Kokanee Reports

[salt n sage90]

I know there a few avid kokanee addicts on this forum. I bought a boat (16ft Lowe) this past summer and have been spending the fall and winter getting things sorted. Excited to get out on Samish, Cavanaugh, Stevens, etc. Starting a thread for reports for when it starts to heat up. Feel free to share pictures, rigs, depths, lakes, and anything else you want to. I just figured it would be fun to see the different size and quantity coming from different bodies of water this spring and summer, as it seems to be a cyclical process in every lake.

Let'er buck.

[h20hunter]

 

[hookr88]

After reading the threads from last year I’m spooling up for Koke’s as well. Picking a Daiwa Lexa this weekend to finish up my rod and reel set up.

[Brushcrawler]

I’ll be chasing kokanee this year!

[fowl smacker]

I gotta wait for the wind to die down more since I fish from my yak.

[ctwiggs1]

#Ineedaboat

 

Kokes were my favorite fishery as kid.  I used to knock em dead in the local haunt.  Good luck this year fellas

[Stein]

It's our shakedown fishery, Stevens is the first time our boat floats for the year and pretty fun.

[Jonathan_S]

Wish I had taken a picture of a dandy from a few weeks back. 21"  but that's Roosevelt

[baldopepper]

Take a look at Kokanee Junkies on facebook, they're pretty good at sharing info and, as the name implies, very intense kokanee fishermen.

[MooseZ25]

Lake Roosevelt Kokehead myself.  Can't get enough of them.  Best part is its a year round fishery. 

[Stein]

Wish I had taken a picture of a dandy from a few weeks back. 21"  but that's Roosevelt

Whoa, that would be fun on a koke rod for sure.

[CP]

Looking forward to trying these again.  I never had much luck catching them but it sure is fun trying.

[salt n sage90]

Fished Lake Samish for from 9am - 2:30 pm on Saturday. C&R'd one 10" kokanee. Marking lots of fish at the north end down near the Thermocline @ 90' but no takers. Water is still cold. Talked to some guys that have been hitting it every weekend for a month and they said they pick up a couple a day but its not hot yet.

Boat ran well once it got started with the old fuel in the carb that I left in all winter :/
Experimented with side planers and shuttle hawks to fish 4 rods. There's a learning curve in a smaller boat.

[hunthard]

Good luck, post up a report when you get back, i've been thinking about making a run over there.

[rasbo]

Sprague lake koke