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Hey everybody family and I are going camping in Salkum at thousand trails paradise resort and I may take kids to riffe lake to fish has anybody done any good lately
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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2015, 07:30:11 AM »
The land locked coho are biting fairly well on both sides of the dam. Fishing can be very good out of a boat.

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2015, 07:51:36 AM »
My neighbor fished it a couple weeks ago with his kids and they did really well. They were fishing out of a boat.

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2015, 08:25:33 AM »
Thanks everybody ya I'll be fishing one of the sides of the dam I don't have a boat yet

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2015, 10:31:39 AM »
I heard a rumor that the fishing bridge at the campground is closed for repairs or something so dont count on that being 0art of your plan. Fish should be biting good now.

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2015, 10:33:56 AM »
I will have to give it a try...   
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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2015, 10:55:51 AM »
I heard a rumor that the fishing bridge at the campground is closed for repairs or something so dont count on that being 0art of your plan. Fish should be biting good now.
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That should be done soon. If not slready.  I will check on that.

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2015, 10:58:53 AM »
Saw a few being caught on the hiway side. A bit ago. Some nice ones. Watched a couple big schools swim by. Seemed like most people were fishing pretty shallow.  I thought too shallow.

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2015, 11:11:13 AM »
Went last Sunday, 3 limits of 15-20" fish no problem. Caught and released lots of fish. Dodgers, hoochies with shoepeg or shrimp it didnt matter. Friendly FYI, these are silvers not kokanee in Riffe lake. Good luck  :tup:

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2015, 12:14:52 PM »
I went on Tuesday and it was slow. There was a guy who said two fish total were caught since he'd been there in the am. We were fishing hwy 12 side from the dam. We caught nothing. Saw two take downs of our bobbers but that was it. I threw everything I had at the buggers and we were skunked. Fished for 4 hours.
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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2015, 10:00:31 AM »
Fishing bridge at taidnapam is open. Was told its been slow today. Better yesterday. Saw the boats pick up a few.

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2015, 11:59:49 PM »
 it's been so long since I've done any freshwater fishing ghat I need to relearn all I've forgotten. Any tips for fishing Riffe. I will be using a newly aquired 16 foot Osprey with  an electric trolling motor hanging next to the Yamaha. What do I need for putting some fish in the frying pan from this lake?

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2015, 12:11:44 PM »
Dodgers and hootchie. Sliding sinker or banana weight. Lake troll or gang trolls and wedding rings, shoepeg corn, salad shrimp, and some tuna or shrimp scent.

I'm going up sunday and check out the campgrounds and do some coho slaying.

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2015, 09:56:56 PM »
I will be there Sunday afternoon in the boat to try and get some at riffe lake will be using wedding. Rings and other combos and campgrounds I'm staying at the paradise resort at thousand trails it's about 15 minutes away from riffe lake it's a nice campground but there's other closer to riffe lake good luck every body fishing I'll post up updates tommrow

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Re: Has anyone fished riffe lake lately for Kokanee
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2015, 10:34:37 PM »
I might head over during the week. Like Tuesday and Wednesday. I will give her my best 😆 Should I bring my down riggers or just use a slip sinker?  Also should I get the 2 pole endorsement?  I watched a you tube video a guy posted. I was hooked and must go land lock coho fishing.
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