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wants to catch flaming gorge fish
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03-22-2006, 12:11 AM
I am taking the wife and teenage kids to the gorge in June (3rd thru the 10th) we dont care so much what type of fish we catch, we just would like to get enough to make the trip from colorado worth it. We will be fishing out of our boat, have down riggers etc. staying in our rv at Antelope flats. Any tips, advice would be greatly welcomed. It has been several years since we have been there.
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03-22-2006, 06:15 PM
It will be well worth your trip. You have several choices as to what to catch there in june. Rainbow will just be finished with their spawn Troll for them near the Tribs,Pop gear and needle fish,Flat fish etc.
Small mouth in near the rocky banks senko's,tube jigs,curly tails. Koke schools run around 60' deep,Osprey,Triple teasers behind pop gear. Drag the bottom for Macks with big flat fish,kwik fish,Zip fish. jigging big tube jigs,5"or 7" on 3/4 oz. heads can be productive. [signature] 
03-22-2006, 07:12 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Welcome aboard. I suggest that you spend some time looking back through some of the past threads on the Gorge, specifically about the time you want to visit. Also, stay in touch here the last week or so before you go. Things remain the same in some areas but change each year in others.[/#0000ff]
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03-22-2006, 09:18 PM
i was there last year at the beginning of june, and may be again this year. have you ever been?
id suggest trolling sling blades and koke-a-nuts for the kokanee.(shasta tackle) if your after numbers of lake trout then downsize closer to 3 inch jigs. if youre after bigger ones then use the 5-7 inches suggested.(but count on fewer fish) rainbow fishing is pretty good in the south bay right off of antelope flats boat ramp. i dont know what its called, but ive caught tons of big bows in it. powerbait, worms, trolling, all work. tubedude is right, there is a ton of good resources in the archive. look for posts that are dated around the first of june. things change there seasonally, so thats a good place to spend some time reading. good luck to ya. [signature] 
03-23-2006, 09:36 AM
The guys have given you some good advise, about all I can add to it is to say check out the BFT [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?forum=64;"]Wyoming board[/url]. The guys on that board live up there and can give you some up to date info. Good luck. WH2
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03-23-2006, 01:25 PM
Thanks all, like I said we are not after a record fish. we just want to have a fun trip and keep busy catching fish. What is this Burbot fish and is it as big a problem as it is being made out to be? other than kill them what do you do with them?
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03-23-2006, 02:59 PM
I have heard they are very tasty. On top of that they fight very hard. But they are not pretty to look at.
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03-25-2006, 07:11 AM
From what I've read the problem with the burbot has just started and will get worse in the future but right now very few are being caught. They claim that they are like a fresh water ling cod. WH2
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03-29-2006, 08:17 AM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 1]Hi Mike, I'll be out there that time of year also, if it's kokanee you want that time of year I'd be right on the surface (long line) to maybe 10' to 15' deep on the downrigger over deep water (that time of year, if you see a bunch of boats trolling a spot over deep water, they are usually trolling kokanee, just belly up, and get in line! heh) I've been having really good luck using small (not the smallest) dodgers (gold, silver, combo silver/brass) and put a worm harness behind them about 16". I make my own harnesses and instead of snelling 3 hooks for a crawler, I use a single small treble hook, and head hook a meal worm on the treble. That time of year the kokanee's mouths are really soft and you will need to use a snubber, helps so you don't lose so many. I've found that in early summer the kokes are right on the surface early, if no wind, they will dive to around 15' as the morning progresses, if the wind comes back up, come right back up on the surface. I think it has something to do with the plankton that the kokanee feed on.[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 1]Rainbows will be in the coves that time of year just getting done with the spawn, but will hit the same things (dodger and worm harnesses) trolled flat lined along the shore in 5 to 25 feet of water. [/size][/font] [font "Comic Sans MS"][size 1]Good spots on the wyoming side Buckboard, Squaw Hollow (Holms Crossing?) and Anvil Draw. Good luck man have a good one! LBD and hi from Wyoming! [/size][/font] [signature]
03-29-2006, 05:44 PM
send me a P.M. before you head up and I will give you some Kokanee locations to hit I will have 15 trips in by then so I should have some useful information. I can help you with tip's anytime but I will know more as the season progresses!
Happy fishing JARED JOHNSON SHASTA TACKLE CO. [signature]
03-29-2006, 06:15 PM
Jared any chance of a seminar at the Riverdale Sportsmans warehouse?
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03-31-2006, 12:40 AM
It is currently in the work's as we speak and I would have to say it will be sooner then later I will post and see what type of responce we might get for one in riverdale.
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