O'Dell Lake Kokanee Derby

[capron6]

There will be a one day Kokanee Derby at O'Dell lake hosted by Kokanee Power of Oregon and co-hosted by Shelter Cove Resort. The event is Saturday August 22. Entry forms are available at kokaneepower.org/oregon/ or can be obtained at the Resort Friday from 4 - 8 p.m. and early Sat. from 4 - 6 a.m. with information available from Greg 541-973-4831 or Brian 541-890-0743. First place is up to $1000 courtesy of Shelter Cove Resort and Daly' Window Cleaning. There will be tons of prizes available. Friday night Shelter Cove is hosting an oyster feed for all entrants. Saturday will feature a great barbeque following weighins. Should be a great one!!! :meme:

[fish-on-bend]

I'll be there fishing with Rum Runner. Look for my boat and say hi.:wave:
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[Snowman]

I will be there as well. I cant leave town Fri night though so I will be there Saturday late morning and wont be in the derby but I will be out there having fun none the less. I will be in a ski supreme. Ya, I know, not exactly a fishing / trolling boat but I will try it at least.
Even if the fishing doesn't pan out, I will get to be on the water with my parents which has not happened in many many years.

[dlm]

Good Luck everyone. We had planned on being there but I am stuck in Pittsburgh on business until Sunday. Hot, Rainy, Muggy as hell. Really makes me appreciate Oregon all the more.

Have fun at Odell, Kokonee Power and Shelter Cove have a wonderful derby planned for you.

[Doc_Rhen]

Just a couple points of interest for me. First, I see on the application for a side pot for "large brown". I have read a couple posts that say there are no browns in Odell? I have no direct knowledge as I have never fished Odell which comes to my next point. I am thinking about trying to talk the boss...uh....wife into making the trip but as of yet I am not set-up properly. I found a way to clamp one rigger onto the boat rail so I could drop a presentation down 70-80' on one side of the boat. Last weekend when I was sitting over a huge mass of kokanee there was nothing on my finder. I plan on replacing it but that is another discussion with the bo....wife. So I guess what I am saying is does anyone want to offer a suggestion of where to fish and how deep if I do get the ....wife on board with going?

[Cannon]

There will be a one day Kokanee Derby at O'Dell lake hosted by Kokanee Power of Oregon and co-hosted by Shelter Cove Resort. The event is Saturday August 22. Entry forms are available at kokaneepower.org/oregon/ or can be obtained at the Resort Friday from 4 - 8 p.m. and early Sat. from 4 - 6 a.m. with information available from Greg 541-973-4831 or Brian 541-890-0743. First place is up to $1000 courtesy of Shelter Cove Resort and Daly' Window Cleaning. There will be tons of prizes available. Friday night Shelter Cove is hosting an oyster feed for all entrants. Saturday will feature a great barbeque following weighins. Should be a great one!!! :meme:
I am going with a buddy from Port Townsend. We will be fishing Friday and camping both Friday and Saturday nights. I have a black Alumaweld Stryker. Looking forward to meeting some more Ifishers!

[Doc_Rhen]

Ok, the boss says lets go so now I need to see if I can get registered and pay, preferably without driving down twice. Any help?

[Cannon]

Ok, the boss says lets go so now I need to see if I can get registered and pay, preferably without driving down twice. Any help?
You can register the night before or early the day of the competition

[Doc_Rhen]

You can register the night before or early the day of the competition

Thanks Cannon. I just re-read the original post:whistle:. Is Shelter Cove the place to launch the boat? Anybody want to throw me a suggestion, pm, about where to go and how deep to try to put a few in the boat?:D please. I will have 4 in the High Impedence on Saturday, myself the wife and the two little ones. Anybody have a VHF that will be on? I have one that I have not used as of yet.

[rum runner]

Thanks Cannon. I just re-read the original post:whistle:. Is Shelter Cove the place to launch the boat? Anybody want to throw me a suggestion, pm, about where to go and how deep to try to put a few in the boat?:D please. I will have 4 in the High Impedence on Saturday, myself the wife and the two little ones. Anybody have a VHF that will be on? I have one that I have not used as of yet.

If I read the rules correctly everyone in the boat has to be registered for the event or you will be DQ'd. Just wanted to let you know just so that you don't get a surprise at the weigh in even if everyone wasn't in the derby. Good luck, we'll probably see you out there.

[capron6]

Just a couple points of interest for me. First, I see on the application for a side pot for "large brown". I have read a couple posts that say there are no browns in Odell? I have no direct knowledge as I have never fished Odell which comes to my next point. I am thinking about trying to talk the boss...uh....wife into making the trip but as of yet I am not set-up properly. I found a way to clamp one rigger onto the boat rail so I could drop a presentation down 70-80' on one side of the boat. Last weekend when I was sitting over a huge mass of kokanee there was nothing on my finder. I plan on replacing it but that is another discussion with the bo....wife. So I guess what I am saying is does anyone want to offer a suggestion of where to fish and how deep if I do get the ....wife on board with going?

Doc
You are absolutely right, no browns in O'Dell. The side pot listed on the entry was supposed to have been deleted, leaving only the blind bogey side pot. Not sure what happened there, but ..............
As far as launching, etc. I can't help you much as I have only visited there once and didn't fish. Maybe one of the other ifishers can enlighten you. Look forward to meeting you.
Ron

[Cannon]

Thanks Cannon. I just re-read the original post:whistle:. Is Shelter Cove the place to launch the boat? Anybody want to throw me a suggestion, pm, about where to go and how deep to try to put a few in the boat?:D please. I will have 4 in the High Impedence on Saturday, myself the wife and the two little ones. Anybody have a VHF that will be on? I have one that I have not used as of yet.
I am launching at trapper creek which is just before shelter cove. As far as where to fish, I am not the one to ask. I have never wet a line in this lake. We are heading up on Friday early to get a feel for the lake and hopefully locate some fish. I am sure some of the other folks here can give a little hint as to likely areas.

[chartreuse moose]

The best of luck to all of you , who have entered the derby. Please leave a
few Kokanee so the Lakers will not go hungry this winter :pray:

I still need a picture of that 40 lb I have not caught yet

[Doc_Rhen]

If I read the rules correctly everyone in the boat has to be registered for the event or you will be DQ'd. Just wanted to let you know just so that you don't get a surprise at the weigh in even if everyone wasn't in the derby. Good luck, we'll probably see you out there.

Thanks for the heads-up, I read the same, might have to ask the powers that be if there is a family discount otherwise it will be $160 to Kokanee Power so a good deal eitherway. See you-all on the water.

[Cannon]

The best of luck to all of you , who have entered the derby. Please leave a
few Kokanee so the Lakers will not go hungry this winter :pray:

I still need a picture of that 40 lb I have not caught yet
Maybe the problem wont be us overfishing the Koke's, it may very well be the Bull Trout/Dolly Varden eating all of the fish to the point the lake plays out. Half of the fish we brought in had teeth marks on them from the above mentioned fish and were undersized. I talked to one of the people that worked at the resort off the record and they told me that this spring the fish were stressed and paper thin.

[chartreuse moose]

Cannon
last May I had two friends up from Sacramento and Mark Bolton another friend. Mark owns the Odell sporting goods. Off my planer boards we hooked up two Bulls, and as soon as we saw them, back they went. They where both
Vary nice fish. Mark says he thinks one was well over 18lbs and the other about 12 or 14lbs.
I have always wondered,how many went home with people that thought they where Mackinaw/ Lakers.
I have read of people on Shasta saying they had nice Kokanee, but where
actually Kings. Shasta has not had Kokanee since the early 70s
Those teeth marks you referred to could come from Rain Bow, pretty sure if a Mac or Bull bit at them there would be a nice size piece missing

[Cannon]

Cannon
Those teeth marks you referred to could come from Rain Bow, pretty sure if a Mac or Bull bit at them there would be a nice size piece missing When I was a kid growing up in Redmond, we used to fish the upper Metolius and the Dollys were major aggressive. I am not sure about Mackinaw, but I am sure judging from the size that they are as well but have never fished for them. I just remember the strike from a Dolly in relation to other fish I have caught over the years and the aggression up to landing the fish makes sense.

[Doc_Rhen]

The best of luck to all of you , who have entered the derby. Please leave a
few Kokanee so the Lakers will not go hungry this winter :pray:

I still need a picture of that 40 lb I have not caught yet

Maybe the problem wont be us overfishing the Koke's, it may very well be the Bull Trout/Dolly Varden eating all of the fish to the point the lake plays out. Half of the fish we brought in had teeth marks on them from the above mentioned fish and were undersized. I talked to one of the people that worked at the resort off the record and they told me that this spring the fish were stressed and paper thin.

With what I thought I was seeing on my finder (which does not seem to do a very good job) There should be plenty for the Macks and Bulls to eat, of our 14 fish only one had bad marks on it and that appeared to be a prop mark not a bite wound. As I understand the Kokanee life cycle, the smaller size of the Odell Kokes is suggestive that there are too many for them to grow to the size we like to see. I doubt that many fish that get bit by a Bull trout get away, even the three pound "dinks" that we were catching this spring folded my steelhead rod like a lawnchair on the strike and short strikes on herring mangled the herring beyond repair. Bulls are certainly very aggressive. The biologists have determined that Dolly Varden and Bull Trout are very distinct species and our central oregon lakes hold only Bull trout from what I understand. All in all we had a Great weekend at Odell, it was the first time I have done anything except drive by on hwy 58 and wonder how it would be to fish that lake. Kudos to Kokanee Power, Shelter Cove Resort, and Daly's window cleaning for putting on a great event and thanks to all the other sponsors for some great prizes.