1st Saturday of the new year!
Bite was good early, then pooped out at 8:45 ish, then finished 2 man limitat about 10:45. Surface to 30ft down, 100ft setbacks. 7 and 15 ft were good for me.![]()
We were the first boat and arrived to an unlocked gate at 6:00.
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Thank you gentlemen for the report and pictures, I can hardly wait for my next free day to give this a try. This will be my first time/year fishing for kokanee and operating my own boat (15ft Smokercraft Alaskan w/ 15hp Honda). I have been collecting rods, reels, and tackle since December 1st and I now have what I think I need.Made the most of the few hours in the morning yesterday before the wind picked up. It poured on us all morning.I was last boat to pull into the lot around 8 (5 other trailers) and I was the first to pull out after getting my limit at 10:30. Went 10-13 and had a great morning. Size 16 shoe pictured for reference.
Thank you gentlemen for the report and pictures, I can hardly wait for my next free day to give this a try. This will be my first time/year fishing for kokanee and operating my own boat (15ft Smokercraft Alaskan w/ 15hp Honda). I have been collecting rods, reels, and tackle since December 1st and I now have what I think I need.
Any suggestions for a first time boat owner/Kokanee fisherman?
This time of year, when flatlining, do I need put out like 200 ft of line?
Thanks for any advice.
Any suggestions for a first time boat owner/Kokanee fisherman?
Denneroll,
after the morning bite slows, thanks for your changing scents advice.
After you change scents, do you find any consistency?
Or does it seem like the various scents attract kokes like when we were kids at the movie matinee, some like Good n Plenty, others want the Jujyfruit.
At times, I've used shoe peg corn with out any scent on one rod and that catches 2 or 3. So I mistakenly concluded that scent was the least important of all the variables: speed, depth, dodger, hoochie or Brad's kch; length of leader.
Again thanks for your help.
Lately how much line have you been using when flatlining?
Thank you again gentlemen for providing quality information! I will take the advice given and let you all know how it turns out.
How do you determine your speed? I have an older Hummingbird fish finder, but I do not see where it would show a speed. Other than what has been mentioned, do you have a favorite set up you would be willing to share (perhaps even a picture)?
Thank you; that is the pic I hope to re-create with my eight year old daughter.There are a couple of speed apps you can get on your phone, just make sure they do tenths of MPH to get into that sweet zone. Here is a picture of a setup I use every time I go out. Never lets me down.
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