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ll kaidoy ll
05-16-2011, 10:59 PM
My uncle and I made our first Kokanee trip of the season, and it was a WFO bite for us. We had lines in the water shortly before 7 am, and I was putting away my gear just before 8:30. It was fun. All our fish were 13 inch cookie cutters and didn't find any of the bigger 14 and 15 inch fish.

Setups: Copper/pink Vance dodgers with pink squids, pink RGTs, and pink Uncle Larry spinners (the fish didn't want anything to do with Orange)
Depth: 17 to 30 feet OTW (25 feet was the best)

We decided that 8:30 was too early to make the trek home, so I brought out the bass gear that I brought along just in case. My uncle threw crankbaits and spinnerbaits, but they didn't show any interest in them. I threw a Lucky Craft 128 Pointer minnow and caught a dozen fish (both largemouth and spots). The best 5 went about 12 pounds. I lost a couple others that spit the hooks somehow after jumping a foot in the air. I would estimate they were about 3 pounds or so.

We finally went home around 11:30 to the windy valley.

Nate G
05-25-2011, 01:03 AM
well done on the kokes n bass

HiTechKoke
05-25-2011, 10:41 PM
Melones has been on fire this year it seems. I won't get up there until late June for the derby I think. Keep up the good work.

Kevin

knotatwork
05-25-2011, 11:50 PM
Yes Melones has been great... fished there 5-19,20&21 great bite all day dodger spinner & dodger squid both 8-10 inch setback from the dodger both tipped with corn silver blade on a pink spinner... carp spit scent with some krill powder added to thicken the oil... fished at 30-35 ft most of the day measured a 5 deg f drop in temp from 30 to 35 ft