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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 9/9/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/9/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Lines wet 0630, first boat in the water! Fog not too bad with enough light to see. Started out with two koke between WDFW launch and Silcox Island. Circled around and picked up a 15 1/2" bow. Good sta...
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Ward
Ward
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 9/1/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/1/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Had to go back to Ward to fill in a hole in my lake map and bring home 5 more kokanee. Mission accomplished. Didn't get on the water until 0800, but it didn't seem to matter. Fish were scattered and h...
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Summit
Summit
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 8/30/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/30/2013
Hot Spots: 1
On my continuing quest to fish new lakes, I tried Summit today. Only five fishing boats all morning with light breezes until about 1000. Lots of drive-bys from 30' to 38' until one lone 12" koke decid...
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Ward
Ward
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 8/28/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/28/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Ward Lake has been on my kokanee lake list for a while and I finally made it there today. Only one other boat all morning. Motored out to 60 feet of water and took temperatures. Low 60s from 20 to 50,...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 8/21/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/21/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Lines wet at 0600. Only 2 rigs in the lot! I (pink) wonder (pink) where (pink) everyone (pink) is?? Got out from the WDFW launch into 50' of water and set the DR on the meter marks at 38'. Set the Pin...
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Clear
Clear
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 8/5/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/5/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Decided to head out to one of my favorite lakes before Toni gets ALL the kokanee. Late start. Lines wet at 0700. There were only three boats on the water at any one time. Marked most fish between 30' ...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 5/31/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/31/2013
Hot Spots: 2
I gave today a 4, even though I only caught two kokes, a 12" and a 17". There were only a handful of boats, low wind and only two water skiers. Caught these guys at 35 to 40 ft of wire in 70+ water ea...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 3/9/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/9/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Targeting a species and catching one of them are two different things; especially when it comes to kokanee! Trolled from 0800 to noon and picked up this 14 1/2" cutt on an 80 foot longline out in fron...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 10/7/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/7/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Had a good feeling about today. High pressure front over us and the Weather Channel fishing forecast was in the “excellent” range. So, off to American Lake. Gate opened at 0645, on the water at 0710 a...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 10/1/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/1/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Forgot about the time change for the gate! Guard showed up at 0630, so I only had to wait one hour. Started trolling at 0700 and didn't even get a bite until this 15", 1lb 4oz koke took the pink hooch...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 9/24/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/24/2012
Hot Spots: 2
On the water at 0600 and baited by flashlight. Just as it got light enough to see, the DR went to 39' in 60+ water. Half way between the launch and Silcox, bam - a 15" koke! Re-set and doubled back an...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 9/18/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/18/2012
Hot Spots: 1
On the water at 0600 and almost got broadsided by a boat with an apparent sleeping driver! There were only two boats on the whole lake, him and me. Proceeded to loose the first koke that jumped about ...
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Clear
Clear
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 9/14/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/14/2012
Hot Spots: 2
There were no more than four boats at any time all morning! Had the lake almost to myself. Started out hooking up with the little 6-7" corn stealers that get lip-hooked and shake loose at the boat. Pu...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 8/24/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/24/2012
Hot Spots: 2
Kokanee are addicting!! When back to American to see if I could capture more of the enemy. 0600, DR at 38' in 63' of water straight out from the WDFW launch and the first victim fell. A 16", 1#8oz sil...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 8/22/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/22/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Launched at 0530 and set DR at 35' with holo silver dodger, Shasta Wiggle Hoochie in light green and shrimp oiled shoepeg and maggot. Set second pole with a Pink Lady planer at 30' with laser cut Wond...
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Alder
Alder
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 8/18/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/17/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Alder Lake has had a 10 kokanee limit for years in an attempt to reduce the population and allow the remaining fish to grow larger on the limited plankton available. Today I saw the classic example wh...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 7/9/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/9/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Second boat on the water at 0450. The "plan" was to troll a flat line until I was in 60'+ of water and take temperature readings. Before reaching that depth, I hooked and landed a little 10" and thoug...
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Deep
Deep
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 7/6/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/6/2012
Hot Spots: 2
Headed out to try my backyard lake in Nolte State Park for some kokanee. Tried my usual dodger/hoochie, dodger/wedding ring and didn't even get a bite. Rigged up with dodger and red teaser and got hit...
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Wilderness
Wilderness
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 6/29/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/29/2012
Hot Spots: 3
The kokanee in Wilderness are wierd. They don't start biting until 0730-0800 and it gets better by noon! On the water at 0630 and tried to avoid the RBs. Water temp 66 degrees, cloudy and calm all mor...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 6/27/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/27/2012
Hot Spots: 2
On the water at 0515 and located a very weak thermocline. Last week I ran a temperature survey at 20 foot intervals and most were in the low 60s down to 80'. Kept the downrigger in or just below the ...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 6/2/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/2/2012
Hot Spots: 1
On the water at 0515 and caught this 16", 1lb 6oz beauty at 9' between the VA and the north end of Silcox Island at 0600. Lots of marks on the FF, but no more takers. Don't look for the wedding ring i...
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Wilderness
Wilderness
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 5/9/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/9/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Wanted to go to Alder today, but Uncle Sam didn't deposit my SS early enough to get gas. So, off to Wilderness where I heard there were kokanee planted last year and this year according to a lake resi...
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Wilderness
Wilderness
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 5/3/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Waited until the opening day frenzy was over and went to Wilderness for the first time. Launched at 6:00am and only three other boats were trolling. Started out with a 5" dodger and a wedding ring. Ca...
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Deep
Deep
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 4/5/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Well, the water is warming up. Morning temp 46.7, afternoon 48.1. There was a little on-and-off rain, hail, and sunshine throughout the day. Started out with a modified chart. wedding ring in the morn...
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American
American
By: Lou Smith
Posted: 10/25/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had to fish American Lake after reading all of Toni's reports. Left early to find the WDFW launch and got to the gate at 0638 - it was open! The forcast was sunny and no chance of rain. They didn't sa...
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