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I wanted to go to Clear and see if I could catch fish all by myself. I think this is the 6th trip in the boat but only the 2nd by myself. I only got 2 kokanee last time. I still feel awkward fishing in it.
I forgot this was Sunday, but by the amount of vehicles already in the parking lot, it reminded me. I think I got there about 6:30am and left somewhere between 8:30-9am.
I launched and got everything deployed down to 35 and 45 feet down on the cable. I was headed toward the south side of the lake about midway. I trolled for about an half an hour before I got my first bite. There was a lot of grassy material in the lake. Some from the water and some from land. It made it hard to tell if it was bites or debris.
First bite was after I moved my gear up to 28 and 35. First bite also turns into first fish. When I lofted it in the boat and was waving at the green drift boat who was leaving as my other rod is dancing...nearly a double. First 2 bites equal two fish in the boat. Troll around some more for about an hour. I moved my line up to 22-28 and get 2 more fish in. Now all I need is one. Took me about 15 more minutes and I get a bite and loose it. I get another one and it comes into the boat. I got all these fish in 60-75 feet of water. I was using Dick Nite Dodgers Pink Splatter and Chartreuse HotHead attached to Wannafish A Lures Pink Splatter Squiddy Thing and a mini Squiddy Thang Pink. It was sunny and going to be in the 80’s today and we are in for a stretch of hot dry weather.


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bruceka49

7/6/2014 8:42:00 PM

Toni, are you able to release fish hooked by the treble hook? I hesitate using them because I chose to release a lot of fish.

Toni

7/6/2014 9:03:00 PM

If they eat it all, no. I fish to catch. I find that the hook up ratio with a treble helps. But not always. You don't have to use trebles.

the doc

7/7/2014 11:11:00 AM

kokanee, and their larger cousins, sockeye, are fish that are not easily released. they are wimps, in the recovery debt. kokanee are food fish. i have not been going out much. perhaps ill head up, and give it a go. i wish they would up the limit, to ten per day. i dought anything would be hurt. the fish dont spawn succesfully in most lakes here. so, all they do is become sculpin/crawdad food. i like the kahle hooks. some what like a scud fly hook. notice any grouth in the fish, tony? i heard some in there are 14". one day, we were doing terrible on summit. my freind, took off the corn, and replaced it with small worm piece. we then limited. they love worms. i think they may be evolving away from corn. one day, with worms, we attracted mostly all next years kokes. lol. small ones had a craving for worms. odd.

Toni

7/7/2014 1:34:00 PM

One thing about kokanee, if you think you've figured them out you haven't.

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