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Title: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: Ridgeratt on August 11, 2013, 08:18:08 PM: Went and fished a lake not known for Kokanee's but there are some.

Hit the water around 8 this morning and was off before it got hot around 10.

Sorry for the "Dink" it was a Bleeder.
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: MIKEXRAY on August 12, 2013, 08:23:41 AM: Nice , looks like a fun day and good eating. Thanks for posting the pic.
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: Ridgeratt on September 02, 2013, 04:31:27 PM: Since the post aren't any good with out pic's

I made a Koke run this weekend Fished Sunday and today. I hit the water Sunday around 9:30 am. and was done by 11:30. Went back this morning and started at 7:30 and was done by 9 am.
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: 3nails on September 02, 2013, 05:00:10 PM: Kokanee might just be my favorite eating fish. Nice.
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: Ridgeratt on September 02, 2013, 05:05:54 PM: They are just starting to hook so perhaps 2 maybe 3 more weeks and its done for this year. Did get a few skeins of eggs to cure this trip.
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Post by: Alchase on September 03, 2013, 09:16:35 AM: I smoked up a load of 54 kokes last weekend. Filled up 5 one gallon freezer bags with smoked Koke meat!
I agree, they are my favorite fish along side BBQed fresh Stealhead.
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: Skillet on September 03, 2013, 09:22:33 AM: :tup:
Lookin' real good there, Ridgeratt. How are they going into the pantry? Canned, smoked, frozen, etc? Pretty hard to get them past the grill to a canning jar, I bet!
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: Ridgeratt on September 03, 2013, 05:14:03 PM: Right now they seem to hardly make it past the BBQ. I'm going to give it another chance this weekend to see if I have gotten them figured out. Had an audience this last weekend had a boat just out of my slick following me almost turn for turn. He was struggling and never did boat a fish. The last fish he asked me where did I catch it? Told him under your boat!!! :chuckle:

I guess I get lucky now and then! :dunno:

Sort of tuff to build a stock pile when 5's the limit and half get eaten when ya get home!!
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: denali on September 03, 2013, 05:18:49 PM: Very nice :tup:
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: Ridgeratt on September 05, 2013, 08:55:12 PM: Stopped by my cousin's and showed him what I had been puttin in the boat! He is on fire to catch some. LOL
I get several phone calls from him wanting intell. Last weekend I handed him a " Rod, Bait, told him the rest of the story" he fished from 9am till 4 Pm never boated a fish.

Looks like I may have to put on a skool!!
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: Ridgeratt on September 09, 2013, 07:31:57 PM: Well took my cousin this morning out to show him how to catch them!!!
The Q-tip and I showed up and he met us at the dock!

First thing is that Dawg isn't going is she?
Answer: Yes before you get in the boat she is!!!

So now we have that settled. So off we venture. Even after I tell him what he needs he shows up with lord knows what and then he struggles fishing. But I guess when your almost 80 you really don't have to listen.

So he starts using his stuff and I have 2 in the boat. Well he is giving me grief thinking perhaps I have told a few stories about time frame. Well 2 hours later I have 5 in the boat and done
I rigged him up after the first 2 in the boat and let him use some gear. He is telling me it's all wrong.
He would get a fish on and lose it just behind the boat.

So we continue to try to get him tagged out. Took close to 3 1/2 hours for him to catch the last 3. But now he is off to the store to go after them maybe tomorrow.

I guess one good thing is it will be a secret!!
Just Him, Me, and anyone else he can talk to!!!

When I was leaving the launch he was already talking to some folks on the dock!!
Reaching in the cooler. :chuckle:

Sounded like show and tell.
Title: Re: Fresh Water Salmon
Post by: Skillet on September 09, 2013, 08:01:55 PM: :tup:
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no fisherman who has caught a big fish goes home through the alley"