I got to fish with Toni of Wannafishalure. We decided to try Alder Lake and see how the springtime kokanee fishing was going.

We met at 7am and had lines running shortly after that. The day was nice, sunny, mild, and calm winds. The fishfinder showed us our target, ranging in depths of 20-40 feet deep.

We were using the standard kokanee gear of downriggers and I was also running a planer board with an ounce of lead. This rig did quite well for us and caught the only kokanee of the day.

We caught a lot of trout today, mostly small. A couple ran 10” or so but all in all it was tough fishing. I do plan on trying to get out there another time and final finding all those kokanee on the end of my line!

Thanks to Toni for taking me out in her boat. Nice boat and a relaxing morning, just what the doctor ordered!

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