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    Jordan Messner (SW IDFG), has encouraged me to...

    Jordan Messner (SW IDFG), has encouraged me to keep every koke I catch during the summer as he believed they would likely die. I personally haven't seen any white papers that support that, but I...
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    7/15/23

    Was on the water around 6:30AM. quite few boats to the east across from spring shores. Saw 3 fish landed. Several boats were gabby and weren't having any luck. (Their set-up wasn't right in my...
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    7/1/23 Report

    Thought I'd avoid LP & hit Arrowrock for the first time this year.

    The road in is in pretty bad shape. Washboarded the whole way to the ramp... very slow going. Had a stand-off just past the dam...
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    I've been fishing LP quite a bit. My method in...

    I've been fishing LP quite a bit. My method in the Spring is typically to fish the top and fish it fast (1.7-2.0 mph).... force the kokes to make a quick decision. For some reason unknown to me, I...
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    6/24/23 Report

    fished within sight of the dam. 6:30AM - 10:00AM. Green dodger with a plain green hoochie with white corn.
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    6/10/23 report

    Marked lots of fish in the damn area. Most were 55’ deep. Mainly loose schools. Had lots of difficulty getting them to bite. Purple wedding rings caught a few, but no limit today. The fish I caught...
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    Saturday

    Crushed it in the dam area. Peak time was around noon. It's nice to see Lucky Peak coming back strong. Been out 3 times this year and have done well each time. Fished spin and glows. Fish aren't...
  8. Thread: Payette Lake

    by msusprtn
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    End of May

    Split a day between Cascade & Payette. For Payette - last year the nice fish were early spawners. I think the last time they were stocked was last years age class, so they are all gone. I had heard...
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    April 22 2023 Report

    Big strike out at Anderson. Was at the ramp by the dam at around 9. There were boats out, but still room to park. I threw everything I had at them and didn't get so much as a sniff. Fished from the...
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    Elk Creek Ramp

    Was at the ramp in late afternoon to check things out. Road in was good, but some pretty good size rocks had fallen into the road. I guess the "proceed at your own risk" signs aren't there just for...
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    7/30/22 report

    in a first light, off at 10:30am

    Kokes on LP are done for me this year. The big boys have turned and i'm not in it for dinks. See ya'll next year.
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    I fish steel cable on my downriggers... never had...

    I fish steel cable on my downriggers... never had an issue with the hum as far as catching fish... only annoying to the ears.

    I always trust my fish finder for what depth to be at. In my...
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    7/9/22 report

    3 for 7 today + a bonus bow. had some operator errors today on a few. marked fish fairly consistently.... don't know why i couldn't get more to bite. had lots of follows. nothing huge today...
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    Snowman- I've gotten basically the same report...

    Snowman- I've gotten basically the same report from a few different buddies that have run up there recently. Anderson sure seems to have fallen off a cliff.
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    7/2/22 Report

    On the water at first light. Not as many boats out fishing as I would have thought. Stopped fishing at 11AM. 11 for 15 with 3 pullbacks. Largest was 19", smallest was 12". Kept 10. Bottom line...
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    15' between my lines with a 25' set back from my...

    15' between my lines with a 25' set back from my releases. (keep in mind I'm not an overly experienced kokanee fisherman) I use to follow the 100' rule, but I have disregarded it once I get to 40'...
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    6/25 report

    In at first light, out at 10:30. Marking mostly scattered fish 40-70', a few small schools. Double stacked at 15' with 25' behind releases. Ran bottom at 55'. Purple wedding rings were the...
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    5/23/21 report

    put in spring shores 6:30AM. marked some fish but not as many as I'd like. One 14" koke, one 18" Coho, 1 pull-off, & 1 hit. Orange was the color. flat lines at 150' back & down riggers at 35'. ...
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    3/5/21 Report

    Put in a Spring Shores. The floating dock is in the water.

    Surface water temperature was 37F.

    Marked scattered fish near Spring Shores. 3 boats fishing this area.
    Marked a small...
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    8/15-/16 report

    fished 4 hrs in the morning each day. caught 1 dink. Marked noticeably less fish than in July. saw a few across from Spring Shores, Birch creek, Gooseneck. nothing at the dam, saw the most fish...
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    7/18/20 report

    Spring Shores.... in the water at 7:30am... fished to 10AM. Caught 5 all between 10-12". All lived to fight another day. Missed 2 along the way and landed 2 bows. 1.5 mph... orange & pink with...
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    Report 7/12/20

    on the water at 7:15AM out of Spring Shores. Caught 2 kokes within first 15 mins (11" & 14"). Had a few short strikes, lost a couple, caught 2 bows, and landed a dandy that was just a little short...
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    7/5/20 report

    very few boats on the lake in the morning. Put in at 7:30AM. 3 kokes & 1 bow. purple wedding rings 20' & 40' deep. Seemed to like it a little faster today. Varied speed between 1.5 - 2.2 mph. ...
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    July 3rd 2020 fishing report

    New to the area and new to kokanee fishing. I really appreciate everyone on the forum. Very helpful on shortening the learning curve. First outing with my new boat. Caught 5 over 4 hours--> 11.5"...
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