Fishing at cascade

[cattrapr]

I have never fished it can anyone share?? PM me if possible. I think we are going up tomorrow for the weekend. I have a 16 foot fiberglass boat to take out.
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[Kodiak1]

Could you be a bit more specific....fishing for trout, kokanee, coho, perch, or bass?? Do you have downriggers? Mike
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[cattrapr]

No downriggers, i dont mind catching any fish. I prefer the perch, but just want to catch fish. i do have a trolling plate on my boat. could I catch trout without down riggers??
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[sdhuntandfish]

Use lead core and run your bait (cranks) through the depth of where you are graphing fish. Learn how to use/read your graph well. Follow this and you wont need riggers, at least at Cascade.

As a rule of thumb, lead core trolled at around 2 mph runs about 5' down per color. Example: You are seeing fish 20 feet down over 35' of water. Let out roughly 4 colors (4 colors x 5' per color =20 ish feet) Also adjust speed, direction, bait colors, ect until you find a combo that works.

I realize I'm no trout/salmon expert but this combo has been very sucessfull for me at Cascade this summer.

Good luck!
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[CoyoteSpinner]

I don't know Cascade - so forgive me if I speak out of turn.
But in general - warmer summer waters push trout deeper. If you're wanting to troll - lots ways to get it down.

Leadcore line, dipsey divers (or other divers). Riggers offer precision depth control, and amongst Koke seekers - they're well loved.

If you run with Pop gear - that can help draw your lure down. Weight - snap, slide, bottom bouncers - can all do the same. Course you can just get out and jig too. Maybe slow drift with some weight enough to keep it down deeper.
Probably your best zone would be the thermocline where the warmer water floats on the colder water - and there's a zone of cool, but oxygen rich water that marks an ideal habitat for our slimy friends.

I tend to find perch hugging bottom where a dropoff shelf lies. Perch can be a lot of fun when you find a bunch of 'em. Drop shot-ing can be killer.

Good luck. hope you get into some!

[sdhuntandfish]

I also will add that you should use a FlouroCarbon or Mono leader at least 15-20' past the end of the lead core.
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