Kokanee at Green Peter?

[wanafish]

Hi!
Just read the posts about downrigger rods and kokanee fishing. Had alot of fun learning the ropes at Odell last year but heard you can catch just as many same size kokes at Green Peter. Was told you need to use donriggers. Anyone know anything about this fishery? (Yes I'm new to Ifish- still thinking about the best story to share). Any info on Green Peter would really be appreciated

[lost_sailor]

I've only fished GP once, must have been August last year. They were deep, about 90 feet. I don't have a downrigger, but it would have been useful. Took me about 5 minutes to let enough line out, then fish on, then about 3 minutes to crank it all in again, then run the boat upwind and repeat. It's a nice lake, I want to hit it earlier this season.

Here is
the ultimate link. (http://www.coastangler.com/kokanee/)

[BillK]

I fish Green Peter for kokanee several times during the summer. First, the fishing does not get going there until around Memorial Weekend. Yes, you have to be deep, generally 45 feet or deeper. I also teach a two class trout/kokonee fishing at LBCC. The class will be the last week of June and first week of July and will include a field at Green Peter.

Bill Kremers

[Day Late]

In addition to trolling with and without downriggers, you can sometimes get them early in the season when they're 35-40 feet down jigging with nordics and buzzbombs tipped with whitecorn. A fishfinder is mandatory!! Hope this helps.

[FallRiverGuy]

You don't have to have a downrigger at Green Peter, but if you want to feel the fight you do. There are some that catch lots of fish by dragging Beer Can flashers and 3 oz of lead with a wedding ring for terminal tackle. Actually, jigging at times can be good down by the dam in front of the boom that goes across the reservoir. Bill is correct that the fishing is slow until later in the year. Check out:

Kokanee Page (http://www.coastangler.com/kokanee/)

This site is not as good as it use to be, but there is still some good information to be found.

[Day Late]

FallRiverGuy,

Thanks for the link to the Kokanee site. I've been experimenting with flashers on the ball and picked up a new idea there. graemlins/applause.gif

Day Late

[happybrew]

Actually, you don't need a downrigger or a ton of weight. I use a Deep Six Diving sinker and put plenty of kokanee in the boat. It planes down to where you want to put your offering, and when a fish hits, it trips the release and you can fight the fish instead of the diver. I've been very pleased with it. I generally use it with a dodger, and rubberbands for a snubber tied onto the dodger, followed by a trolling spoon. In May, the fish will be between 20 and 40 feet, sometimes less in early May. In June, they'll get deeper, but I've never had to go past 60 feet even in the middle of summer. I've found pink trolling spoons to be productive. Pink and white is also good. Carry a variety of colors. Don't forget the white corn. Troll s l o w l y and change direction frequently. I've found they often hit on a turn. Early in the season, if you're not marking fish on the fish finder, you're probably scattering shallow schools with the boat. In that event, put on a 1/8 oz. or 1/4 oz. crescent sinker instead of the diving sinker, and let out around 50 to 100 yards of line.

happybrew

[wanafish]

Thanks for all the great tips! What was the size average last year? Compareable to Odell? I found the crowds there on weekends to be too much at times during put-in take-out. GP is just as scenic, alot closer, warmer! I imagine not nearly as crowded. Thanks again for the help.

[FallRiverGuy]

I don't know the average size last year, but think they were smaller than the fish at Odell. Gree Peter is a VERY popular recreation area. The ramps can be even more crowed in the summer months. You will also have to deal with water skiers and jet skis. I find Odell a much more peaceful place to fish.

[wanafish]

Sorry FRG, I should have said in the early morning it's probably not as crowded. I know by mid-morn it gets crazy ,at least on weekends. Thanks everyone.

[lost_sailor]

When the water level drops, there is one narrow ramp for the whole lake, which can test your patience (while it tests SOME PEOPLE's boat ramp skills) on a Sunday.

Apparently there are some other "crude" launching spots available at low water ? ?

[FallRiverGuy]

There are the two improved ramps and one unimproved ramp that I know. The unimproved ramp is just across the dam at the small park. I would not want to launch a bigger boat there, but can work for smaller boats. It is also advisable to have a 4x4. I once I launched my 12' aluminum boat with my Ford Courier and nearly did not make it back out. As Lost Sailor said, it is only available when the water level drops.

[will_e_fish]

Thanks again for the info Fall River Guy-Yes it can get busy quick and stay that way most of the summer. Campgrounds get full and fast people seem to pull over anywhere they can. Nobody minds or at least never saw authorities out telling campers to move on. I always stop there heading up to Quartzville.