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

[KP-Skagit]

Wow...


Picked up two in a couple hours on Stevens Saturday. Both were pretty small and got released.

[h20hunter]

Nice .....been seeing boats out.

[3nails]

 Samish is still slow to dead. Last year it looks like Stevens was putting out some fish at this time. Need some warmer weather.

[h20hunter]

Lots of boats on Stevens this am...any reports?

[sled]

Limits are being had on stevens last couple weeks.

[3nails]

Limits are being had on stevens last couple weeks.

What's the size of them?

[KP-Skagit]

Went out on Stevens for a couple hours Saturday AM. Picked up a couple, again, very small. I am relatively new to this fishery but I have never seen so many fish jumping. I literally had one jump and hit the side of my boat. Hundreds of fish on the surface. All seemed to be on the small side.

Most boats I talked to had gotten a couple. One had a handful, everyone was saying they were small.

sled, got any wisdom to share?

[Stein]

The Stevens kokes never get that big compared with some of the other lakes.

[KP-Skagit]

The Stevens kokes never get that big compared with some of the other lakes.

I have heard that but this year seems to be much smaller than last. I haven't gotten one that is in the double digits for length this year.

Last year my average fish was like 11 or so. Biggest was 17. My main line snapped trying to release from the rigger. cranked up the ball and the line was still in the release. Handlined the fish in over the stern and nearly fell overboard when I saw it. 

[Stein]

Whoa, 17" from Stevens is a toad for sure.

I caught probably about 30 or so last year and only remember one or two a bit bigger than the stocker trout size.

[salt n sage90]

Went out on Samish friday. After 4 hrs of fishing we had 16 kokanee in the boat and had missed or lost that many as well. Pretty small fish 8"-13", though they seemed bigger a bit deeper.
Hope to get back out there soon.

[allen]

Yale two weeks ago started at eight, limited about 1:00 but noticed most boats heading in around 11:00.  Small fish.

Last week started at 7:00, windy, almost white capping.  By 9:00 had five, wind died off to tabletop & only caught one more in three hrs.  Tried deeper, tried longer line, tried different lures, altered trolling speed, nothing worked.

Tomorrow is another day!

[allen]

Yale - Started today 7:30, limited shortly after noon.  Would have been much earlier if I could have kept them on.  Most boats heading in around 11:00.