Post by: Alchase on June 14, 2013, 04:09:08 PM
I know Kokanee are landlocked Sockey salmon, but fishing for Kokanee is kind of unique, and almost trout like, so here goes.
I have read many articles, blogs, forums about fishing for Kokanee and I was curious what rigs and techniques you guys have the most luck with.
Some say use a dropper weight then a dodger followed by with a 2' to 3' leader. Others say a 8" to 10" leader only, so the wobble of the dodger gives the lure or bait more side to side action.
They all seem to agree, shoe peg white corn is the bomb, lol. But one old timer who introduced my to Kokanee fishing swore by leaded line, 1 oz banana weight, flasher, followed by wedding ring with Not shoe peg corn :yike: but maggots! I have to admit we caught our 26 fish each limit at dorshack Dam Idaho in just a couple hours. This was in 1990, LOL
So what setup do you guys use for Kokes?
Post by: Ridgeratt on June 14, 2013, 07:20:31 PM
Post by: addicted2hunting on June 14, 2013, 08:08:29 PM
Post by: cohoho on June 14, 2013, 09:46:37 PM
Post by: madmack76 on June 14, 2013, 10:01:31 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on June 15, 2013, 08:47:39 AM
Cohoho
Post by: ribka on June 15, 2013, 08:50:57 AM
To all of you that fish for Kokanee regularly, I have plenty of pace on boat if you want to show me the stuff for them.. Sorry Alchase didn't mean to block , but hey your welcome to come along as I am beginning to drift away from sturgeon and need another fish to target..
If you come over to the E side can take you out. Not an expert but learned a few tips from a very seasoned buddy
Post by: Kc_Kracker on June 15, 2013, 11:14:45 AM
Post by: wheels on June 15, 2013, 04:22:26 PM
Post by: Elkrunner on June 15, 2013, 07:03:53 PM
Post by: Alchase on June 18, 2013, 12:28:24 PM
the best koke gear around is made by Toni, you can find her on facebook "Wannafishalure" and her gear behind a mini DK dodger is lethal on them kokes :tup:
Would you have a non-facebook linky?
LOL
,
To all of you that fish for Kokanee regularly, I have plenty of pace on boat if you want to show me the stuff for them.. Sorry Alchase didn't mean to block , but hey your welcome to come along as I am beginning to drift away from sturgeon and need another fish to target..
Cohoho, not a problem at all,
I have also caught the silver bug from Riffe Lake along with kokanee.
Silvers 18-20" long sure taste amazing.
Post by: WSU on June 18, 2013, 12:39:11 PM
In general, dodgers, pop gear, etc. will work. Wedding rings and corn seem to be the tried and true. Other scents are worth trying, and there are now a few on the market that are geared directly at kokanee. But, in general, the toughest part is being in the fish and making sure you are going slow.
Post by: Kc_Kracker on June 18, 2013, 02:33:51 PM
or https://www.facebook.com/wannafish.alure?ref=ts&fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/wannafish.alure?ref=ts&fref=ts)
her name is Toni shes very sweet :) shes in graham
Post by: Kc_Kracker on June 18, 2013, 02:36:03 PM
Post by: Wannafish Toni on June 18, 2013, 07:45:54 PM
Yes, I am a koke head. I caught 5 yesterday and brought 3 home. Went after them today and brought 5 home. We will see what tomorrow brings.
Post by: cougkilr on June 18, 2013, 07:59:28 PM
Post by: Alchase on June 19, 2013, 12:38:19 PM
alchase, sorry man i wasnt thinking http://www.wannafishalure.com/ (http://www.wannafishalure.com/)
or https://www.facebook.com/wannafish.alure?ref=ts&fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/wannafish.alure?ref=ts&fref=ts)
her name is Toni shes very sweet :) shes in graham
That is awesome, thanks!
I saw that page yesterday while googling around all kokanee sights. Had no clue she was in my backyard, LOL
Have you have any luck with any of her lures?
Her "Pretty in Pink Kokanee" and "Squiddly Thang Pink" look exactly like what I am looking for.
Post by: Smossy on June 19, 2013, 12:46:03 PM
Post by: Alchase on June 19, 2013, 12:47:41 PM
Any kokanee from shore?
Alder, close to the dam. My son and his friends go down there often.
Post by: Alchase on June 19, 2013, 12:51:31 PM
I am really curious if this is as productive as trolling.
Post by: Smossy on June 19, 2013, 12:54:02 PM
Gonna have to try it, Im closer to alder than you are :chuckle: What kind of gear and tackle are they using?Any kokanee from shore?
Alder, close to the dam. My son and his friends go down there often.
Post by: Alchase on June 19, 2013, 01:03:06 PM
Also rooster tails with a corn or maggot teaser, though most come from the bobber set up. They do not get allot of fish, usually enough for a meal.
I know Clear Lake also has allot of kokanee, I do not know if there is a shore access fishing area though.
Post by: Smossy on June 19, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
They use slip bobber with nightcrawlers, with the stop about 10 -15 ft up the line.Cool Ill have to give the slip bobber style a try.
Also rooster tails with a corn or maggot teaser, though most come from the bobber set up. They do not get allot of fish, usually enough for a meal.
I know Clear Lake also has allot of kokanee, I do not know if there is a shore access fishing area though.
Post by: Alchase on June 19, 2013, 02:01:01 PM
Post by: lucky33 on June 20, 2013, 04:44:35 PM
Post by: Alchase on June 20, 2013, 07:19:41 PM
Post by: Stump on June 20, 2013, 07:29:04 PM
Post by: snocohunter on June 21, 2013, 03:55:13 AM
Post by: SMASHLEY777 on June 24, 2013, 03:05:55 PM
Post by: SMASHLEY777 on June 24, 2013, 03:07:04 PM
the best koke gear around is made by Toni, you can find her on facebook "Wannafishalure" and her gear behind a mini DK dodger is lethal on them kokes :tup:
ill have to check that out ASAP! thanks!
Post by: h20hunter on June 24, 2013, 03:09:13 PM
Post by: SMASHLEY777 on June 24, 2013, 03:10:56 PM
Ive been hammering them at loon lake on the eastside of the state at nite. A red bluefox spinner with the treble removed, followed by a 18'' lead and red glow hook, and pink maggots. Fishing 30' of water at the bottom and we cant keep the line in the water!!! Ive never had much luck with them, but night time is the right time. My lovely wife :drool:and two floaty lites made for one of the best fishing outings ive ever had. Some of them went 17'' which was just almost entirely too much fun. When hooked they rocket off the bottom and crash headlong into the bottom of the boat, and it doesnt even daze them. They are quite amazing fish :tup: :tup: We caught almost 100 fish in 5 hours of fishing, over three nights and hooked and lost many more. Kick on the lights and they come in herds, you can watch them swimming below chowing on all the tiny critters attracted to the lights.
hey! i didnt see you already put this one here lol! i called em cherry bombers i didntknow they were called red bluefox.. :dunno: guess im still a beginner eh honey? ;)
Post by: Alchase on June 24, 2013, 08:31:21 PM
Got a little sun burned, and some great looking fish on the first day of summer. :tup:
Post by: snocohunter on June 30, 2013, 07:53:00 AM
Anyone still fishing Lake Stevens?
I talked to greg last week he said morning limits are common...
Post by: Fishnclifff on June 30, 2013, 06:17:42 PM
We boated 14, lost 3 times as many.
Gonna tie up double hooks and try that.
How much leader do you run for a wedding ring, off of a lake troll or cow bells?
Post by: Alchase on July 01, 2013, 07:26:53 AM
Fished Yale Res. today with the wife.
We boated 14, lost 3 times as many.
Gonna tie up double hooks and try that.
How much leader do you run for a wedding ring, off of a lake troll or cow bells?
Depends on what my lure is.
If running a wedding ring or other lure that has its own blade or action, I use the the standard length that comes with them or 24" to 36".
If I am running teaser or hoochie I run them 12" 18" behind the dodger do the dodger's side to side motion moves the hoochie back and forth real well.
I troll as slow as possible, my 15 hp 4 stroke yamaha will idle down to about 0.5 mph.
Post by: Alchase on July 01, 2013, 08:15:24 AM
For lures without action or spinner the leader should be 2 1/2 times the length of the dodger.
For lures that have there own action, the leader should be 4 times the length of the dodger.
Post by: Fishnclifff on July 01, 2013, 07:27:28 PM
I use my electric motor. Had it on slowest speed all day. Shut it off when the wind picked up. Worked well.
Funny addition-- When GI Joes went down, I picked up some ambassador knockoffs - cheap. I went to Fishermans and picked up 2, 7ft rods- cheap.
When the boat broke I quit boat fishing and haven't been able to find those rods. :'(
I broke a rod sunday and started looking through my collection for a replacement, and found the missing rods :IBCOOL:
My wife said -- get this" maybe you have too many rods" :yike:
I was like, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ? :chuckle:
Post by: Alchase on July 02, 2013, 12:31:36 PM
My wife said -- get this" maybe you have too many rods" :yike:
I was like, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ? :chuckle:
Sacrilege!
Post by: widebear on July 02, 2013, 04:54:45 PM
Post by: xd2005 on July 02, 2013, 05:37:39 PM
You use downriggers for kokes too, huh?
Post by: bowhunterforever on July 03, 2013, 05:20:52 PM
Lake Roosevelt Kok's are hot right now. 15" to 25". Lots of 3 to 4 pounders. Very few clipped fish so limit usually only 2 fish. But their nice!How are you catching them and where? Tried down by whitestone yesterday and only caught a few trout.
Post by: Alchase on July 05, 2013, 11:31:27 AM
Using 1 oz weight followed by a UV flasher with snubber, then wedding ring. I baited up my wife's top hook with three pink power bait maggots and the trailer hook with shoo-peg corn soaked in scent. Told her to go out 50 pulls.
I started baiting my rig, when she gets hit on pull 29, LOL.
One hit one fish in the boat, total wet time less then 3 minutes. Starting out nicely :chuckle:
After an hour and a half, she has three on the stringer, I have one. :o
We have missed twice that many and were are using gamakatsu reds :dunno:
I had one huge Koke on, got it all the way to the boat and he throws the hook about 4 ft from me, then just sits there taunting me. I try and scoop him up with the net and almost got him, but that wakes him up and he takes off with a splash.
As I am bringing my rig over to re-bait, the swivel attached to the weight and every thing else, decides to let everything go to the bottom. :bash:
I re-rig using a pink hoochie and I am back to catching fish.
We pickup and run over to the "No Wake Zone" behind the logs to get away from the idiots inner tubing.
I guess idiots can't read, half of the boats coming in the no wake zone were doing 20 + MPH. Where are the water cops when you need then.
We fished until we limited, then headed home.
Oh ya, I did a little experimenting with various lengths of leader and with or without scent (shoe-peg soaked in scent).
We had probably twice the amount of bites when our leaders were shortened to the 12" to 18" length behind the flasher then with the standard (out of the package length) and no twisted tangles.
We also had noticeably more hits using the shoe-peg with scent. It only takes one or two kernels on the trailer to make a difference.
I also learned a good lesson the hard way.
Do not put the scent on you shoe-peg corn until the day you need it. I put the scent on last weekend, for the trip to Riffe. By yesterday most of the corn was mush and would not stay on the hook.
A great day of fishing, even if we lost twice as many as we caught, but that is Kokanee fishing. :chuckle:
Post by: Ridgeratt on July 07, 2013, 08:14:52 AM
Post by: mallard79 on July 07, 2013, 11:37:33 AM
Post by: Alchase on July 08, 2013, 08:44:15 AM
We went back to Alder yesterday and caught 9 more kokanee. Had one on that was pulling line like crazy but lost it. I caught a 6 incher that was barely hooked, so I returned him to the water. It was about 5 feet from the boat when an Eagle dove in with a splash and snagged the fish! That was awesome!
I have to rant though, So many boaters on Alder lake are totally inconsiderate to those around them.
Post by: widebear on July 08, 2013, 09:43:44 AM
Lake Roosevelt Kok's are hot right now. 15" to 25". Lots of 3 to 4 pounders. Very few clipped fish so limit usually only 2 fish. But their nice!How are you catching them and where? Tried down by whitestone yesterday and only caught a few trout.
You are close. Goat Farm just mile down river res side. Apex pink/ white tipped with corn. They are all depths. Mark them and go there.
Post by: mallard79 on July 20, 2013, 12:59:03 PM
Post by: Alchase on July 22, 2013, 09:36:30 AM
Silvers acting like the flying carp in the Mississippi, who would of thought
Post by: Alchase on July 22, 2013, 09:49:32 AM
Finally got my new Garmin echo 200 up and running! Nice to have a functional fish finder again. We had a slow day, lots of hits, only 13 boated. One over 20 inches, and my son had one on that was huge but it through the hook at the boat.
My wife forgot to set the free spool lever on the real she was using. I was re-rigging my line and I happen to look up in time to see the tail end of her line go flying off her real :yike:
I through it in reverse and was able to grab the line before it disappeared. I reattached the line and handed it back to her to real in. She had a fish on that had helped pull the line off the real. LOL
We watched the Osprey dive in for a fish, then an eagle come down and took the fish away! That was like watching a dragster chasing a miata. The eagle was incredibly fast, but the osprey could corner like crazy.
What a beautiful day to be on the water!
Post by: Smossy on July 22, 2013, 12:49:45 PM
We also went to Alder Lake on Sunday for Kokanee.That's funny, we were on the lake Sunday also :) We were on the dock's nailed a trout, cooked it on the spot, continued to fish while eating fish, Doesn't get fresher then that.
Finally got my new Garmin echo 200 up and running! Nice to have a functional fish finder again. We had a slow day, lots of hits, only 13 boated. One over 20 inches, and my son had one on that was huge but it through the hook at the boat.
My wife forgot to set the free spool lever on the real she was using. I was re-rigging my line and I happen to look up in time to see the tail end of her line go flying off her real :yike:
I through it in reverse and was able to grab the line before it disappeared. I reattached the line and handed it back to her to real in. She had a fish on that had helped pull the line off the real. LOL
We watched the Osprey dive in for a fish, then an eagle come down and took the fish away! That was like watching a dragster chasing a miata. The eagle was incredibly fast, but the osprey could corner like crazy.
What a beautiful day to be on the water!
Post by: Alchase on July 23, 2013, 10:44:50 AM