Northwest Fishing Reports

Check out this excellent article by rseas on catching kokanee!

Thanks for the post rseas. This is what Blogs are all about.

Very good article. Colorado guys love fishing for Kokanee. I look forward to learning more about them.

Here's a model we sell that's gotten some Kokanee feedback from Blue Mesa Reservoir by Gunnison Colorado. The propellers transfer quite a bit of noise off the wire and churn up the water pretty good.



Some of my witch doctor field dressings. Pipe cleaner (works great, easy to switch out, just need a pliers to pinch finish it) to add scent and zonker strips that I skewer on a barb to add some color.

Nice article enjoyed the read. Now that we are on the topic of kokanee fishing I thought I would bring up a speculative kokanee rig... I have often wondered if running a 0000 or 000 dodger with a bare hook setup would work for these guys.... probably a size 6 or 4 harness with just a bead above it or run bare. Works for sockeye, why not kokanee? Never tried it but have always wondered.

Also, I find the standard double hook worm harness rig can sometimes lack the holding power to land kokanee due to the fact that their mouths are extremely soft. Over the years I have adapted a modified treble hook to most of my wedding ring spinners and have found they help out quite a bit. I like to wrap my hooks in chenille with a bit of flashabou or tinsel. The tinsel ads flash, and the chenille works great to hold scents applied to the hook.



Another thing to consider when fishing for these soft mouthed fish is the use of a trolling snubber to dampen the impact of the strike and keep from ripping their lips! I use snubbers when available, but do well without.

Good article
When ever i find myself fishing for those little buggers i flat line a inline flasher (the long wires with blades on them, i forgot the name) and then just a plain and simple wedding ring, i like the double hook better and the beads to be green. Then i use canned corn tipped on the hooks. Then the slowest i can get the boat to go for speed.
Theres also a big aerator in the lake i fish and they school up near it