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Offline remington300mag

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Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« on: March 26, 2014, 01:27:36 PM »
Our season is starting to kick off over here in Central Washington. The big boys are starting to show up finally!! Got into a few big ones the other day. I almost forgot how good eating these fish are!! Yum!! Anyone else out there starting to hit up the Kokanee fisheries we have around the state??
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2014, 01:35:20 PM »
Figured since I never post pics, I might as well show off a couple of the land locked Chinook we have picked up lately as well. Along with one more Kokanee pic....
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2014, 01:46:52 PM »
Awesome, those a some big damn  koks for sure :tup:
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2014, 02:16:35 PM »
Awesome, those a some big damn  koks for sure :tup:

 :yeah:

Those kings on the other hand look like they've been on the slim-fast diet or somethin'... :chuckle:
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2014, 02:31:52 PM »
Wow! Nice fish! My dad has been talking about getting over there for the last few weeks, if he sees these pics you'll have company out there real fast!
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2014, 12:21:51 PM »
Where do you catch Kokes that big?

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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2014, 01:51:55 PM »
 :chuckle:

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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2014, 08:39:29 PM »
Where do you catch Kokes that big?


No schitz, I have never seen them that size  :yike:



Great job  :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2014, 10:41:28 AM »
We been getting them over here on the Eastside of the state.....Lets just say Central Washington. No big secret.....and no it isn't Lake Roosevelt! Been getting them already up to 20 inches.....with a couple more moths of good growth, we could be looking at some real pigs come June.
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2014, 09:28:19 AM »
looks like Lake Chelan. On Darrell and Dad's web site they say they have been knocking them dead.
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2014, 09:30:48 PM »
looks like Lake Chelan. On Darrell and Dad's web site they say they have been knocking them dead.

Well if it says that on their website they are flat out lying. I'm a guide as well and would love to book up some trips and make some money, but I will tell you right now, it is slow! The fish haven't really got into the lower basin yet. At least the big Kokanee haven't. We went again today and only got 2 big Kokanee, and 2 rainbows.  Only seen 1 other caught for about 12 boats. I keep hitting it though cause its going to turn on any day now. But I refuse to tell people it is GREAT in order to book trips when it is sub par right now for Kokanee. And yes, it is Lake Chelan.
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2014, 10:17:33 AM »
They haven't even mentioned catching kokes yet on their website this year.  I don't know where that comment came from. 

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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2014, 11:33:14 AM »
Whats up Reminton300mag......I was watching Northwest Wild Country last week end when you called in.  Great spot, thanks for the info.

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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2014, 07:56:24 PM »
Whats up Reminton300mag......I was watching Northwest Wild Country last week end when you called in.  Great spot, thanks for the info.

Your welcome. Glad you enjoyed the show. It was a lot of fun, but, they called me! LOL That is a good bunch of guys and Northwest Wild Country. If you need a heads up on how the fishing is or anything, feel free to get a hold of me.
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2014, 08:07:12 PM »
HO LEE CRAP!!!


Were those top ones swimming around in nuclear waste from Hanford?   Those things look HUGE to me.
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2014, 08:16:00 PM »
HO LEE CRAP!!!


Were those top ones swimming around in nuclear waste from Hanford?   Those things look HUGE to me.

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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2014, 10:56:12 PM »
Yup, some nice kokes and a nice place to fish but......we have plenty of them here on the west side that will easily compete with that crowd. Seems a lot of people think of kokes as 8-10 maybe 12" fish at most and they are in lakes that are over populated with them and have an inadequate food source. For those of us in the know on the west side we have hawg kokes too. 8) Nice fish though and good fishing to you guys. Thanks for the report :)     
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2014, 11:09:27 PM »
Yup, some nice kokes and a nice place to fish but......we have plenty of them here on the west side that will easily compete with that crowd. Seems a lot of people think of kokes as 8-10 maybe 12" fish at most and they are in lakes that are over populated with them and have an inadequate food source. For those of us in the know on the west side we have hawg kokes too. 8) Nice fish though and good fishing to you guys. Thanks for the report :)     

Ya.....Ya.....Well Your still on the West Side!! And who wants to fish in the rain all day!!! LMAO just messin with ya. Got any pics of 20+" Kokanee from the westside???
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2014, 11:59:53 PM »
I must admit I have never bothered to take any pics of my own but here are some are some decent early season kokes from my local area. I will back them up with some of my own in the coming days, I promise. You can probably find out what lake this is but no worries with the fishing you have too :chuckle: Good fishing to you and I'll post some pics of this seasons action when I get on it. :tup:       
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #19 on: April 03, 2014, 12:10:53 AM »
Awesome! That is a mess of Kokanee right there! I have never been one for pics myself, but am having to get better at that. Something about Kokanee just gets my blood pumping! Love these fish! I will say, I feel sorry for the little cripple fish down in the corner.....poor guy never had a chance! LOL
Ya, post up some photos....I know I am going to. Looking for my first over 3 pound Kokanee this year! And dang it I am going to take a photo of it! LOL Hope you have an awesome season!
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2014, 12:01:18 PM »
Don't feel too sorry for that little crippled fish, at least at one point in his life he was faster then the rest, LOL

Besides now I won't hook him  :tup:

Mtn.Ghost, that is a stringer worthy of any smoker, beautiful fish!
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2014, 11:01:21 PM »
I wish we had kokes like Wallowa.
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2014, 07:21:08 AM »
Looks great Sam!
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #23 on: April 07, 2014, 10:56:26 AM »
I had a 22 incher a couple years ago, while trying to unhook him, the upper gamakatsu went right through my fingernail and out the other side of my finger like it was warm butter.  :yike:
I had the fish still hooked in my right hand and the upper hook in my left index finger. Every time the fish would shake it would pull the hook in my finger.  :'(
I had to have my son grab the pliers and first cut the fish loose, then I cut the barb of the hook so I could pull it back out.

It hurt like heck, but it was worth seeing my son's face turn green when I held up my finger with the hook going through it!

Besides, it was a 22 inch Koke!  :hello:
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Re: Anyone Chasing Kokanee Yet?
« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2014, 11:23:09 AM »
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

 


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