Decided to try L.P. today, after seeing others doing well the other day. Put the boat in at 1:00 after a nice lunch at the Crow Inn, and got into the kokes immediately. It was a near perfect day of fishing: no early awakening, no water ski boats, no jet skis, in fact, no other fishermen. Sunny, constant action, and good-sized kokanee considering they are next year's class: 12-12 1/2. The fishing was faster than at any time this summer. These are going to be big dudes by next summer! I won't bore all of you on the east side, but if any of the west side crew wants the particulars, P.M. me. I will be heading out for the Sun Valley Jazz Festival tomorrow for two days, so let me know by 8:00 tomorrow A.M.
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Where is LP? That sounds incredible.
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I believe that he's referring to Lucky Peak.
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Sorry about that. Yes, I am referring to Lucky Peak Reservoir, just a few miles east of Boise. There are three major reservoirs on the Boise River: Anderson Ranch, on the South Fork, Arrowrock, fed by the South and Middle Forks, and finally, Lucky Peak. All three have kokanee. Anderson Ranch has had major runs in the past, but currently the kokes are running small. Lucky Peak, on the other hand, has been putting out lunkers. Every year, the kokanee tend to run 16-18"s. We were obviously catching next year's fish, and they are already 12"s and FAT. There seems to be no shortage of zooplankton to keep them fat and sassy! With the size of the fish I just caught, I would not be at all surprised to see some 20" fish next summer. I know, wishful thinking. But, thanks to the Fish and Game, it has become a remarkable fishery. They have been talking about planting triploid kokanee, and I wonder if this coming year's class are trips. We had action every 5 minutes today on average. Can't beat that. Mike
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