What time of day is best for kokanee fishing?
Now while kokanee will bite all day long, the early morning and late after are the best time windows through most of the year for fishing. Unlike many other freshwater fish, kokanee will readily eat during the middle of the day but at much deeper and colder depths.
Should you bleed kokanee?
Registered. as others have said, always bleed all fish you plan to keep. finger in the gills and rip them loose.
How fast do you troll for kokanee?
.8 to 1.8 mph
Trolling Speeds & Tactics Much slower speeds are used when trolling for Kokanee, unlike when fishing for Rainbow Trout where the average speed is over 2mph. Speeds for Kokanee range from . 8 to 1.8 mph. Kokanee tend to follow your gear for miles around the lake until something changes.
How do you catch Lake kokanee?
Kokanee tend to be an open water fish, and most anglers target them from a boat or flotation device such as a kayak or float tube. Very few are caught from the bank. Kokanee can be found anywhere from close to the surface to hundreds of feet down, in deeper lakes.
What lures do kokanee like?
Popular Kokanee baits are Pink Maggots (real or synthetic), dyed-cured shrimp, and dyed-cured White Shoepeg Corn. Do not put too much bait on the hook as it will take away from the lure’s action. Once piece of corn or 2 small maggots on each hook is adequate.
How to catch kokanee salmon without a boat?
Use multiple lines at varying depths. This helps with getting hooks to more fish.
Where to catch kokanee?
Yale Reservoir (Cowlitz County)
How to catch Kokanee every time?
How to Catch Kokanee. The almost universal technique to catch kokanee is trolling. Like other salmon, kokanee prefer cold water (about 50f, in fact). This means that when a lake is stratified the kokanee are down deep. However, in spring and late fall, kokanee can be trolled for near the surface.
What is your best trolling speed for Kokanee?
grayfish. I like about 1.0 MPH when I am running flashers and homemade spinners.