Northwest Fishing Reports

--Can't give a report yet but Osoyoos North will be open July 31st for sockeye... 2 fish limit in Canada side. --I'll be fishing it Aug 7-11 if all goes as planned. --thought it might be fun for a bit of North vs South friendly trash talk. --I will be trolling with downriggers... flasher and hoochie...

--seems like a bunch coming... I'm sure there will be lot's making it across the border into Osoyoos lk with expected recreational opening August 1st. --do any of you fish the USA side of Osoyoos? I'll be fishing Canadian side when it opens. --usually use OKI flashers with boon hoochies but hey if y...

--Not taking it as being argumentative thanks. --For sure I'm going to give your stacker system a try in Skaha as very few floating weeds... although I still check if not catching fish. --On Osoyoos you don't have to bring up the rigger to check there are floating islands of weeds so they aren't nec...

--is there an actual pull stick for downrigger or are you just using a dock hook? I'm not sure I understand your question. If you mean to pull the cable toward the boat, I just lean over and can reach the cable. I always ask JoAnn what she would do if I fell in, LOL. Most of the time she gives the ...

--is there an actual pull stick for downrigger or are you just using a dock hook?

--Thanks for the reply... Similar for me fishing in Washington... the boarder seems to be an increasing hassle. I have lots of gear that is manufactured or distributed in USA so I'm always nervous that our Canadian Customs are going to claim that I just purchased it and ask for reciepts so they can ...

-I just finished reading a report on tourism in the Thompson Okanagan region. -One of the questions asked the reason for visiting the area and a significant % or respondents were from Washington. What was surprising was the reasons for visiting. People from Eastern Washington indicated fishing as th...

All of their enegry that would go to reproducing actually goes to gaining weight. -- I tend to agree with you. In the first year or so they would grow at a similar rate as fish alread in the lake...once they get near first spawn age they would start to grow more rapidly. -- There area many factors ...

--in addition to leader lenght the stiffness of your leader can be varied to give more action. --we originally used wire leaders behind dodgers to be more action on the lure. --Thick diameter fluorocarbon will transfer dodger energy to the lure. --for lure like small spoons that have there own actio...

--I was meaning have the inspectors found any AIS and stopped entry into Lake Samish. --The reason I ask is similar programs are being looked at in the Okanagan Valley... as two incidents so far one at the boarder and one at Shuswap lk marina. Fortunate that both boats had no live mussels or larvae ...

--Given all of the inspections... are there stats on what they have found so far?

--Thanks from B.C. -- Great to talk to so many people that are hooked on Kokanee. -- I distribute for fishwithgary in BC but until this weekend had never met Gary in person. -- Kokanee just have not gotten the respect they deserve in BC but we are working on it. --I really like the concept of a meet...