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Big kokanee
« on: December 31, 2016, 09:12:41 PM »
Looking to make a trip this spring to find some big kokanee.  Can anybody give me some lakes that hold such fish.  I'm use to the little buggers out of the SW WA reservoirs.  Thanks

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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2016, 09:16:25 PM »
Alder lake in Elbe has some kokes in it, but it's a bit of a haul for you!!
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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2016, 09:34:28 PM »
Roosevelt is a perennial big kokanee factory.
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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2016, 09:56:51 PM »
The OP is looking for big ones, the kokes in Alder are not very big. Still fun to catch, but they don't get much size to them. His SW reservoirs get larger ones.
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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2016, 09:59:28 PM »
I think Riffe has decent size Kokes

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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2016, 10:08:04 PM »
I think Riffe has decent size Kokes
riffe has coho. No kokes.

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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2016, 10:18:30 PM »
Roosevelt, there are some nice ones.  Read a report of a 24" 4.5 lb caught a couple days ago.  Check NW fishing reports.

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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2016, 11:29:06 PM »
Roosevelt is a world class Kok fishery... 20" fish are the norm out there

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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2017, 12:47:14 AM »
Not my thing, but Merwin, and perhaps Yale (Lewis R.) is where all the Oregon guys go when they come up to fish.  I thought Riffe had Kokes too.   :dunno:  Mayfield has little tiny ones from my experience.
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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2017, 06:55:57 AM »
Riffe has landlocked coho and chinook, if I remember correctly.  I could be wrong, but a true kokanee is a landlocked sockeye. I think most confuse all landlocked salmon as kokanee.  :dunno:
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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2017, 07:59:18 AM »
Riffe has landlocked coho and chinook, if I remember correctly.  I could be wrong, but a true kokanee is a landlocked sockeye. I think most confuse all landlocked salmon as kokanee.  :dunno:
Your right, Kokanee is a land locked Sockeye not  Coho or other land locked salmon.

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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2017, 09:09:07 AM »
Riffe has landlocked coho and chinook, if I remember correctly.  I could be wrong, but a true kokanee is a landlocked sockeye. I think most confuse all landlocked salmon as kokanee.  :dunno:

Yep. Mostly coho. No Kokanee

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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2017, 09:29:25 AM »
Don't overlook Chelan, have not personally fished it but have seen some monster Kokes come out of there.
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Re: Big kokanee
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2017, 10:07:48 AM »
Not my thing, but Merwin, and perhaps Yale (Lewis R.) is where all the Oregon guys go when they come up to fish.  I thought Riffe had Kokes too.   :dunno:  Mayfield has little tiny ones from my experience.
I've fished Yale.  Tons of jokes, but not big uns.
Merwin has the bigger fish of these 3 reservoirs

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Re: Big kokanee
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