School me on Kokes

[Machias]

Interesting article for you Rob:
https://poulsencascadetackle.com/kokanee-trolling-without-downriggers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI4F3tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZH6nlcEqcT858DSue1kYgC5r3wqvgsuFLiHysB7as1se1RS1QMwauI0Wg_aem_p8RA7wdN4n4drIf95yjy-A

[Rob]

Great info.  I copied a ton of it into my notes

for reels they recomended:
The two that we use are the Daiwa Lexa 100 LC and the Okuma Coldwater Low Pro LC.

My buddy (Searun1 on here) recommended those to me and I picked up one of each late last year.  Can't wait to get them out. 

[Machias]

Looking like I'll be retired in the next couple of weeks.  We'll have to hit the water together this year.  I got a new Lund that needs some fish slim on it. 

[nwwanderer]

A bunch of kokes are slim but taste good enough to put up with the slime, go get them Fred

[Ridgeratt]

Choice of rods are 8 foot + limber trolling rods with leaded line on counter reels.  The softer backbone is more forgiving than a stiff rod. The leaded line allows me to get to depth and not have to fight a cannon ball. it is easier for me if I see the bottom gettin close to just speed up and it raises the gear. One of the lakes I fish has a few humps that come up really fast. Lake is 60+ deep and then I get a hump to 25 feet. Several years ago the fish had a huge copod infestation and I sat out a couple of years. Fish just looked like they had warts under the skin.

I remembered that I had a few of the flies in my truck.

[sled]

Get some Gods tooth spoons, and some Schindlers flies!!

[Rob]

Looking like I'll be retired in the next couple of weeks.  We'll have to hit the water together this year.  I got a new Lund that needs some fish slim on it. 

Say the word and I am there!

[Rob]

Flies huh?  First I have heard them mentioned.

I like downriggers-having done enough salmon trolling I am pretty comfortable operating them.

That said I like the setup mentioned in Fred's link above so I will now be hunting those parts down. 

I figure I can run the downriggers and toss a shallow long line directly out the back.  Perhaps pickup a rouge trout incidentally.

Will keep an eye out Sled!

[metlhead]

I've used flies very successfully. Homemade marabou tube flies rigged on 20" leader behind a dodger. Soft bait and very small. Can even tip it with corn

[Ridgeratt]

Figured that the pictures would speak for themselves. Carry on.

[jasnt]

I start fishing Kokanee the day the lake opens early season they are shallower.  They like 54degree water.  They aren’t shy of the light their food is.  As it gets brighter the food moves deeper. 
I tie most of my own lures.

[Blacklab]

Looking like I'll be retired in the next couple of weeks.  We'll have to hit the water together this year.  I got a new Lund that needs some fish slim on it. 

Say the word and I am there!

Awesome👍

[Blacklab]

Great pics Jasnt couple of those have good size

The only thing i’ll add is when fighting the kokes. Tip low and when the their fighting on top, stop reeling. When they stop start reeling. 

[Rob]

Figured that the pictures would speak for themselves. Carry on.

Apologies if my comment seemed rude about the flies.  I had just not heard much about flies and was now contemplating flies for kokanee as they were not on my radar.

[Ridgeratt]

Figured that the pictures would speak for themselves. Carry on.

Apologies if my comment seemed rude about the flies.  I had just not heard much about flies and was now contemplating flies for kokanee as they were not on my radar.

No Harm done.  I can only take you to the lake, I can't make you swim.