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HiTechKoke
08-20-2010, 12:17 AM
Fished the Kokanee Power Derby last weekend with Rachel and I think I am finally recovered after smoking a batch of Kokanee and having a couple of Kokanee meals this week. This weather was great and the derby turnout was awesome. I saw a lot of familiar friends all out there to have a good time.

Stampede is having a stellar year with good size Kokanee as most everyone knows. The big fish were in the 17 inch class that but the average was a solid 15 inches. The fish were in the 50 to 110 foot range so it was a wide range to fish for them based on the cooler water throughout the water column. The Kokes were plenty happy to bite in 47 degree water down deep as long as you fished for them in the morning when the hot bite is going on till about 9:30AM and then you have to work for them if you don't have your limit already. We managed to finish 20th and felt pretty good about our day on the water.

The fish bit on a little bit of everything for us from Radical Glo Tubes, Hoochies and some spinners and even an Apex Rachel picked out. The highlight for me at least was fishing the day after the derby and landing a solid 18.25" Koke that was 1lb 14oz which was longer than any fish turned in for the derby but the same weight as the heaviest. He was just a day late and a few dollars short... maybe next time. Here's the photo journal....

Start with a pre-sunrise picture...
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/TG3wPo-JnVI/AAAAAAAAKrk/FJ2wdXwsJ8U/s800/IMG_0479.JPG

Locate your targets...nothing like giant mounds of Kokanee....

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/TG3vuypr9AI/AAAAAAAAKrk/B4sVglEPlsU/s800/IMG_0477.JPG

and just like that the targets decided to sample the offerings... a delayed triple with two nets engaged....

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/TG3vupb4QkI/AAAAAAAAKro/-KhtjnVI5Ls/s800/IMG_0475.JPG

Rachel doubles up....

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/TG3wP7qs8wI/AAAAAAAAKrk/Vt9vlSsXdkg/s800/IMG_0484.JPG

HiTechKoke
08-20-2010, 12:18 AM
I double up...

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/TG3wQP09w-I/AAAAAAAAKrk/6cxMqP4axLE/s800/IMG_0490.JPG


Rachels 5...

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/TG3wovFDVqI/AAAAAAAAKrk/6UpoVTfN5ZM/s800/IMG_0505.JPG

and then the big boy strikes... as big as a Berryessa Koke! 18.25" of joy.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/TG3wQdyxLdI/AAAAAAAAKrk/8LCSGfYpQF4/s800/IMG_0496.JPG

No BS... it was an 18.25 fish!

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QhsKMU8Rwio/TG3xG4f_uaI/AAAAAAAAKrk/-SYnsJYg4lo/s800/BigKokeRuler2.JPG

Until next year Stampede!

Kevin

Kokanee Wizard
08-20-2010, 12:41 AM
Great screen shot of the mound of kokes and with a 200 khz transducer no less!

DWT
08-20-2010, 09:20 AM
Nice work Kevin. Good to see the Boulton is back out on the water catching kokes again.

KokeDealer
08-20-2010, 02:04 PM
DANG! That's a Big Ol Buck Kevin!

Thank You and the rest of Kokanee Power for putting on such a great event

Fallriverguy
08-23-2010, 11:15 AM
Good job on the big buck. Looks like the weather was great for the derby with blue skies and calm winds.