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Post by rseas » Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:10 am

I think that we need a Kokanee (the fish) discussion page.

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RE:New Discussion

Post by Mike Carey » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:33 am

rseas wrote:I think that we need a Kokanee (the fish) discussion page.
I'm reluctant to make a forum that ends up not being used much. If I added "kokanee" to the trout forum header do you think that would spur conversations about these fish?
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RE:New Discussion

Post by The Quadfather » Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:46 pm

Just adding my 2 cents. ...... This is a fish that I would like to learn more about. How to target them,, what lakes hold them, time of year, etc. etc. If anybody else feels the same, please chime in here.
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Post by sickbayer » Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:03 pm

id fish for them once or twice but i have to be honest i reckon theyre too small for my big belly.
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RE:New Discussion

Post by Big D » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:54 pm

What ya wanta know?
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RE:New Discussion

Post by Toni » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:58 am

They are wonderful eats. I will target them in my local lake until the water skiers come out. But I am not sure about a separate area in the forums.
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Post by bionic_one » Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:29 am

Alder Lake is a good spot. I was catching them left and right before I knew what they were.

Banana sinker and a wedding ring generally catches me 2-3 kokanee per hour (stealth mode kayak trolling)

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Alder Lake campground is a pretty nice campground too. Had a really great time out there this past weekend, but didn't get to fish the lake as I spent too much time on Knob Creek.
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RE:New Discussion

Post by Mike Carey » Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:56 am

I added kokanee to the trout forum, seemed like a reasonable solution and will hopefully get some interest generated. I'm moving this thread there.
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RE:New Discussion

Post by rseas » Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:01 am

Thank you,

At least here on the Westside when I am looking for fish to bring home I usually target kokanee. The Westside trout, especially the tripioids are typically white meat and less than appetizing. The kokanee on the other hand make for an excellent meal. In addition to their culinary value, pound for pound kokanee are feisty and fun to catch.

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RE:New Discussion

Post by nickbell » Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:36 pm

I kind of agree with mike, but i also kind of agree with quadfather. Both good points.

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RE:New Discussion

Post by Mike Carey » Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:48 pm

rseas just posted a great kokanee article on his Blog.
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