was only able to land a couple before pulling out at 8pm to make sure I didn't get locked in!

I found a "hole" that I kept circling and where i had a majority of my hits? Do Kokanee tend to stay around a certain area or do they move about? There were alot of jumpers around the area as well but they did not seam like they were feeding.... I'm new so it may just be my excitement but i ditched my dodger to try top water and nothing!101thumbsdown101 Went back to the dodger and it seamed to get down to the range they were biting.


]]> Washington Kokanee Reports AquaKing http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7567-New-guy-here-Hit-Meridian Clear Day Kokanee http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7566-Clear-Day-Kokanee&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 04:39:14 GMT by Kokanee Kid on Thu May 16, 2013 1:22 pm Well, on the way to work the plan for fishing in the morning did not look good. Weather looked not to... by Kokanee Kid on Thu May 16, 2013 1:22 pm

Well, on the way to work the plan for fishing in the morning did not look good. Weather looked not to hot. Also was going to take Paul again, but at 10:00 pm he told me he could not make it. Oh well, looked like I was going to stay home anyway. I kept looking at the weather, and poking my head outside to see if I was going to go or stay. What is it with the meteorologists? They were all WAY off. Anyway, I went 5-9 and had 3 short bites. I also had a solo double!!! And sunshine!!! Hopefully all you 9-5 people had a nice day at work.




1 for the grill, 4 for the smoker....


]]> Washington Kokanee Reports Kokanee Kid http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7566-Clear-Day-Kokanee AZ Transplant getting into fishing WA http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7565-AZ-Transplant-getting-into-fishing-WA&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 16:03:07 GMT Been here for about 8years and finally got all rigged up in a 10ft V Gamefisher. Going to buy a downrigger this weekend but i have got the Kokanee... Been here for about 8years and finally got all rigged up in a 10ft V Gamefisher. Going to buy a downrigger this weekend but i have got the Kokanee itch now as well! Besides floating the rivers (which gets expensive) for steelhead and the occasional pink run on the odd years i think these are the fish i will be targeting! I have lake property at Lake Cushman and went last weekend and limited very easy with the bite in the top 10ft of water right in the middle of the lake. Also went out to Lake Kokanee and actually caught a kokanee which Tacoma Power documented and informed me the only way they could have gotten there is through the Cushman turbine as fry. She was carrying eggs so they are spawning. Hoping to find good information to landing the bigger ones and sharing information between the people here! Fish on! :) Currently reside in the Federal Way area and will be looking for some short drives to dump my boat in. I throw it ontop of my suburban so i don't need ramp access as i have wheels and whatnot. ]]> Introductions Board AquaKing http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7565-AZ-Transplant-getting-into-fishing-WA Oregonian http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7564-Oregonian&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 05:14:24 GMT New to the forum, living in Eugene. I plan to be fishing Odell, Green Peter, and Wickiup, I have a lot of time off work so I plan on doing a lot of... New to the forum, living in Eugene. I plan to be fishing Odell, Green Peter, and Wickiup, I have a lot of time off work so I plan on doing a lot of fishing. I am new to kokanee fishing I just bought my first boat so any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Ian ]]> Introductions Board ianjames7613 http://www.kokaneefishingforum.com/fishing-forums/showthread.php?7564-Oregonian