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gonefishing
04-17-2012, 12:00 AM
Your 2012 Season thread for fishing reports, pictures and so on!

Ken Jones
04-23-2012, 09:34 PM
Well guys the fishing was outstanding the catching sucks. I was told most of the fish were around the Dam. Found a few boated one lost another thats it. Stayed at Dam most of day and then ran up to Fall Creek Inlet. Trolled for 2 more hours proabley seen 20 fish total. Came home bye 3. Going Crappie fishung in the morning at CJ Strike. Maybe I will have a better day. Later.

salmonster
05-01-2012, 05:17 PM
How big are the kokanee at Anderson this year?

D_Luck
05-10-2012, 07:32 PM
Went near the dam and trolled wedding rings and hoochies with corn. Caught one really big bull trout and lost one what I believe to be kokanee. Water temp was around 49. The water was at a decent level to launch the boat, but man I hate that windee blind narrow ramp and the stupid crooked dock, shouldn't complain since there is no fee.

D_Luck
05-27-2012, 03:30 PM
Caught 3 decent kokes between the wind and rain. Nice size fish maybe 14" or so. Talked to another guy who caught a bunch of little ones, Water temp 53-55 degrees

Lunddude
05-29-2012, 12:11 AM
Fished Friday afternoon boated 10-15 but only 1 keeper in the bunch.Caught 30-40 on Saturday any where from 5"-15 1/2" only kept the ones over 12 inches. Fished again on Sunday caught another 20-30 with a lot of throw backs. In 3 1/2 days of fishing I only boated 23 keepers. All fish were caught 30'-40' deep on the downriggers. Went out today trolling the shorline with planer boards for bass and still caught a couple of small kokes on jointed Shad Raps. Surface temps ranged from 58-61 today when the sun finally came out. All fish were caught in the Curlew/Lime Creek area of the reservoir. I hope the bigger ones show up soon or all these little guys got a whole lot of growing to do over the the next couple of months.

BPD501
05-30-2012, 11:09 PM
40 feet deep and pink seemed to be the ticket, but most were small. One was so small I didn't realize it was on until something ate it. I saw the line bounce and reeled in a small fish head!

D_Luck
06-02-2012, 07:26 PM
A fish head huh? Must be another one of those oh so endangered bull trout, I caught one out there that would have broke my little kokanee rod had I not had the drag set light.

Bill F.
06-03-2012, 12:13 PM
Fished Anderson this last week. Came home with 64 2 days fishing. Have been canning since. Looks like it will be a good year! Caught 6 over 15". Was really after the little guys for canning. Caught 2 Bulls and 1 rainbow. Downriggers (38 to 55 ft) and lead (5 colors). Pink hoochies. Best lure of the day was fire Apex with double hook baited with ????? Great days of fishing ...Lake was beautful

Lunddude
06-15-2012, 10:30 PM
Anyone been fishing Anderson lately? Thinking of heading over on Sunday. Will post results if I do. signfishin

Bill F.
06-16-2012, 02:00 PM
I have been aching to go. Kicker has a bad seal and the shop has it. Yes....slow motion this time of year! We were thinking about taking the little boat tomorrow. My past thread talked about the fishing being great! I would guess it would be the same.

Brined, Smoked and Canned all we caught. Abosolutly fansastic! Keep us posted on your trip. Remember to bring fire Apex! May see you there

Good Luck

spoons
06-16-2012, 02:52 PM
Heading up in 20, taking the sweetwater.

Kokanee Tracker
06-17-2012, 11:40 PM
Fished yesterday, 6:30am to 12:00 & 4:00-630pm. First session caught eleven, second session caught four.
50'-55' deep am, 30' deep pm ...go figure!
Twelve between 10"-13", largest 17".
Water temp was 67.8 degrees on the surface and 60 degrees @ 60'. Did not fish any deeper but suspect they are deeper as they should like 50-55 degrees???? Talked to friends fishing Curlew to Lime Creek ...one per day, not so good.

Lunddude
06-17-2012, 11:58 PM
Fished Anderson today & 7 hours of trolling only produced 4 dinks & 4 misses. Started trolling across from Curlew this morning at 9:30 & never had a strike or fish until 2:30. All fish caught were between 30 & 40 feet deep. Today I could not buy a bite on a hootchie, the fish I did catch came on both green & red Apex lures fished behind sling blades.

jimbojump
06-18-2012, 10:36 AM
Fished yesterday, 6:30am to 12:00 & 4:00-630pm. First session caught eleven, second session caught four.
50'-55' deep am, 30' deep pm ...go figure!
Twelve between 10"-13", largest 17".
Water temp was 67.8 degrees on the surface and 60 degrees @ 60'. Did not fish any deeper but suspect they are deeper as they should like 50-55 degrees???? Talked to friends fishing Curlew to Lime Creek ...one per day, not so good.

At Arrowrock when the surface temps are 67 most are caught between 18 and 30 feet deep...hard to believe its still 60 at 60' deep...wow...

spoons
06-18-2012, 11:54 AM
Fished Saturday evening using dodgers and hoochies. One nibble at 30 ft but watched other boats net all night. After a nice breafast, we hit it again Sunday morning. I switched everything to various pop gear and wedding rings, dropped everything to the 40 feet range and picked up 10 in 2 hours lost at least the same number. Fish are pan frying size.
We had 3 double hookups. (only one ended with 2 fish in the boat). Then the wind showed up and we bagged fishing for the day. We should have cooked on the boat and started fishing earlier...
Slow trolling tight figure 8's. Nailed them all about the same spot.
Worm, Fire Corn and shrimp oil. Probably would have been fine with the fire corn alone. Just south of Curlew.

Awesome camp spots were open right by the Parking area last night when we left. I wish I could take a few days this week to stock up.

Bill F.
06-19-2012, 08:09 PM
Thanks for the fishing info at Anderson. Finially got my boat back from the shop. Go figure, we are now headed for the N. Calif./S.Oregon coast for Salmon fishing.

I guess the Kokes will have to wait until after the 4th of July. Need to get more smoked and canned. Boy they go quick!

Good Luck All!

oldrider
06-20-2012, 09:46 AM
Just getting the trailer and boat hooked up this morning heading for Anderson Ranch for three days of camping/fishing. Sure wish the posts were more positive :) Will be using one DR and two Walker Deeper Divers. Told the wife to make sure she throws in some steaks in case we get skunked :-))
Oldrider
Mtn. Home

spoons
06-20-2012, 10:07 AM
Good Luck.
I used a 5oz banana to get my pop gear down 40 ft. and trolled real slow tight turns.

Lunddude
06-20-2012, 07:00 PM
Just getting the trailer and boat hooked up this morning heading for Anderson Ranch for three days of camping/fishing. Sure wish the posts were more positive :) Will be using one DR and two Walker Deeper Divers. Told the wife to make sure she throws in some steaks in case we get skunked :-))
Oldrider
Mtn. Home

Good Luck, if nothing eles your going to have a great camping trip + a bad day of fishing beats the heck out of a good day @ work any day. Let us know how those steaks turn out for ya.

oldrider
06-22-2012, 01:59 PM
Good Luck, if nothing eles your going to have a great camping trip + a bad day of fishing beats the heck out of a good day @ work any day. Let us know how those steaks turn out for ya.

Yep the fishing and camping was good, but the catching sucked :-(
Tried out the Walker deeper divers, not a hit. Had them out to 150, which was supposed to get us down to about 27-30 ft. Never used them before, and I suppose they will be delegated to the bottom of the tackle box now. Maybe there is a secret to using them, so anyone with some good ideas to try, I'd welcome their input. Catch three small kokes on the DR, but put them back. We also lost three or four. They were about 11". Trolling the DR at 45'. BTW, the steaks were good, heh heh. And the cold brewski to wash them down wasn't bad either :-))
I think I'll be looking at another DR for the wife to use, or try stacking next time, altho from the experience I've had with stacking wasn't much fun, more work than anything else 101thumbsdown101

Lunddude
06-22-2012, 03:03 PM
Thanks for the post. I think I'll wait a week or two before trying Anderson again & give some of them little guys a chance to grow up some.

spoons
06-25-2012, 10:51 AM
We headed out to Anderson 22nd-24th. I was kind of worried out posting "too much info" last week. However, there was not one other boat hanging around where I was fishing. They were still biting at 40 feet.

Lunddude
06-25-2012, 11:58 AM
Any size to the kokes you were catching?

spoons
06-25-2012, 02:53 PM
They were mostly 10-12 inch range. 6 15inches.
I threw back a few 6 inchers.
We lost at least the number we caught until I changed the hooks.

kodiak1
06-25-2012, 10:03 PM
Hah, Lunddude! Bet you don't even get close to that "2 weeks off" you were talking about! Spoons has got you thinking! Mike

Lunddude
06-26-2012, 02:09 AM
Hah, Lunddude! Bet you don't even get close to that "2 weeks off" you were talking to! Spoons has got you thinking! Mike

Yea, I know been thinking about heading over this weekend already. You know me way to well Mike. I just wanna break in them new custom kokanee rods of mine, you know the ones you need sun glasses to look at? tooexcited

redmanjr1
06-29-2012, 05:42 PM
Me and the wife fished the 27th and 28th and only boated 13. Lost probably about the same amount. They are not biting yet like they were last year. I tried Hoochies, Assassin Spinners, Wedding Rings, and Apexes all in various colors. Lots of fish marked at various depths from 20 - 55 feet. Trolled at all speeds from .8 to 1.8 MPH straight away and slow S-Turns. I think we'll take about a week or so before we go back up (after the 4th, too crazy for me). On the way out saw the pilgrimage coming in to camp for the weekend/holiday. also, weather is still a bit chilly at night. We slept on the boat. Wouldn't have been too bad if the wind had not kicked up at about 2 AM. Still had a blast because I was not at work!! thumbsup

Ken Jones
06-30-2012, 05:49 PM
The Kokes in Anderson are the earily sponners. After the longest day of the year you will notice a light pink color. The fishing should pickup towards the middle of July. They have started changing color. Still catching hogs At Arrowrock. 19inches is the biggest so far.

bayhorse
07-07-2012, 11:42 PM
Planning a day at Anderson next Saturday the 14th with a friend that is also new to Kokanee fishing. Any tips would be appreciated.

Lunddude
07-08-2012, 01:42 AM
Planning a day at Anderson next Saturday the 14th with a friend that is also new to Kokanee fishing. Any tips would be appreciated.

I'm headed over Friday the 13th & will be there through Sunday the 15th. More then likely I'll be camping over at the Pine camp ground across from Curlew as I'm sure the waters still to high for any decent beach camping with the 5th wheel. Look me up if you can find me, I'll be in the Lund Alaskan Wetlands Camo Edition boat. I've been told though I disappear when I get close to the bank, just look for the big black Merc. laugh hyst

bbrave307
07-08-2012, 04:15 PM
Fished Anderson Ranch yesterday. Caught about 10 or 11 in maybe 2 or 2 and a half hours. All were fairly small with the biggest being maybe 14 inches. Most were 9 or 10 inches. Graphed fish at 20-28 feet but caught most of the fish at 35'.

Then went smallmouth fishing and only caught little ones.

Lunddude
07-08-2012, 06:19 PM
Fished Anderson Ranch yesterday. Caught about 10 or 11 in maybe 2 or 2 and a half hours. All were fairly small with the biggest being maybe 14 inches. Most were 9 or 10 inches. Graphed fish at 20-28 feet but caught most of the fish at 35'.

Then went smallmouth fishing and only caught little ones.

That doesn't sound very encouraging. Not sure what's up with Anderson this year seems to be a lot more smaller fish this year then previous years. Kodiak are you ready to go catch some of them big macks yet? tooexcited

bayhorse
07-08-2012, 08:07 PM
thank you for your offer hope to see you on sat.

D_Luck
07-09-2012, 06:19 PM
Does anyone have a current water temp, debating on if I'm gonna go to Anderson or Strike to camp, alot depends on if the water at Anderson is warm enough to swm in

bbrave307
07-10-2012, 12:01 PM
Surface temp was 73 degrees last Saturday. Plenty of swimmers till the afternoon storm rolled in.

D_Luck
07-11-2012, 03:08 PM
thanks for the info

bayhorse
07-15-2012, 09:11 PM
Fished Anderson sat. the 14th.
Hit the water at 6:00 first fish at 6:45.
Fished until 2:30 or 3:00 until the skiers and jet skies came out.
It was a pleasant cool day we boated 23 small kokes 10"-14"
silver gang trolls with red wedding rings three and a half colors with 1.5 oz. keel weight.
2 on a orange dodger with a orange hoochie long lined out of the back.
Most caught in the narrows and Lime creek area.
Had family over and ate half for sunday dinner after church, the other half is in the smoker. YUMMMM!101chromefish101

bayhorse
08-13-2012, 11:30 PM
Hey did I offend you all? It has been a month from my last attempt at posting info.
Has anyone been? Thinking about going this weekend.

kodiak1
08-14-2012, 12:37 PM
Never seen this site so quiet this time of year. I heard a report yesterday in which they did terrible. Heard a good report on Deadwood. You might consider Lucky Peak for some really nice kokes.. Read my report there. The weekend can be bothersome. I would get there really early, although the late morning bite has been good lately. Good luck wherever you go, Bayhorse, and thanks for your reports. Mike

spoons
08-17-2012, 10:24 AM
ok. I haven't touched a pole in about a month. What's the word out there?

Bill F.
08-19-2012, 12:36 AM
Fished Anderson 2 weeks ago, just before all the fires got real bad. We caught 19. Fished Driggers at 55ft. Lead was out 5 colors. Hooked up trips several times. No size at all. Biggest was 12". Small needle fish was the winner, no dodger, just needle fish with 10' 4lb leader. Caught some on pink hoochie baited with corn. Time to get ready for hunting. Kokes will have to wait til spring.

Good luck all!

redmanjr1
11-09-2012, 09:52 PM
Anyone know if they have pulled the boat launch docks yet?

Bill F.
11-10-2012, 09:26 AM
No, have not been out since August. Been Elk and Deer hunting.

oldrider
11-10-2012, 03:57 PM
The docks near Pine are still there, as of last week, but the water is about 25 ft below them. The concrete still has water tho.

redmanjr1
11-12-2012, 12:12 AM
Thanks. Don't think I'll venture up that way.