J W, thanks for the report. Missed my annual trip to Odell this year, but with the reports I've seen this spring, it's been more miss than hit. I think I'll continue with the trips to GP. Good luck...
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J W, thanks for the report. Missed my annual trip to Odell this year, but with the reports I've seen this spring, it's been more miss than hit. I think I'll continue with the trips to GP. Good luck...
JM, Welcome to the northwest. I live in the Willamette valley in Oregon. Moved from Penna. myself. Didn't plan on staying, and now, 33 yrs. later, I'm still here. Beautiful country up in Spokane!...
Just to beware of the wind! Right around 10:00, it picks up. Never fished from a kayak. Good luck to you.
KK, I have a book, "Trolling Truths for Trout,Kokanee, and landlocked King Salmon". It was written by Sep & Marilyn Hendrickson, published by, "Frank Amato Publications",www.amatobooks.com. It's an...
F'Y4, just for reference. I've found that when the solunar tables do pan out, that the actual time frame usually works a half hour to 3/4 of an hour, plus or minus to the actual determined...
Good luck to you on 1st time on G.P.. I think any time there is a front coming in that it affects the bite. I can't or won't attempt to predict what the fish will do. I like to play with the Solunar...
F'Y4, it's calm at the boom up to ,,,,, maybe a 1/4 mile from the boom, compared to the major body of the reservoir. But it's all subjective. There aren't many guarantee's with the weather. I do all...
F'Y4, I use a fish finder in the early part of the season, but my last half dozen or so trips I've left it at home (it's a portable one). It's just more equipment to deal with and I'm limited for...
Your absolutely right! It is mainly a trollers gig. The water is fairly calm down by the dam, allowing for jigging. The main body of the lake has a short window that allows for jigging early, but...
Gibbs minnow and Nordic are both good producing jigs. I would go 1st with the Gibbs minnow, pink & white, or a pearl white, then a pink and white Nordic as my 2nd choice.
Welcome to the forum F'Y4. There are many locations on the lake which hold fish on a fairly consistent basis. Trolling 30 yds. or so off the south shoreline has been a pretty fair producing area. A...
Spent a full day on the lake today. Had my boat in by 7:00 and was counting out my line by 7:15. Long lined a Ford Fender and glo pink wedding ring for awhile. Switched to a standard cow bell and the...
Saturday morning was slow for my son and I, but activity picked up for us on GP around 1:00 to 1:30. Afternoon bite lasted for about an hour then started to slow again. We ended up with 14 in the...
waited the holiday weekend out for the option of going today when ramps are a lot less crowded. Got a late start and didn't get to my spot till around 07:45 and fished till 11:30. The bite was a...
This has been an ongoing problem for years. Complaints get the same response time after time, under staffed, no funding,yada,yada. Stll, the best thing you can do is get the crafts operating number...
Welcome to the forum! So glad your 1st trip out on GP was a successful venture. Yes , GP is a beautiful lake (reservoir). I used to live in Sweet Home (27 yrs.) and spent many days on the water...
I'm sorry. Destroyed my lower back and nagging pain was more on my mind this morning. We were fishing Green Peter. I don't know how many play with the Solunar chart printed in Field & Stream, but...
Spent from 7:30 - 2:00 on the water and put 10 in the cooler. Talked to a couple of other boats and they had similar success. The bite was fairly active till around 10:00, then dropped to nothing....
I'm keeping my eye on the weather and if favorable, I'm going to try to slip up there on Friday. Can't stand the weekend boat ramp blues. Right now though, long range weather doesn't paint a pretty...
It's 6:30 Tuesday morning and I just put Sundays Koke's In the smoker! Ah, life is good. tongue2 Bull
Thanks for the suggestion! I have 2 or 3 dodgers in my tackle box, but have never used them. The sling blades are relatively new to me, so I'll have to buy a couple and give them a try.
dob60, Glad to see you made your first trip to GP on Saturday. I'm not a downrigger fisherman myself, so I can't really say if your setup frightened them off. What were you using as an attractor...
Had a great day on the lake! Went home with 22 in the cooler and I lost probably that many on missed strikes or at the boat. Rigged up with Ford Fenders and smiley bladed wedding rings, corn and...
dob60, The fish are scattered pretty much throughout the lake. It appears that they're beginning to school now also. Try fishing the mouths of the outlets feeding the lake. I've had good luck doing...
Congratulations on your score! Like the saying goes, Things Go Better With Koke!".