Wickiup Report 5/8-5/10 (pic)

[Aufish101]

Went to Wickiup Reservoir after seeing the reports from FallRiverGuy. Left town around 2 pm, after a few stops, arrived at the lake around 6 pm. Meet up with twisted lines and picked a camp site. Launched the boats and started a fire to cook some dogs.

On Thursday night I woke up around 2 am, looked at the clock and checked the thermometer. It read 32 degrees inside the van! Did I say cold!

Got up at O dark thirty on Friday, loaded the boat and headed out on the water at 5. Started fishing just south of the Davis channel. Hooked up with my first fish at 5:30. By 8:00, I had 8 fish! By noon when I went in for some lunch I had 13 fish. After lunch went back out and managed to Coral another 6 fish for a total of 19 for the day.

Did the same routine for Saturday. In the morning I got 6 fish and the afternoon got 4. It slowed down to about a fish an hour.

Sunday was the same, except I left around noon and got 5 fish from 5 am to 10 am.

I got them all trolling, mostly with the down rigger and some with my fly rod and lead core. Lure of choice was Pink Hoochie behind a 4/0 dodger.

Tried jigging at various times with no luck, not even a bump.

Here is a picture of some of the fish in a 48 quart cooler

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Wickiupfish.jpg

The fish were 14" to 16 1/2"

On Saturday and Sunday morning the lake was covered in fog, here is a picture of it when it was just lifting.

http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Wickiupfog.jpg

Having no gps, it was navigation by old fashion compass. When the fog did lift, I wasn't to far from where I thought I was!

It was a very good trip and camping with twisted lines(thanks for the mold!).

Much thanks to FallRiverGuy for steering me in the right direction.

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[lost_sailor]

Good report, thanks.

Depth?

[moknots]

Way to go! Wow, after 4 years you actually broke out the downrigger:D No one can call you a one trick pony!

[Silver Bullets]

Great report Aufish!Sounds like you and Twistedlines had a good time. I had to do a double take when I got to the part that said "I got them all trolling". The jig master broke out the riggers...heck, I didn't know ya even owned one! Thanks for sharing and keep the jigs handy... it won't be long.:applause:

[Dullhook]

Way to take care of business partner! That's what it's all about and those are some dandy kokes. I still haven't been able to string enough free consecutive days together to make a trip this month. Hopefully next week. Looks like Wickiup is still 94% full which is good news. Meanwhile, don't burn your fingers on that hot smoked fish! :)

[dlm]

Looks like you sure made the right choice, Wickiup v. Green Peter. Nice job, welcome to the light (trolling):D

[Don Fischer]

Nicve report. I'm going there probably this sat with my son. How deep did you troll?

[hookumhi]

Cool Pics:applause::applause::applause::applause:

[twisted lines]

Like I said on another post thanks for the Schooling, and boy did I get schooled! had a great time, and I am shure you will get lots of use from the Flutter mold. I could still use some jigging lessons! :applause: A few more days of trolling school wouldn't hurt either, next time Ill bring more gas and some for the boat too..TL

[marshworm]

Aufish101,
Oh no, I can't believe it......them troller boys snagged the jig
master, my idol and mentor!:passout:

The jigging world has changed forever never to be the same!

Aufish101's boat desecrated with a down rigger! Hmmmm yuk! ppttuuie!

Never will I give in! I will die stirring the water with a jig while the troller boys carve circles around me catching fish!

[FallRiverGuy]

I am glad you had a good trip and caught some of those silvery devils.

That one pictures looks like an ocean shot with a fog bank on the horizon.

[Aufish101]

Thanks for all the comments.

Sometimes you just have to see what the other side is like! Besides, had to make sure the down rigger still worked after 4 years!

No, I haven't given up jigging either!

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[Buck]

Very very nice. Great picture of the lake with the fog in the background. What a setting and a nice cooler of kokanee.

[Splash]

Good job. Sounds like you did better than most from conversations at the ramp. I felt humbled with only landing 2 out of 7 fish hooked saturday and 2 for 4 sunday morning.

The camping was good though.

[joemomma]

Way to go! Wow, after 4 years you actually broke out the downrigger:D No one can call you a one trick pony!


Wow thats what I was thinking! Mr Jigger has gone to the dark side!:passout:Nice fishing report! Good looking fish!:D

[stupenny5]

Great report nice pictures.

[FallRiverGuy]

Wow thats what I was thinking! Mr Jigger has gone to the dark side!:passout:Nice fishing report! Good looking fish!:D

Now, I have to imagine that if Aufish101 had even gotten a whiff jigging, there would have been almost no trolling. But the thought of going fishless knowing the size of the Wickiup Kokanee required drastic measures. :D

[King Fisher]

How big are those hoochies.

[Aufish101]

King Fisher,

They where 2 1/2".

Brian you are right on about the jigging! I have very limited trips and have to make the most of it when I go! Those fish are really nice!

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[JAG]

Way to go AUfish101! Jigging or trolling the kokanee all taste the same...........DELICIOUS!!!!!!

I'm chomping at the bit to troll for some kokanee with my new tied Hoochies and 4/0 dodgers I ourchased from the class. I'm one more kid's birthday and a lamb show weekend away from making a break for the high mountain lakes and fishing from dark thirty to dark thirty trying all my lures both trolling and JIGGING. I'm a jigger by heart but troller by opportunity when bringing home the kokanee is the overall goal.

See you all on the water in the Willie DB

JAG